Tales from Rat City

Tom Hodgson, David Waldron & Katrina Hill

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Society & Culture

Sinister true stories from the dark history of Ballarat.

01/07/2024

Mining Superstitions in Colonial Victoria

Miners, and the people of the goldfields of Victoria were often a superstitious lot. Deadly lantern flames, witches cursing cows, and gold hunting with tinder (no, not like that) are just some of the stories that can be found in the history of this region. Credits Research and script: Dr. David WaldronProduction : Shannon NichollsVoices […]
04/13/2023

Anzacs and Airships: Australian UFO panics in the first World War

This episode of Tales from Rat City discusses the numerous sightings of ‘Unidentified Flying Objects’ over Victoria in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the increased sense of “airmindedness” as aviation technology took off! Credits Research and script: Dr. David WaldronProduction Assistant: Katrina HillRecording, Editing & Sound Direction: Shannon NichollsInterview snippets: Dr. Brett […]
04/24/2022

Ballarat Avenue of Honour- Audio Tour

This tour was originally released in 2021, as a series of episodes to be listened to while walking the Ballarat Avenue of Honour. The episodes can be found individually at https://honouringouranzacs.com.au/page/lucas_girls#AudioTour This audio podcast series tells the stories of the men and women who served in ‘the war to end all wars’ and the lives […]
12/02/2021

Africa on the Goldfields

In collaboration with the Ballarat African Association, this episode of Tales from Rat City hopes to shed light on the oft-forgotten experiences of African immigrants during Victoria’s gold rush; especially that of John Josephs, the first man to be tried (and exonerated) for treason after the Eureka rebellion of 1854. Credits Research and script: Dr. […]
03/04/2021

Moonlight At Dawn – Part III

The final episode in our three part series on the dashing and doomed Captain Moonlight.
09/08/2020

Folkapaloreza! Part II

On the 19th of August, Tales from Rat City was invited to participate in the online event Folk-a-pa-lore-za, where folklore pod casters around the world came together to discuss their work, their research and their favourite piece of folklore. The night took the form of a competition where each podcast was asked to present their […]
09/08/2020

Folkapaloreza! Part I

On the 19th of August, Tales from Rat City was invited to participate in the online event Folk-a-pa-lore-za, where folklore pod casters around the world came together to discuss their work, their research and their favourite piece of folklore. The night took the form of a competition where each podcast was asked to present their […]
08/12/2020

Moonlight In Prison – Part II

Tales from Rat City presents the second instalment in the story of notorious Australian bushranger; Captain Moonlight. Join us, as our actors bring to life the tale of his escape from the Ballarat Gaol, his second trial for the Egerton bank robbery, and the beginning of his famous relationship with James Nesbitt. Research by David […]

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Always a fun listen

01/01/2018

Sei Babi

How many history podcasts do you really look forward to seeing show up in your feed? I'm always happy when Tales from Rat City pops up. Brings immediacy, and a real sense of fun, to the history of the Australian 19th c.

Sinister true stories from the dark history of Ballarat.

Creator

Tom Hodgson, David Waldron & Katrina Hill
Years Active

2017 - 2024
Episodes

20
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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Tales from Rat City