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24/04/2022

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-139-ANZAC DAY HMAS PERTH

It's ANZAC Day and we commomorate those Australians who served on HMAS Perth which was sunk in the Battle of the Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942.

23/04/2022

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-138-The amazing journey of Oskar Speck

Learn about the amazing story about Oskar Speck a man who paddled his kayak from Germany to Australia, starting in 1932 and taking 7 years to complete his voyage. By the time he arrived in Australia the world was at war and so he was, like many German nationals, interned. After the War Speck settled...

26/03/2022

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-137-Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and the Razor gang Wars

In the 1930s the inner suburbs of Sydney were in turmoil as rival gangs fought it out for supremacy in what was called the Razor Gang Wars'. The Razor Gangs were led by two women - Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh. We also pay tribute ot Shane Warne (Warnie) whom passed away at the young age of 52. For h...

26/02/2022

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-136-The Sydney Wars, 1816-7 and Wrap Up

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this episode mentions the names of people who have passed away. Governor Macquarie uses military force to effectively end the Sydney Wars. We also wrap things up and conclude that the history I learned at school was not accurate. We also....

12/02/2022

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-135-Thje 1971 Springbok Tour, Part 2

We wrap up our coverage of the 1971 Springbok Tour. The Sprinboks arrive in Australia and are met with protests wherever they go. Email me at

29/12/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-134-The 1971 Springbok Tour, Part 1

The 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia was controversial. Protests erupted against the South African policy of apartheid and in Queensland a state of emergency was declared. The implications of the Tour also went broader than the rugby tour. No Apartheid-era sporting team from South...

31/10/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP 133 Koo Wee Rup

The wetlands around Koo Wee Run in Victoria had a long Indigenous history before they were drained for agricultural use. Email me at

28/08/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-132-Ernest Fisk, the man who bought radio to Australia

Ernest Fisk may be a name you have never heard of. But, as the man who bought radio to Australia, he has had a huge impact on your life. Also, be sure to catch the History Detective Podcast series 'Ladies in the House' Email me at

14/08/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-131-The Sydney Wars, 1814-16

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this episode mentions the names of people who have passed away. Things hot up on the Cumberland Plain as large bands of warriors exact reprisals as far south as Razorbank Range. Farms are abandoned as the settlers fear for their lives. ...

26/06/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-130-Mary MacKillop

Mary MacKillop founded the Sisters of St Joseph, the first Catholic order founded by an Australian. She and her order established schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an emphasis on education for the rural poor. She was the first Australian to be canonised as ...

05/06/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-129- James Hardy Vaux, Australia's dodgiest convict

James Hardy Vaux was an English-born convict transported to NSW. He is probably the dodgiest convict ever and was, in fact, transported three times. But he also wrote the first full length autobiography in Australia and the first Australian dictionary. Email me at

15/05/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-128-The Sydney Wars, 1802-13

Aboriginal and Torres Islander people are warned that this episode mentions the name of people who have passed away. Pemulwuy may have been killed but the attacks continue. Governor King is forced to act and orders punitive responses. Meanwhile, Mosquito and Bull Dog are caputured and sent to Norfol...

24/04/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-127-Reg Saunders, an Indigenous Australian war hero

Reg Saunders was a war hero who won the Military Medal. He was also the first Indigenous Australian to be commissioned as an officer in the Australian Army. Email me at

28/03/2021

Aussie History Podcast : AHP-126-A brief history of Censorship in Australia

Australia has had censorship since Captain Arthur Phillip planted the Union Jack at Sydney Cove in 1788. During the mid 20th century Australia is said to have had one of the strictest Censorship regimes in the western world. Email me at

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