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A Cannibal Convict & Other Grave Tales
May 3, 2026
32m 28s
Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Five
May 1, 2026
30m 39s
Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Four
Apr 30, 2026
49m 48s
Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three
Apr 29, 2026
46m 02s
Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two
Apr 27, 2026
36m 58s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/3/26 |  A Cannibal Convict & Other Grave Tales✨ | cannibalismbushrangers+4 | — | Forgotten AustraliaOn Our Selection+4 | Australia | cannibal convictBold Ben Hall+4 | — | 32m 28s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Five✨ | murder trialAustralian history+3 | — | Forgotten AustraliaMelton Heritage Festival+6 | — | murdertrial+3 | — | 30m 39s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Four✨ | criminal trialmurder+3 | — | Forgotten Australia | Perth | murder trialPhillip Treffene+3 | — | 49m 48s | |
| 4/29/26 |  Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three✨ | murderbetrayal+3 | — | Forgotten Australia | — | murderbetrayal+5 | — | 46m 02s | |
| 4/27/26 |  Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two✨ | true crimeAustralian history+3 | — | Forgotten Australia | Western AustraliaKalgoorlie | murderdetective+5 | — | 36m 58s | |
| 4/26/26 |  Miniseries – Blue Murder on the Golden Mile – Part One✨ | gold theftsdetective investigation+3 | — | Forgotten Australia | Kalgoorlie | gold theftsdetective+4 | — | 37m 06s | |
| 4/23/26 |  The First Anzac Day – 13 October 1915✨ | Anzac DayAustralian history+3 | — | The CriticForgotten Australia | South Australia | Anzac DaySouth Australia+4 | — | 1h 05m 53s | |
| 4/20/26 |  Talking History – ‘Fighting Mac’: The Man Behind the Anzac Legend✨ | Anzac legendAustralian history+4 | Dr Daniel Reynaud | Salvation ArmyThe Man The Anzacs Revered+4 | GallipoliWestern Front | Fighting MacAnzac+6 | — | 34m 24s | |
| 4/16/26 |  Our First Olympic Hero – Part Two: The Lion of Athens✨ | OlympicsAthletics+3 | — | Forgotten AustraliaThey’ll Never Hold Me+3 | — | Teddy Flack1896 Olympics+3 | — | 31m 01s | |
| 4/13/26 |  Our First Olympic Hero – Part One: An Aussie’s Greek Odyssey✨ | OlympicsAustralian history+3 | — | Forgotten Australia | Athens | Teddy FlackOlympic champion+3 | — | 40m 39s | |
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| 4/8/26 |  Miniseries Finale – Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Ten: Nature & Nurture✨ | adoptionfamily history+4 | — | They’ll Never Hold MeThe Murder Squad+2 | IrelandEngland+5 | adoptionfamily reunion+4 | — | 49m 51s | |
| 4/6/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Nine: Rumtough to the Rescue!✨ | Australian historytrue crime+3 | — | Forgotten Australia | Western Australian wheatbeltgoldfields+1 | Emma MurtoughNorah Murtough+3 | — | 1h 12m 55s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Eight: The Land of Better Chance✨ | immigrationfamily history+4 | — | — | AustraliaWestern Australia+1 | Emma MurtoughNorah+5 | — | 58m 34s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Short – The Mystery of Mr Eternity✨ | Australian historymystery+3 | — | Forgotten AustraliaPatreon+5 | — | Arthur StaceMr Eternity+3 | — | 26m 28s | |
| 3/26/26 |  Short – Boots on the Ground | ‘Boots on the ground’: it rolls off the tongue all too easily. But America – and Australia – learned that in Vietnam they didn’t have boots on the ground. They had them in a quagmire. The first Australian soldier killed in action was Kevin Conway, who in 1964 fought beside US Green Berets in a pivotal battle that provided a glimpse of the military debacle that was to last a decade, kill millions of people and leave a gaping hole in history.Crashes, Chases and Crooks in Melton HistoryGet your free tickets or Zoom registration here: https://libraryevents.melton.vic.gov.au/event?id=209608To support Forgotten Australia and get all episodes early and ad-free, and get access to bonus episodes, use a free trial:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/24/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Seven: All Disquiet After the Western Front | Beyond the propaganda about glory, duty and sacrifice, the aftermath of the Great War ushers in a grave new world for my great-grandmother Emma Murtough and her three children. To escape and have a new life, she’ll have to make a shocking choice.*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/22/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Six: Somewhere in France | My great-grandfather Peter Murtough arrives on the Western Front in August 1915. He is soon plunged into some of the most horrific battles of the Great War. Casualty rates soar in his battalion. Some months, more men are killed or wounded than come through unscathed. With bullets flying, shells falling and deadly poison gas drifting across the battlefield, how long will it be until Peter's luck runs out?*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/20/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Five: It’s A Long Way to Tipperary | Celebrated high diver Peter Murtough takes the plunge when he marries Emma Hanbury – my colourful great-grandmother. But being a husband and father to three young children doesn't stop him from taking the greatest risk of his life – enlisting at age 40 to fight in the Great War. As Emma cheers him on with her special version of 'It's A Long Way To Tipperary', she can't know that the horrors of the Western Front will upend all of their lives.*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Four: Nightmare in South Africa | After the patriotic fervour that sends Peter Murtough to South Africa, he and hundreds of thousands of soldiers discover the reality of the Boer War is hunger, thirst, filth and sudden bursts of deadly violence. But the most dangerous enemy? Typhoid. Fortunately, a vaccine has been developed – but most soldiers won't take it.*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/15/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Three: Diving & Dicing With Death | In July 1898, my great-grandfather Peter Murtough competes for the title of best diver in the world. But seeking more than the thrills of the life aquatic, he ratchets up the risks to himself – and future me – by enlisting to fight the Boer in South Africa.*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Two: From Waterloo to the Waters of Life | Having fought the French and beaten the odds, Bernard Murtough’s family goes on to prominence in peacetime, establishing themselves and their mineral water business in Portsea. While raised a child of privilege, restless youngster Peter Murtough strikes out for London, set on high adventure as a high diver.*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Use these links to get started:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  New miniseries: Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part One: War, Peace & Plague | I recently discovered that my great-grandfather was a champion diver who was active in the very same London scene as the doomed stuntmen who featured in my recent miniseries Death-Defying Death Divers!With this as my, um, jumping off point, I’m taking a plunge into my family history, tracing the men and women of the Murtough family, from the Battle of Waterloo, the Boer War and the Western Front, to the wilds of Western Australia and the remote paradise of Lord Howe Island. We’ll also take a look at the birth of tabloid sensationalism and the early days of the London Blitz. Along the way, I'll share a few tips and tricks you can use to make your family history writing come alive.In this episode, we meet Peter Murtough, celebrated swimmer and diver, who owed his existence to his grandfather surviving one of the most horrific and pestilent battlefields of history. And that was just the start of his military adventures...*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Short – Maestro! (feat. Goering + Hitchcock) | From a run-in with the future Nazi villain, to working with the master of movie suspense, Aussie musical genius Arthur Benjamin lived a big life, even if he’s these days overshadowed in our cultural history by the scandalous Percy Grainger and Eugene Goosens.It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  Short – Australia's First Typewriter | A century and a half ago, the age of the typewriter dawned in Australia.Who was the first to import these new American gizmos? Would they cause the extinction of handwriting? Would typewriters increase efficiency or simply empower people to churn out rubbish?How many parallels are there to the modern push for AI?To read Robert Messenger’s typewriter histories, check out:https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/ It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/20/26 |  Short – The Strange Story of the Australian Flag | This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Australian flag being raised for the first time – the winning design selected from a competition that attracted over 32,000 entries. Who sponsored the contest and why? How many winning designers were there?How did one chap so successfully claim sole credit over the next half century that two Australian prime ministers felt it necessary to officially try to set the record straight?It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaWant more original Australian history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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