Episodes
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Ep 60 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt 3: Australian History
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
In this final episode on Alexander Pearce we hear about his second escape attempt from Macquarie Harbour, with fellow convict Thomas Cox. They planned a less difficult route for their escape but again, their scheme didn't proceed as they had planned.
This time the authorities took the situation more seriously and we learn how it all ended for Cox & Pearce.
(40 mins)
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Ep 59 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt 2: Australian History
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
We continue the story of Alexander Pearce as he and his fellow convicts continue their escape from Port Macquarie. They have found themselves in the wild west country, exhausted mentally & physically, and starving with no provisions remaining. Talk turns to cannibalism, and the horror soon begins....
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Monday May 09, 2022
Ep 58 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt1: Australian History
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Alexander Pearce was one of our more notorious convicts, and one of very few convict escapees from Macquarie Harbour, who survived attempting to reach the settled districts. As the last man standing from the eight that absconded together, his survival was only possible because he resorted to cannibalism.
In Part 1 we look at his background, and what lead him to be shipped to Sarah Island, a place of harsh secondary punishment, attempting an unlikely escape. We consider the terrain and conditions they had to face and consider his fellow escapees.
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Ep 49 Convict Mutineers - Part 2: Australian History
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
In Part 2 we will follow William Swallow and his fellow mutineer convicts on the commandeered ship, the Cyprus.
Swallow and his men were delighted to be heading into the Pacific, away from the dreaded Macquarie Harbour, and his sailing skills were put to the test as they made their way across the ocean. But they ran in to unexpected trouble around the Japanese coast.
(60 mins)
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Friday Feb 26, 2021
Ep 48 Convict Mutineers - Part 1: Australian History
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
In part one of Convict Mutineers, we learn about a felon who just could not bear the idea of a life in exile, willing to take all necessary risks to try to return to England. And his efforts were extraordinary.
I think you will enjoy hearing about this Houdini like convict, a man the authorities had trouble keeping hold of. Today we look at what brought him to Van Diemen's Land, and how he created opportunities to try and escape the penal servitude there.
(60 mins)
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