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Forgotten Australia

Forgotten Australia

Forgotten Australia

Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.


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229 - Your Stories: ‘My Great-Great Grandfather was a Serial Killer!’
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  • 229 - Your Stories: ‘My Great-Great Grandfather was a Serial Killer!’

    In Victoria in September 1883, moments before he was hanged for murder, Robert Burns made a startling confession, claiming he’d killed not one but eight people. Flash forward 140 years and Bendigo woman Julie di Bella was researching her family history when she made a shocking discovery about her bloodline. Julie joins Forgotten Australia to talk about the thorniest branch in her family tree.


    Support Forgotten Australia:

    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


    Check out my books:


    The Murder Squad

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

    Australia’s Sweetheart

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html




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    Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 51min
  • 228 - The Human Glove Mystery – Part Two

    With ‘The Human Glove’ murder trial just about over, gunshot rings out in Wagga Wagga and another person falls dead. This victim? A witness.


    Support Forgotten Australia:

    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


    To send me a question for the David Hunt Book Club episode:

    forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

    or

    https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia


    Check out my books:


    The Murder Squad

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

    Australia’s Sweetheart

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html





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    Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 51min
  • 227 - The Human Glove Mystery – Part One

    On release for the first time since 2021, this classic true crime tale is up there with the Shark Arm and Pyjama Girl cases as a Depression-era shocker. On Christmas Day 1933, the discovery of a decayed corpse and a 'human glove' of skin led to incredible forensic work and a murder trial that'd result in a second mysterious murder.


    Support Forgotten Australia:

    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia



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    Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 1h 07min
  • 226 - Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Four: The Gallows of Gay Hate

    With the survivor of the tragedy tried for murder, the only hope is an insanity defence and mercy from Melbourne’s most powerful men.


    To get in touch with Ancestry about your military family members: ancestry@webershandwick.com.au


    Support Forgotten Australia:

    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


    Check out my books:

    The Murder Squad

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html



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    Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 47min
  • 225 - Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Three: Posing With Pistols

    After having their photos taken holding hands and pointing pistols at each other, Ned and Charlie head for the Treasury Gardens. Only one will emerge alive – to face a fate worse than death as their private lives are exposed in the courts and in the press.


    Support Forgotten Australia:

    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


    To get in touch with Ancestry about your military family members: ancestry@webershandwick.com.au



    Check out my books:

    The Murder Squad

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html



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    Sun, 25 Feb 2024 - 47min
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