Forgotten Australia
Forgotten Australia
True crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and strange happenings: Forgotten Australia is history as you've never heard it before. 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.
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Listen to the last episode:
“GIRLS ON PYLON SEX MACHINE”– it’s gotta be the weirdest newspaper headline of the 1930s. So what’s the strange story behind it? Join me for a plunge into the "Pashometer" craze that had Australians going bonkers to have a go on the machine that scientifically measured their all-important Sex Appeal!
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Previous episodes
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184 - The Pashometer Craze – Measuring Aussie Sex Appeal In The 1930sMon, 13 Mar 2023 - 0h
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183 - The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part FourTue, 28 Feb 2023 - 0h
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182 - The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part ThreeSun, 26 Feb 2023 - 0h
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181 - The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part TwoFri, 24 Feb 2023 - 0h
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180 - The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part OneWed, 22 Feb 2023 - 0h
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179 - Pearl Harbor and the Pay Car Ambush – Part TwoSun, 19 Feb 2023 - 0h
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178 - Pearl Harbor and the Pay Car Ambush – Part OneWed, 15 Feb 2023 - 0h
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177 - From The Archives: The Fugitive – EpilogueThu, 26 Jan 2023 - 0h
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176 - From The Archives: The Fugitive – Part ThreeSun, 22 Jan 2023 - 0h
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175 - From The Archives: The Fugitive – Part TwoWed, 18 Jan 2023 - 0h
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174 - From The Archives: The Fugitive – Part OneMon, 16 Jan 2023 - 0h
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173 - The Christmas Murder – Part TwoSun, 25 Dec 2022 - 0h
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172 - The Christmas Murder – Part OneSun, 18 Dec 2022 - 0h
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171 - The Mayor of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part FourMon, 12 Dec 2022 - 0h
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170 - The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part ThreeWed, 07 Dec 2022 - 0h
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169 - The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part TwoSun, 04 Dec 2022 - 0h
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168 - The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part OneThu, 01 Dec 2022 - 0h
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167 - The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 3Wed, 19 Oct 2022 - 0h
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166 - The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 2Sun, 16 Oct 2022 - 0h
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165 - The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1Mon, 10 Oct 2022 - 0h
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164 - Hanging Ned Kelly – A Special Audio PreviewSun, 25 Sep 2022 - 0h
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163 - Sydney's Wildest WomanMon, 12 Sep 2022 - 0h
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162 - Farewell, Henry Lawson... World's First Screenwriter?Thu, 01 Sep 2022 - 0h
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161 - The Vampire Murder – Part Five: A Life & Death TrialSat, 13 Aug 2022 - 0h
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160 - The Vampire Murder – Part Four: 'Miss X' Spills Her SecretsWed, 10 Aug 2022 - 0h
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159 - The Vampire Murder – Part Three: A Surprise SuspectSun, 07 Aug 2022 - 0h
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158 - The Vampire Murder — Part Two: Manhunt for a ManiacWed, 03 Aug 2022 - 0h
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157 - The Vampire Murder – Part One: The Death of Dot EverettSun, 31 Jul 2022 - 0h
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156 - The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part TwoFri, 22 Jul 2022 - 0h
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155 - The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part OneFri, 22 Jul 2022 - 0h
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154 - More Than Australia's Most Beautiful Girl – Part TwoThu, 23 Jun 2022 - 0h
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153 - More Than Australia's Most Beautiful Girl – Part OneSun, 19 Jun 2022 - 0h
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152 - The First Dismissal – Part Two: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The PremierWed, 25 May 2022
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151 - The First Dismissal – Part One and a Half: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The PremierFri, 20 May 2022
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150 - The First Dismissal – Part One: The Last Days of Jack LangThu, 12 May 2022 - 0h
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149 - Nightmare on the Night Train – Part ThreeFri, 22 Apr 2022 - 0h
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148 - Nightmare on the Night Train – Part TwoSun, 17 Apr 2022 - 0h
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147 - Nightmare on the Night Train – Part OneSun, 10 Apr 2022 - 0h
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146 - 'Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part TwoMon, 28 Mar 2022 - 0h
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145 - 'Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part OneSun, 27 Mar 2022 - 0h
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144 - Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part TwoFri, 18 Mar 2022 - 0h
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143 - Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part OneThu, 17 Mar 2022 - 0h
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142 - Shark Attack Of The Century — Part Two: The War On SharksThu, 10 Feb 2022
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141 - Shark Attack Of The Century — Part One: Into The Jaws Of DeathFri, 04 Feb 2022
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140 - The Plague Returns — Part Three: The Great FireMon, 17 Jan 2022 - 0h
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139 - The Plague Returns — Part Two: Bigger Than Ben HurSun, 16 Jan 2022 - 0h
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138 - The Plague Returns — Part One: The Bays Of BloodSun, 16 Jan 2022 - 0h
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137 - When Santa Broke Into PentridgeMon, 20 Dec 2021 - 0h
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136 - Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part FiveMon, 13 Dec 2021 - 0h
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135 - Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part FourMon, 06 Dec 2021 - 0h
