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AHP-147- The Hornet Bank and Cullin-la-Ringo Massacres 08/05/2023

AHP-147- The Hornet Bank and Cullin-la-Ringo Massacres On 27 October 1857 a party of Yiman warriors killed 12 people at Hornet Bank Station. On 16 October 1861 another massacre of settlers took place at Culin-la-Ringo when Gayiri warriors killed 19 people. What emerges is a story of frontier wars where local Aboriginal people fought to protect thier hunting lands and sacred sites which they saw were being defiled by white settlers. Email me at /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/27670272

AHP-146-Vera Deakin 06/10/2023

AHP-146-Vera Deakin Vera Deakin is one of those great women in Australian History that you have probably never heard of. However, if your family has roots that go back to WWI she may have had a significant impact on your life. Vera Deakin was the daughter of Alfred Deakin and his wife Elizabeth. She is known for her long involvement with the Australian Red Cross of over 60 years and establishing the the Australian Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau to trace missing and killed soldiers, bringing comfort to their families. My main source for this episode is Carole Woods' excellent book 'Vera Deakin and the Red Cross'. You can get a copy at: Email me at /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/27055302

AHP-145-The Australia First Movement, Part 4 and ANZAC Day 04/24/2023

AHP-145-The Australia First Movement, Part 4 and ANZAC Day We wrap up our four part series on the Australia First Movement. There's one final inquiry, led by Justice Clyne, to investigate the internments. We look at what happened to some of the key people after the War and ask what to make of it all? Finally, it's ANZAC Day, the day Australians and New Zealanders commemorate those who have served in war. You can email me at /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/26549559

AHP-144-The Australia First Movement, Part 3 04/15/2023

AHP-144-The Australia First Movement, Part 3 Following the internments of Australia First members, there is disquiet about why, in a democracy, people could be detained without trial. Some appeal against their internment. The Government establishes a number of inquiries and most internees are released over 1942. Except, that is, for Percy Stephensen and a few others. Remember, you can always email me at /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/26549328

AHP-143-The Australia First Movement, Part 2 03/23/2023

AHP-143-The Australia First Movement, Part 2 The security forces, police and political leaders take a close interest in Australia First members. After WWII is declared the Publicist ceases and there is public opposition to Australia First, particularly in Sydney. In Western Australia the police send in an undercover agent and get evidence of a conspiracy to suport a Japanese invasion, sabotage and the assassination of public officials. The police swoop and arrest key Australia First members on 9 March 1942. Check out Barbara Winter's book 'The Australia First Movement, Dreaming of a National Socialist Australia'. Apologies for the sound quality at the end of the epsisode. This was due to a severe thunderstorm hitting Canberra. Email me at /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/26313981

AHP-142-The Australia First Movement, Part 1 02/18/2023

AHP-142-The Australia First Movement, Part 1 On 9 March 1942 four people were arrested in Perth on suspicion of a plot to contact the Japanese armed forces to help with a Japanese invasion and to assassinate public officials. They had formed an organisation called the Australia-First Group. A few days later 16 people, members of the Australia First Movement, were arrested in Sydney. In Parliament they were all denounced as traitors – because WWII was underway and Australia was in fear of a Japanese invasion. Two were sentenced to prison and most of the others were secretly interned for the duration of the war. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/25971387

AHP-141-History of Australia Day 02/04/2023

AHP-141-History of Australia Day Australia Day is celebrated on 26 January each year. But how much do you really know about the history of Australia Day? 26 January is not the date the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Harbour, nor is it the day the Colony of NSW was proclaimed. And it may surprise you that the first public holiday to be actually called Australia Day was held on 30 July, not 26 January. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/25826490

AHP-140-The Death of Queen Elizabeth II of Australia 12/27/2022

AHP-140-The Death of Queen Elizabeth II of Australia On 8 September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died. In this episode we explore what it meant for Australia. Oh, and I also rave on a little about cricket. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/25443762

AHP-139-ANZAC DAY HMAS PERTH 04/24/2022

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/22883978

AHP-138-The amazing journey of Oskar Speck 04/23/2022

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 in Australia, becoming a successful opal dealer. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/22883726

AHP-137-Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and the Razor gang Wars 03/26/2022

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 to Shane Warne (Warnie) who passed away at the young age of 52. For his ball of the century see: /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/22498466

AHP-136-The Sydney Wars, 1816-7 and Wrap Up 02/26/2022

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 pay tribute to John Landy, the second person to break the 4 minute mile, who has passed away. He is also famous for helping Ron Clarke to his feet in the 1956 Australian mile championships. See /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/22262204

AHP-135-Thje 1971 Springbok Tour, Part 2 02/12/2022

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 /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/22107629

AHP-134-The 1971 Springbok Tour, Part 1 12/29/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/21622913

AHP 133 Koo Wee Rup 10/31/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/20995916

AHP-132-Ernest Fisk, the man who bought radio to Australia 08/28/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/20294210

AHP-131-The Sydney Wars, 1814-16 08/14/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/20140400

AHP-130-Mary MacKillop 06/26/2021

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 a Saint by the Catholic Church. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/19536098

AHP-129- James Hardy Vaux, Australia's dodgiest convict 06/05/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/19114601

AHP-128-The Sydney Wars, 1802-13 05/15/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/19113467

AHP-127-Reg Saunders, an Indigenous Australian war hero 04/24/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/18843035

AHP-126-A brief history of Censorship in Australia 03/28/2021

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. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/18493751

AHP-125- Life wasn't mean to be easy - Malcolm Fraser, Part 2 03/13/2021

AHP-125- Life wasn't mean to be easy - Malcolm Fraser, Part 2 We finish our look at Malcolm Fraser, the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. Why did he turn his back on the Party he led did he become a left winger after he retired from politics? /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/18306185

AHP-124-Life wasn't meant to be easy, Malcolm Fraser, Part 1 02/14/2021

AHP-124-Life wasn't meant to be easy, Malcolm Fraser, Part 1 In this and the next episode we look at the life and career of John Malcolm Fraser, the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. Malcom Fraser was extremely divisive in his day, predominantly because of his role in the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government. I hope to convince you that he is a much misunderstood figure. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/17939360

AHP-123-The Day of the Roses: The Granville Rail Disaster 01/23/2021

AHP-123-The Day of the Roses: The Granville Rail Disaster On Tuesday 18 January 1977 a crowded commuter train derailed and careered into the supports of the Bold Street Bridge in the Western Sydney suburb of Granville. The bridge collapsed, killing 83 people and injuring 213 others. The Granville Rail Disaster remains the worst rail disaster in Australian history. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/17656175

AHP-122-The Sydney Wars, 1797 to 1802 01/05/2021

AHP-122-The Sydney Wars, 1797 to 1802 The conflict on the Cumberland Plain and along the Hawkesbury River ramps up. Pemulwuy takes it to the colonists and leads his band of warriors in serious guerrilla warfare. In the Battle of Parramatta, he and 100 warriors fight it out with the NSW Corps. On the Hawkesbury, the Dharug and Darkingjung people resist the encroachment of the colonists. In the end Pemulwuy is killed after Governor King offers a reward for his capture or death. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/17436482

AHP-121-Tilly Aston 12/12/2020

AHP-121-Tilly Aston n this episode we learn about Tilly Aston, the blind Australian writer and educator, who founded The Victorian Association of Braille Writers and The Association for the Advancement of the Blind. Tilly Aston is remembered for achievements in promoting the rights of vision-impaired people. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/16716245

AHP-120-Harold West and George Leonard 11/10/2020

AHP-120-Harold West and George Leonard On Remembrance Day I want to bring you the story of two best friends - Harold West and George Leonard. Private Harold West and Private Leonard were among about 5,000 Indigenous Australians who served during the Second World War. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/16715288

AHP-119- Halloween Special, Fisher's Ghost 10/31/2020

AHP-119- Halloween Special, Fisher's Ghost In June 1826 local Campbelltown farmer Frederick Fisher disappeared. Four months later John Farley ran into the local pub claiming to have seen Frederick Fisher's ghost sitting on a bridge pointing to where his body lay. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/16624253

AHP-118-The Westgate Bridge Tragedy 10/31/2020

AHP-118-The Westgate Bridge Tragedy On 15 October 1970, 50 years ago, workers were busy constructing a new bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne. Suddenly the bridge started to groan, a pinging noise filled the air and the bridge just fell away. As a result of this tragedy 35 workers died. /episode/index/show/aussiewavespodcast/id/16624100

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