In Black and White

In the 1930s, Australians witnessed some of the country’s most infamous - and most luridly nicknamed - murder cases.But the “Vampire Murder”, a horrific sex crime in Newcastle in 1937, has been largely forgotten.
Crime historian and Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins the show for the first episode of a three-part miniseries.
More on Michael's new book The Murder Squad at:https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917
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In the 1930s, Australians witnessed some of the country’s most infamous - and most luridly nicknamed - murder cases.But the “Vampire Murder”, a horrific sex crime in Newcastle in 1937, has been largely forgotten.
Crime historian and Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins the show for the first episode of a three-part miniseries.
More on Michael's new book The Murder Squad at:https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917
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As the Nazi war machine marched toward the Baltic, diplomat Chiune Sugihara disobeyed orders and risked his life to save 6000 Jews. Australian author Linda Margolin Royal tells the tale - and her own connection to that remarkable Japanese hero.

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While he's largely forgotten now,Daniel Mannixwas a titanic name of the first half of the last century. The Catholic bishop of Melbourne wielded power at the pulpit and the ballot box. And he was never shy of expressing an opinion on controversial issues, from conscription to communism, to independence for the land of his birth. Andrew McConville from the State Library joins the show with more.
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Today we tell three tales of people who made Australia just that little bit more colourful.

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In this episode, we bring together the ripping yarns of some of the nation's greatest liars and frauds.

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This week we tell stories of the people who, by choice or circumstance, found themselves lurking through Australia's underbelly.

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From the Pacific War to the Titanic disaster, here are three tales of Aussies who found themselves in the thick of the action.

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When a young Norwegian adventurer found himself shipwrecked in the Southern Ocean, he couldn't know that it would only be the start of his ordeal. His granddaughter Cathrine Harboe-Ree joins the show with more.
More about Cathrine's book at:
https://scholarly.info/article/book_author/cathrine-harboe-ree/

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When a young Norwegian adventurer found himself shipwrecked in the Southern Ocean, he couldn't know that it would only be the start of his ordeal. His granddaughter Cathrine Harboe-Ree joins the show with more.
More about Cathrine's book at:
https://scholarly.info/article/book_author/cathrine-harboe-ree/

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