Episodes
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Ep 67 Maria Island: Australian History (remixed)
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Maria Island is a UNESCO World Heritage listed Tasmanian convict site, with a long and varied history, and a number of spectacular natural and geological places of interest.
From its original indigenous use, soon after aboriginal people made their way to Tasmania, around 30,000 years ago, through it’s early colonial use as penal outposts and then for agricultural and industrial uses, many historical remnants are visible for visitors to explore.
Since 1971 it was designated as a National Park, with an added calling as a refuge island, helping to protect a number of endangered or ‘of concern’ species. This episode follows it's story through the ages.
(Remixed 75 mins)
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Ep 64 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 3: Australian History
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
In this final episode on Buckley & the Wathawurrung, we hear about what happened after Buckley made contact with Batman's party from the Port Phillip Association.
Moving back into his original society, he later records his recollections of living amongst the Wathawurrung.
(66 mins)
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Ep 63 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 2: Australian History
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
In Part 2 of William Buckley's story, living amongst the Wathawurrung people who adopted him, we hear how he adapted and learned a great many skills. He was able to record many of the practices that allowed his mob to live so successfully, in country that almost killed him. And we learn of tragedies that deeply disturbed him.
(62mins)
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Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Ep 62 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 1: Australian History
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
William Buckley was an escaped convict who lived amongst the Wathawurrung people for more than 30 years. Adopted as Murrangurk, he had the opportunity to participate in, witness and later record some of the lifestyle and cultural practices of these First Nations people, at a time before they had substantial contact with colonial newcomers, when their way of life was altered.
Buckley's story is an exceptional one and we begin in Part 1 by learning how he found himself on this side of the world and living amongst the Wuthawurrung.
(63 mins)
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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.
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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