To Be Continued ...

Show notesBibliographer Carol Hetherington tells us her own tale of sleuthing through the To Be Continued database and Trove as she attempted to track down a mysterious author who wrote story after story…after story.How did she track down the enigmatically named Roland Quiz? And what do the stories behind the many pseudonyms found in Trove tell us about the people who wrote Australia's fiction in the newspapers of the time?Mentioned in the episodeA Bush Race MeetingA Ghostly ChapterA Deaf CookHis Terrifying ExperienceThe Last Night of the CampFind all of Roland Quiz's stories hereStories by Ivan DexterAuthor Vance PalmerThe stories in this episode were read by Perform AustraliaFind the transcript of this episode hereMain storyThe Story of the Three Photos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to 'The Three Photos', produced by students from Perform Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show notesThe scientific bushranger? Have you ever heard of such a thing?In this episode we look at the unexpected Bushranger stories Associate Professor Maggie Nolan from the University of Queensland and Professor Ronan McDonald from Melbourne University found in the To Be Continued database.Bushrangers are an iconic part of Australian post colonial history but what do we really know about them other than the iconic image of Ned Kelly?Mentioned in episodeSearch Trove for ‘Bushranger'The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter CareyBushranger Martin CashBushranger Alexander PierceFemale Bushranger Jesse HickmanChinese Australian Bushranger Sam PooMain storiesHow Ubique Robbed TheMorganville Company's SafeThe Helpful Bushranger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to two stories of Australian bushrangers in full Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we dive into the extraordinary world of fiction for children with Associate Professor Kristine Moruzi from Deakin University.When did we first start publishing material for children? And what do the wild adventures involving shipwrecks, kidnapping and toast water tell us about what it meant to be a child in this time?Mentioned in the episodeMary Grant BrucePrincess Spinaway's DepartmentSomeone else thought the concept of toast water was interesting and attempted to recreate the recipe in this YouTube videoYou can find a full transcript of the episode here.Main storiesThe Marvellous IslandTheft of a dayThe Convalescence of Taffie FarndonA Little Bushmaid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to four pieces of children's fiction from the late 19th and early 20th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to a full reading of 'The Wickham Aeroplane' by Francis Marlowe, republished in the Perth Daily News, February 15th, 1910. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much is our way of thinking shaped by technology? Associate Professor Roger Osborne from James Cook University joins us to delve into a story about high flying spying antics that raises a lot of questions about how new technological possibilities become integrated into stories.As history unfolds how do we imagine new futures? And when some of these come to pass, how are stories used to question and explore the ways our society changes?Mentioned in the episodeThe Flying Girl Eleanor DarkFeatured storiesThe Wickham Aeroplane by Francis Marlowe.Find a full transcript of this episode here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we look at the devastation that bushfires have wrought upon the Australian landscape, and their effect on early colonial literature with PhD candidate, Finnuala Morgan.Our featured story - Black Thursday - profiles the first recorded 'major' bushfire in Victoria in 1851.Mentioned in the episodeCharles Harpur's 1851 poem called The Bush FireA collection of Australian bushfire stories published by Orbiter - Black Thursday and Other Lost Australian Bushfire StoriesMythologised, memorialised then forgotten: a history of Australia's bushfire reporting by Finn MorganBlack Thursday bushfiresMain StoriesBlack ThursdayRia: A West Australian StoryTo Be Continued in Trove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This appendix episode features two bushfire stories from Australia's early colonial life.One of the earliest bushfire narratives, William Howitt's short story Black Thursday, is an adaptation of his own reporting on the fire disaster of the same name. Black Thursday (February 7, 1851) was perhaps the first great fire disaster in settler Australian history. Although no official records exist, it is estimated that almost a quarter of the Victorian colony was burned. Howitt's literary account is partly a revision of his own reporting that drew together different newspaper accounts to present a sensational report of unprecedented destruction. Howitt's narrative is ultimately a tale of settler endurance that features protagonist Robert Patterson successfully navigating the difficulties of bush life. Nonetheless, he draws heavily on these journalistic accounts for both the narrative setting and the description of the fire itself.Ria: A West Australian Story is notable as the only representation of a woman fighting a bushfire at the fire-front, rather than within the boundaried perimeter of the property or directly outside the homestead. This story presents the opportunity for discussion of gender norms and the gendered politics of fire-fighting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we take a spooky turn as host Dr Rod Lamberts discusses ghosts, ghouls and the Australian gothic with PhD candidate Clare Burnett.Burnett tells us that there was a time people claimed Australia didn't have enough ‘cultural infrastructure' to write gothic stories- but they were very wrong!Our featured stories feature the biggest tropes of this genre: murders, ghosts, bushrangers and twist endings. What do these fears tell us of the mindset of the time?Mentioned in the episodeThe story that A Bush Story took cues from: The Ghost Upon the Rail by John LangInformation on Horace Walpole's The Castle of OtrantoEarly Australian writers mentioned: Barbara Baynton and Marcus AndrewA A Phillips, author of ‘The Cultural Cringe' (1950)Early American Gothic writers: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan PoeWomen and the Bush by Kay SchaferThe Ghost of Bamboo Gully or The Headless Woman by Mark AntonyA Tasmainan GirlTo Be Continued in TroveMain StoriesA Bush Ghost StoryThe Storyteller: An Australian Ghost StoryAn Australian Ghost Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen along as three tales featuring ghosts, ghouls and Australian gothic are performed for the first time in a hundred years by talented voice actors.Find the newspaper articles with the stories here:A Bush Ghost StoryThe Storyteller: An Australian Ghost StoryAn Australian Ghost Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show notesBibliographer Carol Hetherington tells us her own tale of sleuthing through the To Be Continued database and Trove as she attempted to track down a mysterious author who wrote story after story…after story.How did she track down the enigmatically named Roland Quiz? And what do the stories behind the many pseudonyms found in Trove tell us about the people who wrote Australia's fiction in the newspapers of the time?Mentioned in the episodeA Bush Race MeetingA Ghostly ChapterA Deaf CookHis Terrifying ExperienceThe Last Night of the CampFind all of Roland Quiz's stories hereStories by Ivan DexterAuthor Vance PalmerThe stories in this episode were read by Perform AustraliaFind the transcript of this episode hereMain storyThe Story of the Three Photos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to 'The Three Photos', produced by students from Perform Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to two stories of Australian bushrangers in full Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show notesThe scientific bushranger? Have you ever heard of such a thing?In this episode we look at the unexpected Bushranger stories Associate Professor Maggie Nolan from the University of Queensland and Professor Ronan McDonald from Melbourne University found in the To Be Continued database.Bushrangers are an iconic part of Australian post colonial history but what do we really know about them other than the iconic image of Ned Kelly?Mentioned in episodeSearch Trove for ‘Bushranger'The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter CareyBushranger Martin CashBushranger Alexander PierceFemale Bushranger Jesse HickmanChinese Australian Bushranger Sam PooMain storiesHow Ubique Robbed TheMorganville Company's SafeThe Helpful Bushranger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to four pieces of children's fiction from the late 19th and early 20th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we dive into the extraordinary world of fiction for children with Associate Professor Kristine Moruzi from Deakin University.When did we first start publishing material for children? And what do the wild adventures involving shipwrecks, kidnapping and toast water tell us about what it meant to be a child in this time?Mentioned in the episodeMary Grant BrucePrincess Spinaway's DepartmentSomeone else thought the concept of toast water was interesting and attempted to recreate the recipe in this YouTube videoYou can find a full transcript of the episode here.Main storiesThe Marvellous IslandTheft of a dayThe Convalescence of Taffie FarndonA Little Bushmaid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much is our way of thinking shaped by technology? Associate Professor Roger Osborne from James Cook University joins us to delve into a story about high flying spying antics that raises a lot of questions about how new technological possibilities become integrated into stories.As history unfolds how do we imagine new futures? And when some of these come to pass, how are stories used to question and explore the ways our society changes?Mentioned in the episodeThe Flying Girl Eleanor DarkFeatured storiesThe Wickham Aeroplane by Francis Marlowe.Find a full transcript of this episode here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear 'The Wickham Aeroplane' by Francis Marlowe performed in full. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we look at the devastation that bushfires have wrought upon the Australian landscape, and their effect on early colonial literature with PhD candidate, Finnuala Morgan.Our featured story - Black Thursday - profiles the first recorded 'major' bushfire in Victoria in 1851.Mentioned in the episodeCharles Harpur's 1851 poem called The Bush FireA collection of Australian bushfire stories published by Orbiter - Black Thursday and Other Lost Australian Bushfire StoriesMythologised, memorialised then forgotten: a history of Australia's bushfire reporting by Finn MorganBlack Thursday bushfiresMain StoriesBlack ThursdayRia: A West Australian StoryTo Be Continued in Trove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This appendix episode features two bushfire stories from Australia's early colonial life. One of the earliest bushfire narratives, William Howitt's short story Black Thursday, is an adaptation of his own reporting on the fire disaster of the same name. Black Thursday (February 7, 1851) was perhaps the first great fire disaster in settler Australian history. Although no official records exist, it is estimated that almost a quarter of the Victorian colony was burned. Howitt's literary account is partly a revision of his own reporting that drew together different newspaper accounts to present a sensational report of unprecedented destruction. Howitt's narrative is ultimately a tale of settler endurance that features protagonist Robert Patterson successfully navigating the difficulties of bush life. Nonetheless, he draws heavily on these journalistic accounts for both the narrative setting and the description of the fire itself.Ria: A West Australian Story is notable as the only representation of a woman fighting a bushfire at the fire-front, rather than within the boundaried perimeter of the property or directly outside the homestead. This story presents the opportunity for discussion of gender norms and the gendered politics of fire-fighting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen along as three tales featuring ghosts, ghouls and Australian gothic are performed for the first time in a hundred years by talented voice actors.Find the newspaper articles with the s tories here:A Bush Ghost StoryThe Storyteller: An Australian Ghost StoryAn Australian Ghost Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we take a spooky turn as host Dr Rod Lamberts discusses ghosts, ghouls and the Australian gothic with PhD candidate Clare Burnett.Burnett tells us that there was a time people claimed Australia didn't have enough ‘cultural infrastructure' to write gothic stories- but they were very wrong!Our featured stories feature the biggest tropes of this genre: murders, ghosts, bushrangers and twist endings. What do these fears tell us of the mindset of the time?Mentioned in the episodeThe story that A Bush Story took cues from: The Ghost Upon the Rail by John LangInformation on Horace Walpole's The Castle of OtrantoEarly Australian writers mentioned: Barbara Baynton and Marcus AndrewA A Phillips, author of ‘The Cultural Cringe' (1950)Early American Gothic writers: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan PoeWomen and the Bush by Kay SchaferThe Ghost of Bamboo Gully or The Headless Woman by Mark AntonyA Tasmainan GirlTo Be Continued in TroveMain StoriesA Bush Ghost StoryThe Storyteller: An Australian Ghost StoryAn Australian Ghost Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special introductory episode, we dive into where all the amazing stories in the series come from.Host Dr Rod Lamberts speaks with Australian National University's Dr Katherine Bode about how the massive database that inspired this podcast came about and how her work as a historian has helped her understand the hopes and dreams for the future people had through the fiction they were reading and writing.The 'To Be Continued' database project aims to gather all the fiction that was published in Australian newspapers during the 19th and early 20th centuries, together Rod and Dr Bode discuss she is attempting to recreate the reading culture of Australia during this era, where newspapers, rather than books, were the primary source of reading material.But the ‘To Be Continued' project relies on searching through Trove, the National Library of Australia's digital collection. Trove is publicly accessible, and volunteers can help correct optical character recognition (OCR) errors, enhancing the quality of digitised texts.The conversation then veers towards the influence and role of AI technologies like Chat GPT in literature. Bode acknowledges the intriguing possibilities presented by these technological advancements but also emphasises the human touch's irreplaceable value in interpreting what's relevant or significant in fiction to different contexts like Australian history or specific readership groups. The future potential of AI in reshaping reading and writing experiences is an exciting thought for Kath.Mentioned in the episodeDr Bode's piece at humanities.org.au: To be continued: making (and discovering) Australia's literary historyElizabeth Braddon's ‘Vixen' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ground-breaking new podcast, 'To Be Continued,' is set to breathe new life into Australia's hidden literary history! This compelling series is dedicated to shining a light on the 'lost' Australian literature that was originally printed in newspapers from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, now rediscovered and carefully catalogued by Australian National University researcher Katherine Bode and her team. 'To Be Continued' uses a dynamic 'read and react' format, featuring the voices of talented actors who breathe life into these forgotten tales. Accompanying each narration, our astute host, Rod Lamberts, engages in insightful discussions with experts in the field, amplifying the narratives and contextualising their significance in the historical and contemporary milieu. Each subsequent episode plunges into a different aspect of Australian life and culture. With themes ranging from Australian gothic, bushrangers, bushfires, to modernity, children's fiction, and stories within stories. It's more than just a podcast; it's a journey back in time, an excavation of hidden stories, and an affirmation of Australia's rich literary heritage. 'To Be Continued' will change the way you think about Australian literature, and perhaps even about Australia itself. Subscribe to 'To Be Continued' now on your favourite podcast platform. The past awaits! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.