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Richard Henry Horne's "The Plough"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 9:04

Today's poem features a simple but satisfying sleight of hand. Happy reading.Richard Henry Horne (1802-1884), poet, was born on 31 December 1802 at Edmonton, near London, the eldest of three sons of James Horne (d.1810), quarter-master in the 61st Regiment; his grandfather was Richard Horne, secretary to Earl St Vincent. Richard was brought up at the home of his rich paternal grandmother and attended John Clarke's School where John Keats was also a pupil. In April 1819 Horne entered Sandhurst Military College but left in December 1820. In 1823 after reading Shelley's Queen Mab, he decided to become a poet.In 1825 Horne sailed as midshipman in the Libertad to fight for Mexican independence. After two years in America he returned to London, where in 1833 he published his first book Exposition of the False Medium and Barriers Excluding Men of Genius from the Public. In the next decade he published three poetic dramas, contributed prolifically to literary magazines, edited the Monthly Repository in 1836-37 and served on the royal commission on child employment in factories in 1841. His most famous year was 1843 when he published his epic Orion at a farthing a copy to show his contempt for public taste. It ran to six editions in a year and made him a celebrity. During the Irish famine he was correspondent for the Daily News. In 1847 he married Catherine, daughter of David Foggo.In 1852 Horne faced a crisis: his marriage was failing; he was impoverished; he was discontented in his work on Charles Dickens's Household Words; and he was torn between the practical and poetic sides of his nature. Tempted by dreams of fortune on the Australian goldfields and a chance to escape, Horne arrived at Melbourne in September. He soon became commander of the private gold escort and in 1853 assistant gold commissioner at Heathcote and Waranga. He was erratic in both posts and was dismissed in November 1854. By 1855 his English ties were severed, his wife having requested a formal separation. In Melbourne he became clerk to (Sir) Archibald Michie, and lived with a Scottish girl; their son, born in 1857, died after seven months. In September 1856 as a radical Horne contested Rodney in the Legislative Assembly but lost. As a commissioner of sewerage and water supply in 1857 when Melbourne's new reservoir was under public attack, he did little to appease the critics. By 1860 he was again unemployed and living at St Kilda with a female companion. He was well known at Captain Kenney's swimming baths, lectured at Mechanics' Institutes on 'The Causes of Success in Life' and failed to win the Belfast (Port Fairy) seat. He helped to found the Tahbilk vineyard on the Goulburn River. In 1862-63 the Royal Literary Fund assisted him.In June 1863 Horne was made warden of the Victorian Blue Mountain goldfield near Trentham: 'my Siberia'. Again he began to write seriously and found tranquillity. On visits to Melbourne he held court at Henry Dwight's bookshop, and became friendly with George Gordon McCrae and Marcus Clarke. In 1864 he published a lyrical drama, Prometheus the Fire-Bringer, and in 1866 for the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition a masque, The South Sea Sisters; it contained a rhythmic representation of an Aboriginal corroboree which brought acclaim. In 1867 he celebrated the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh with a cantata, Galatea Secunda, signing himself Richard Hengist Horne, the name by which he was henceforth known. In Australia he produced no significant poetry but some good prose: Australian Facts and Prospects(London, 1859), and an essay, 'An Election Contest in Australia' in Cornhill, 5 (1862). Disillusioned, he sailed in June 1869 for England where he became a literary doyen, producing many new works all artistically worthless. His poverty was relieved in 1874 by a government pension, and he died at Margate on 13 March 1884.-bio via Australian Dictionary of Biography This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Melanie Nolan: The ADB's Story

Biographers in Conversation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 32:08

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Gabriella chats with Melanie Nolan about her book, The ADB's Story, the history of the Australian Dictionary of Biography she co-edited with Christine Fernon. Melanie is the general editor of ADB, which is widely recognised as an Australian cultural institution and national treasure. She is also Director of Australia's National Centre of Biography. Here's what you'll discover in this episode: Melanie Nolan introduces us to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, a vibrant and versatile digital tool that enables us to understand our nation's past and to think hard about the present moment and our future as an inclusive nation that celebrates diversity. Melanie reveals why she felt compelled to write The ADB's Story and why it was vital to create it while the ADB team was imagining the next phase of the dictionary's future. Melanie explains why ADB is considered internationally as innovative compared with similar publications in other countries. Melanie shares her vision for the dictionary, which is to showcase the multisensory experiences of Australians at different stages of their life through photographs, audio and video recordings. She also reveals ADB's ambitions to reimagine itself over future decades by tracing networks and connections between biographical subjects and how these revelations will enable each of us to better understand our past, present and future. https://biographersinconversation.com Facebook: Share Your Life Story Linkedin: Gabriella Kelly Davies Instagram: Biographersinconversation

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Brief Lives

Life Sentences Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 36:48

Most people are unaware of the existence of the Australian Dictionary of National Biography, a remarkable effort of scholarship by an army of volunteer historians and specialist contributors committed to documenting significant and representative Australians. It's a challenging task in terms not only of scale but because previous entries need to be revised in the light of fresh historical evidence and interpretation. Women and First Nations figures were overlooked when the project began, but that is now being addressed. The Director of the National Dictionary of Biography is historian Dr Melanie Nolan. She tells Life Sentences how the Dictionary differs from its British counterpart, how entries are selected and how the Dictionary is trying to move with the times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ruby Payne-Scott

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 35:06

Ruby Payne-Scott is often called a pioneer in radio astronomy, but she was also a pioneer in advocating for women's rights. She was clearly brilliant, but her work was cut short by her desire to have a spouse and a family. Erickson, Dorothy. “Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet (1912 - 1981).” THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OFWOMEN & LEADERSHIP IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AUSTRALIA. https://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0692b.htm M. Goss and Claire Hooker. “Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet (1912–1981).” Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/payne-scott-ruby-violet-15036/text26233 Halleck, Rebecca. “Overlooked No More: Ruby Payne-Scott, Who Explored Space With Radio Waves.” New York Times. August 29, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/obituaries/ruby-payne-scott-overlooked.html “What is an Interferometer?” LIGO Caltech. https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/what-is-interferometer#:~:text=Interferometers%20are%20investigative%20tools%20used,%2Dmeter'%2C%20or%20interferometer. Marr, Jonathan M. et al. “Demonstrating the Principles of Aperture Synthesis with the Very Small Radio Telescope.” Bridgewater State University, Virtual Commons. Physics Faculty Publications. 2011. https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=physics_fac#:~:text=In%20aperture%20synthesis%20a%20number,signals%20can%20also%20be%20added Robertson, Peter. “Pawsey, Joseph Lade (Joe) (1908–1962).” Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pawsey-joseph-lade-joe-11353/text2027 “Our History.” AWA Technology Services. http://www.awa.com.au/about-us/our-history/ “Hall (nee Payne Scott), Ruby Violet.” The Sydney Morning Herald. Obituaries. May 30, 1981. https://www.newspapers.com/image/122698551/?terms=Ruby%20Payne-Scott&match=1 Ward, Colin. “Ruby Payne-Scott [1912-1981].” CSIROpedia. March 23, 2011. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/payne-scott-ruby/ “Magnetism and Life.” For Worth Start Telegraph. March 29, 1936. https://www.newspapers.com/image/635960090/?terms=Ruby%20Payne%20Scott&match=1 Freeman, Joan. “A Passion for Physics: The Story of a Woman Physicist.” CRC Press. 1991. “Our History.” CSIRO. https://www.csiro.au/en/about/achievements/our-history Goss, W. M. and Richard McGee. “Under the Radar: The First The First Woman in Radio Astronomy: Ruby Payne-Scott.” Springer Science & Business Media. 2009. Goss, W. M. “Making Waves: The Story of Ruby Payne-Scott: Australian Pioneer Radio Astronomer.” Springer. 2013. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Escape From Yozgat: The Spooks of Jones & Hill

Dark Histories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 82:50

During the First World War, the Ottoman Empire established a wide network of camps to house prisoners of war from the allied powers. Like most, the conditions were often poor, the treatment often harsh and the complexes often established in some of the most remote, rural and desolate landscapes. Yozgat was one such camp, comprising a small collection of buildings in a rural town commandeered by the Ottoman Army to house British officers. Whilst its conditions were not the harshest, nor its prisoners the most dangerous, it became the scene for one of the most bizarre tales of escape that the first world war and just about any incarceration, anywhere in the world, would ever see, involving buried treasure, a Ouija board and an audacious pair of pranksters with a strong desire to get home. Sources Jones, Elias Henry (1919) The Road to En-Dor. Anchor Press LTD, Essex, UK. Hill, Cedric Waters (1975) The Spook and the Commandant. William Kimber, London, UK. Fox, Margalit (2021) The Confidence Men. Profile Books LTD, London, UK. Ritchie, John (1996) Australian Dictionary of Biography: Vol 14, 1940-1980. Melbourne University Press, Australia. ------- This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh, check out hellofresh.com/darkhistories50 and use the code darkhistories50 to get 50% off your first order. ------- For almost anything, head over to the podcasts hub at darkhistories.com Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories The Dark Histories books are available to buy here: http://author.to/darkhistories Dark Histories merch is available here: https://bit.ly/3GChjk9 Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/ Or you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf The Dark Histories Butterfly was drawn by Courtney, who you can find on Instagram @bewildereye Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017 Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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The Hume and Hovell Expedition of 1824

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 37:05

The Hume and Hovell Expedition of 1824 established some of the earliest knowledge that European colonists had about the interior of the Australian continent. It was also a journey filled with peril, frayed nerves, and bickering. Research: “Hume and Hovell.” State Library New South Wales. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/hume-and-hovell “THE LATE CAPTAIN HOVELL.” Australian Town and Country Journal. Nov. 13, 1875. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70586936 Watson, Captain J.H. “William Hilton Hovell.” The Sydney Morning Herald. Nov, 29, 1924. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16179954 Perry, T.M. “Hovell, William Hilton (1786-1875).” Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hovell-william-hilton-2202 “The Kate Mr. Hamilton Hume.” Australian Town and Country Journal. May 17, 1873. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70478485 “Hume, the Explorer.” Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers. May 20, 1873. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60446913 Hume, Stuart H. “Hume, Hamilton (1797-1873).” Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hume-hamilton-2211 Webster, R.H. “Currency Lad - The Story of Hamilton Hume and the Explorers.” Leisure Magazines. Australia. 1982. Hovell, William, and Hamilton Hume. “Journey of Discovery to Port Phillip.” Benediction Classics. 2012. Lewis, Allan M. “In the Paths of Explorers.” Sydney Morning Herald. October 2, 1946. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17997013 Schuler, G.F.H. “Exploration of Australia.” Illustrated Australian News. January 1, 1891. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60444046 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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S3E6 John Matthew Richardson with Solomon Staunton

Convict Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 33:21

Historian Solomon Stanton shares his research on his ancestor John Matthew Richardson. John was a convict who was sentenced to 7 years transportation and had an incredible life as a gardener and botanical collector for the colony. Solomon describes some of the highlights of John's life which include his time working in the Sydney Botanic Gardens, his stint on Melville Island, various expeditions both in and out of Australia, and the discovery of new plants. Two plants were named after John - the Hibiscus Richardsonii and Alyxia Richardsonii. FURTHER READING 'Richardson, John Matthew (1797–1882)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/richardson-john-matthew-2588/text3549, published first in hardcopy 1967. 'Richardson, John Matthew (c.1797–1882)', Global Plants, JSTOR, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000391636 ‘Newsletter, No. 112 September 2002', Australian Systematic Botany Society, https://asbs.org.au/newsletter/pdf/02-sept-112.pdf, page 3. ‘Flora of Australia, Volume 1, Introduction 2ndEdition', Australian Biological Resources Study, CSIRO Publishing, https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/5822457a-1744-4aaa-a5e0-74dc485f825d/files/flora-australia-01-introduction-second-edition-2.pdf, page 66. ‘The British in North Australia 1824-29 : Fort Dundas' by Derek Pugh, Published by Derek Pugh 2017, https://www.booktopia.com.au/fort-dundas-derek-pugh/book/9780992355869.html?source=pla&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8uOWBhDXARIsAOxKJ2EAYmo5lKChSbwJWPm5XWxCCcElEoclB0ltLE9rGnpsVidZ6ZjpkCQaAoL1EALw_wcB ‘Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia; with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix and the present colony of New South Wales', by Major T.L. Mitchell, F.G.S and M.R.G.S. Surveyor General, Second Edition, Volume 2, London, T. and W.Boone, New Bond Street, https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks/e00036.html LINKS Grab a copy of 'Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners': www.jennifer-twemlow.com Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866 https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en Start your search for your convict ancestors: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100396961-13671424 THANK YOU Special thanks to Solomon Staunton. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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S3E4 The Cooking Pot Riot

Convict Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 15:27

What happened when the convicts on Norfolk Island were stripped of their cooking pots? A bloodthirsty riot! Join me as I retell this gruesome true story about Alexander Maconochie's ‘Mark System', William Westwood better known as ‘Jackey Jackey the gentleman bushranger' and his fight to be treated humanely. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners: www.jennifer-twemlow.com Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866 https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en Start your search for your convict ancestors: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100396961-13671424 SOURCES 1846 'NORFOLK ISLAND.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 8 August, p. 2. , viewed 11 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12889016 1846 'DISTURBANCES AT NORFOLK ISLAND.', The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), 8 August, p. 3. , viewed 11 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37156047 1846 'Domestic Intelligence.', Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857), 25 August, p. 3. , viewed 11 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8759148 1846 'NORFOLK ISLAND.', The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840 - 1859), 2 September, p. 2. , viewed 28 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2944991 1846 'No Title', The Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861), 4 September, p. 2. , viewed 25 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article264517227 1846 'NORFOLK ISLAND.', The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), 14 November, p. 3. , viewed 28 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37127840 1888 'CHAPTER OF OLD TIMES.', Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), 12 June, p. 3. , viewed 28 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38316723 2005, 'Westwood, William (1820–1846)', M. Rutledge, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 29 May 2022, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/westwood-william-13246/text6635 2011, ‘Alexander Maconochie's ‘mark system.', J. Moore, CORE: three access levels to underpin open access. D-Lib Magazine, viewed 28 May 2022, https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/323897824.pdf 2021, ‘The Norfolk Island Penal Station, the Panopticon, and Alexander Maconochie's and Jeremy Bentham's Theories of Punishment', T. Causer, Revue d'études benthamiennes [Online], viewed 28 May 2022, http://journals.openedition.org/etudes-benthamiennes/838 THANK YOU Special thanks to Sue Reed. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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The history of the Macquarie dictionary

Overnights

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 36:46

"Publishers were generally from Britain at the time. They tended to turn up their noses and and go for the strategy of just grabbing an already exiting dictionary and shoving a few Australian words in, calling it Australian, and selling it to school kids."

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The history of the Macquarie dictionary

Overnights

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 36:46

"Publishers were generally from Britain at the time. They tended to turn up their noses and and go for the strategy of just grabbing an already exiting dictionary and shoving a few Australian words in, calling it Australian, and selling it to school kids."

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S3E1 The Isle of the Dead with Tammy Reardon

Convict Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 46:08

Join me as I talk to Tammy Reardon about the Isle of the Dead – the final resting place for convicts who died at Port Arthur. Tammy has been conducting tours at the Isle of the Dead and Port Arthur Historic Site for over 15 years. She shares with us stories about the Island, convicts and free settlers associated with the site such as Henry Savery, the Staveley family and the last gravedigger, Mark Jeffery. LINKS The Isle of the Dead Cemetery Tour: https://portarthur.org.au/tour/isle-of-the-dead/ Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners: www.jennifer-twemlow.com Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866 https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en Start your search for your convict ancestors: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100396961-13671424 FURTHER READING 1967 ‘SAVERY, HENRY (1791-1842)' Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 7 April 2022, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/savery-henry-2632 1985 ‘THE ISLE OF THE DEAD, PORT ARTHUR', Richard Lord & Partners, R. Lord 1995 'DEATH AND BURIAL AT PORT ARTHUR', L Ross, Honours thesis, UT. 2017-2020 ‘JEFFERY, MARK, 1825-1903', Digital Panopticon, B. Godfrey, viewed 7 April 2022, https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/Jeffrey,_Mark,_1825-1903 2021 ‘ONE WOMAN IS REVEALING THE STORIES OF CONVICTS, SETTLERS BURIED ON THE ISLE OF THE DEAD', ABC News, L. Gwynn, viewed 7 April 2022, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-11/discovering-the-stories-of-those-buried-on-the-isle-of-the-dead/100527502 THANK YOU Special thanks to Tammy Reardon. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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364-Sidney Cotton's Aerial Reconnaissance

Futility Closet

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 34:12

One of the most remarkable pilots of World War II never fired a shot or dropped a bomb. With his pioneering aerial reconnaissance, Sidney Cotton made a vital contribution to Allied planning. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe his daring adventures in the war's early months. We'll also revisit our very first story and puzzle over an unknown Olympian. Intro: Hall's Law holds that a group's social class is reflected in its members' initials. In 1814 Richard Porson wrote a sonnet to nothing. Sources for our feature on Sidney Cotton: Michael Smith, The Secret Agent's Bedside Reader: A Compendium of Spy Writing, 2019. Chaz Bowyer, Air War Over Europe: 1939-1945, 2003. David Marshall and Bruce Harris, Wild About Flying!: Dreamers, Doers, and Daredevils, 2003. "Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence During World War II," Contemporary Review 294:1705 (June 2012), 249. Taylor Downing, "Spying From the Sky," History Today 61:11 (November 2011), 10-16. "Sidney's Sky Spies," Air Classics 37:12 (December 2001), 30. Walter J. Boyne, "Reconnaissance on the Wing," Air Force Magazine 82 (1999), 72-78. "Parkes Display Plane's Remarkable Career," Parkes [N.S.W.] Champion Post, Nov. 1, 2015. Jessica Howard, "Daughter Tells of Spy Who Loved Her," [Hobart Town, Tas.] Mercury, July 27, 2013. "007 Cotton Inspires Bond," Gold Coast Bulletin, Sept. 27, 2008. "Aussie Maverick Who Fooled Nazis," [Surry Hills, N.S.W.] Daily Telegraph, Nov. 9, 2002. Christopher Bantick, "Aussie Spy in the Sky," [Hobart Town, Tas.] Mercury, Nov. 2, 2002. Stephen Holt, "Oh, What a Lovely War," [Brisbane, Qld.] Courier-Mail, Oct. 19, 2002. David Morris, "The Real Bond - Revealed: 007 Was Actually a Queenslander," [Brisbane, Qld.] Sunday Mail, July 15, 2001. David Wroe, "The Original Spy in the Sky," [Melbourne] Age, June 8, 2000. "He Fought the R.A.F. as Well as the Enemy," Sydney Morning Herald, April 12, 1969. "The Cheeky Missions of a Young Spy-Flier Helped to Save Thousands of Allied Lives," Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 9, 1969. "May Be the Wreckage of French Airplane," Morristown [Tenn.] Gazette Mail, July 15, 1927. "Search for Lost Men Is to Be Discussed," New Britain [Ct.] Herald, July 14, 1927. "Plans Search By Air For Nungesser, Coli," New York Times, May 26, 1927. "Was Proserpine's Sidney Cotton the Real James Bond?" Breakfast, ABC, Sept. 19, 2021. "Guide to the Papers of Frederick Sidney Cotton," Australian War Memorial (accessed Nov. 1, 2021). John McCarthy, "Cotton, Frederick Sidney (1894–1969)," Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1993. Listener mail: Norman Fraser, "Sad Ending to Beautiful Betsy Wartime Mystery," [Brisbane] Courier-Mail, March 18, 2015. "Beautiful Betsy," Monument Australia (accessed Nov. 13, 2021). "Monto-Historical and Cultural," North Burnett, Queensland (accessed Nov. 14, 2021). "Cylinder, Iowa," Wikipedia (accessed Nov. 18, 2021). "The Skeleton in the Bale," Atlanta Constitution, Oct. 2, 1892. (Greg's blog piece is here.) This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener S Wan. Here's a corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

S2E3 A Daring Escape from the Road Gangs of Western Australia

Convict Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 15:54

The last ship to transport convicts to Australia was the Hougoumont which arrived in 1868. Onboard were 279 male convicts - 62 of whom were political prisoners from Ireland known as Fenians. This is the story of one of those men - John Boyle O'Reilly, a poet, journalist, author and activist. Join me as I retell the story of his epic escape from New Holland to New York. Trigger warning! This story contains content about suicide. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners: www.jennifer-twemlow.com Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866 https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en Start your search for your convict ancestors: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100396961-13671424 SOURCES 1869 'BUNBURY.', The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), 13 January, p. 2. , viewed 21 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66033268 1870 'THE ESCAPE OF JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY.', Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), 1 January, p. 13. , viewed 12 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170149320 1870 'J. BOYLE O'REILLY.', Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), 26 February, p. 4. , viewed 12 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115292629 1897 ‘THE CATAPLA EXPEDITION.', New Bedford, Mass. : G. S. Anthony, Pease, Zeph. W. , viewed 16 Aug 2021, https://archive.org/details/catalpaexpeditio00peas/page/52/mode/2up John Boyle O'Reilly, Ian Kenneally, viewed 5 September 2021, https://www.johnboyleoreilly.com/convict.html 2006 'O'REILLY, JOHN BOYLE (1844-1890)' by Wendy Birman, Australian Dictionary of Biography, viewed 5 September 2021, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oreilly-john-boyle-4338 THANK YOU Special thanks to Sue Reed. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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1866 war mehr Identitätsdiebstahl - Der Fall des Tichborne Claimant

Früher war mehr Verbrechen

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 64:30

An Weihnachten 1866 taucht der seit Jahren totgeglaubte Erbe der Familie Tichborne plötzlich wieder in London auf. Henriette Tichborne ist überglücklich ihren Sohn Roger wieder in die Arme zu schließen, auch wenn er sich körperlich verändert hat. Sie hatte eh nie an seinen Tod während eines Schiffsunglücks glauben wollen. Doch warum die Identität des vermeintlichen Rückkehrers nicht so leicht zu klären ist, wie sich das Ganze zu zwei der längsten Prozesse der britischen Rechtsgeschichte entwickelte und welche Rolle eine Vermisstenagentur in Australien spielte, besprechen Nina und Katharina in dieser Folge des historischen True Crime Podcasts „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“ über den Tichborne Claimant. **// Kapitel //** - 03:15 - Ein Wunder an Weihnachten 1866 - 04:10 - Das Leben des Roger Tichborne - 18:04 - Auftritt Thomas Castro - 24:49 - Identität im 19. Jahrhundert - 33:18 - Die Spurensuche führt zu Arthur Orton - 38:30 - Die Gerichtsverfahren - 55:47 - Castros Lebensende **// Quellen & Shownotes //** - ANNAER, R., The Man Who Lost Himself: The Unbelievable Story of the Tichborne Claimant, Melbourne 2002. - DAWSON, C., 'The Slaughterman of Wagga Wagga': Imposture, National Identity, and the Tichborne Affair, Australian Literary Studies; 2004; 21(4)- 1-13. - DAVIES, G., Identification of Familiar Faces after Long Intervals: The Tichborne Claimant Revisited, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Appl. Cognit. Psychol. 30: 484–489 (2016) - FEUCHTWANGER, E., Einladung zum Betrug – Der Fall Tichborne, damals.de, https://www.wissenschaft.de/magazin/weitere-themen/einladung-zum-betrug/, 21. August 2002 - KENT, C., Victorian Self-Making, or Self-Unmaking? The Tichborne Claimant Revisited, Victorian Review , Summer 1991, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Summer 1991), pp. 18-34 - MCWILLIAM, R., The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Sensation, London 2007 - ROE, M., Orton, Arthur (1834–1898), Australian Dictionary of Biography, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/orton-arthur-4341 - STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, The Tichborne case: a Victorian melodrama, https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama **// Folgt uns auf Instagram //** https://www.instagram.com/frueher.war.mehr.verbrechen/?hl=de **// Mail //:** mailto:frueherwarmehrverbrechen@outlook.de **// Karte mit allen „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“-Tatorten //** https://bit.ly/2FFyWF6 **// Kaffeekasse //:** https://ko-fi.com/fwmvpodcast GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de

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How a convict created the first Australian dictionary with Aussie slang

Breakfast with Gareth Parker

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 6:41

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Knuckles, ruffles, flesh-bags and fences: the story of Australia's first dictionary

Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 51:11

Kel Richards with the story of the gentleman thief James Hardy Vaux, who wrote Australia's first dictionary of convict slang

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shrive

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 1:53

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2021 is: shrive • SHRYVE • verb 1 : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to 2 : to free from guilt Examples: "Once every three months, Pancho took his savings and drove into Monterey to confess his sins, to do his penance, and be shriven and to get drunk, in the order named." — John Steinbeck, The Pastures of Heaven, 1932 "Each Saturday he confessed humbly at St Francis' Church, then shrived penitents for long hours at the cathedral, never stinting his homilies." — James Griffin, The Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1986 Did you know? We wouldn't want to give the history of shrive short shrift, so here's the whole story. It began when the Latin verb scribere (meaning "to write") found its way onto the tongues of certain Germanic peoples who brought it to Britain in the early Middle Ages. Because it was often used for laying down directions or rules in writing, Old English speakers used their form of the term, scrīfan, to mean "to prescribe or impose." The Church adopted scrīfan to refer to the act of assigning penance to sinners and, later, to hearing confession and administering absolution. Today shrift, the noun form of shrive, makes up half of "short shrift," a phrase meaning "little or no attention or consideration." Originally, "short shrift" was the barely adequate time for confession before an execution.

11. MacRobertson's Confectionery aka Australia's Willy Wonka

Australianarama

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 39:41

As a young man, Macpherson Roberston made lollies in his parents' bathroom. As an old man, he was an eccentric millionaire with a chocolate empire. Jess tells Maddie all about the over-achieving inventor of the Cherry Ripe.Follow us on INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @australianaramaSOURCES: Victoria Collections curated by History Teacher's Association of Victoria/Royal Historical Society of Victoria, ABC Local, Australian Dictionary of Biography, and Wikipedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9. Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Australianarama

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 46:36

Poet, activist, educator, icon. A look at the fascinating life and work of Oodgeroo Noonuccal.Follow us on INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @australianaramaSOURCES: Oodgeroo by Kathie Cochran with contributions from Judith Wright, ABC Rewind, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Encounter on Radio National, The Canberra Times via the National Library, The National Museum of Australia, The National Film and Sound Archive, The Queensland Human rights commission, The Queensland Parliament website, and Wikipedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Adam Thompson's 'Born Into This', Birrarangga Film Festival, United Workers Union McCormick Strike, NDIS Independent Assessments

Thursday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021

Acknowledgement of Country// Adam Thompson, a pakana writer from Launceston, Tasmania, speaks about his debut book of short stories, ‘Born Into This’. Adam has won several local writing awards and has been published by the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Kill Your Darlings and Griffith Review.// Tony Briggs, Artistic Director of the Birrarangga Film Festival, joins us to talk about the festival, which runs from March 11-14 at ACMI. Tony Briggs is a Yorta Yorta/Wurundjeri Stage and Screen Creative - he is an actor, writer, director and producer and he was the creator of the hit feature film The Sapphires. The Birrarangga Film Festival is a celebration of Indigenous films from across the globe that explore themes of 'strength, resilience and the environment'.// Andrew Giles, spokesperson for the United Workers Union, joins us to discuss the ongoing strike by workers at food manufacturer McCormick, over wage freezes and threats to conditions. Support striking McCormick workers here.// Mali Hermans, a Wiradjuri organiser, writer, community worker and project officer at Women with Disabilities Australia living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land, joins us to discuss the government's plan to introduce independent assessments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act, and why this proposed change is so concerning. As a disabled woman, Mali is deeply invested in disability justice work, committed to challenging ableism and its intersections with colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy and class, and is studying a Master of Social Work.// Songs//Ek Parivar - L-Fresh the Lion and Akaali Inc// Frantic - Izy// Get Me Out - King Stingray// Don’t Give Up On Me - Emma Donovan and the Putbacks//

Lesbia Harford

Making Queer History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 49:29

In this episode Will and Laura talk about Lesbia Harford and Laura recommends Ace by Angela Chen Note: We have just moved, and there are some audio quality issues that should be handled by the next episode but were unfortunately unavoidable [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] “Lesbia Harford.” Australian Poetry Library. The University of Sydney. www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harford-lesbia Harford, Lesbia. The Poems of Lesbia Harford. Melbourne University Press. 1941. Lamb, Lesley. “Harford, Lesbia Venner.” Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 1983. adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harford-lesbia-venner-6562 “Revolutionary Lives: Lesbia Harford.” Red Flag. https://redflag.org.au/article/revolutionary-lives-lesbia-harford “Lesbia Harford.” Podcast. Queer As Fact. 15 Dec. 2017. http://queerasfact.podbean.com/e/lesbia-harford/

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Episode 12: Annette Kellerman

Cold Tea Hot Goss

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 44:42

Two history graduates discuss the fascinating life of the record setting swimmer, first professional mermaid, vaudeville star, and author Annette Kellerman. Born with an "unknown" disability, Annette's family had her swimming as a young child as a form of physical therapy. Her love of swimming only grew, and she went on to set a variety of goals & firsts for swimming and more. The Story Of Taboo-Breaking Badass Annette Kellerman, ‘The Perfect Woman’By Genevieve Carlton Annette Kellerman's Amazing Life - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia "Kellerman, Annette Marie" by G. P. Walsh, Australian Dictionary of BiographyPhysical Beauty: How to Keep It by Annette Kellerman https://books.google.com/books/about/Physical_Beauty.html?id=DLAyAQAAMAAJ

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S1E23: Harry Leo Crawford - The Sad Tale Of Australia's "First Transgender Murderer"

The Zest Is History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 71:54

Josie tells Mel the tale of Harry Leo Crawford, a man who was actually born Eugenia Falleni in 1875 and whose story is studied by law students today. Wine pairing: 2019 Rocca di Montemassi Calasole Vermentino from the Tuscany wine region of Italy.Want to be boring and skip the zest? Head to 23:40.Credits:ABC Conversations episode from October 25, 2012:https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/10/25/3618433.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography by Carolyn Strange: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/falleni-eugenia-12911 SBS The Feed by Patrick Abboudhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/thefeed/story/discovering-eugenia-one-australias-most-unusual-murder-cases Sydney Morning Herald by Tim Barlass: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/he-was-a-she-but-a-killer-20120218-1tfpu.html Adelaide Register article from Aug 1920:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62922342 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Falleni As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Indigenous biography project tackles centuries of silence

RN Breakfast - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 7:27

Historians are working with First Nations people to decolonise the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

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If You Know Your History - with Tony Persoglia! | 22 October 2020 | FNR Football Nation Radio

FNR Football Nation Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 52:46

Paul is joined by guest co-host George Cotsanis to talk about the interviews he's been undertaking during the pandemic - including a chat with legendary commentator Peter Drury. IYKYH favourite Tony Persoglia joins to discuss his new role at Football Victoria as History and Heritage Coordinator. After a long wait, FV is the first state federation to create such a position - could it prove a breakthrough in the recognition and preservation of Australian soccer history? Plus, there's 100 years ago today, and Paul speaks about ANU's Australian Dictionary of Biography, and the soccer representation therein.

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S1E11: Captain Moonlite - A Real Old-Timey P.I.M.P.

The Zest Is History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 84:04

Josie and Mel (via Zoom) discuss the life story of Captain Moonlite (aka Andrew Scott), an 1800s Irish-born larrikin who may or may not have been Australia's first gay bushranger.Wanna skip le zest? Skip straight to 21:22.CREDITS:A Guide To Australian Bushranginghttps://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/captain-moonlite-an-overview/The Monthly by Jeff Sparrowhttps://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/november/1446296400/jeff-sparrow/queer-bushrangerAustralian Geographic by Jared Richards (we know him!)https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2017/01/on-this-day-captain-moonlite-hanged/ Australian Dictionary of Biographyhttp://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/scott-andrew-george-4546 You, Me and Juneehttps://www.youmeandjunee.com.au/explore/self-guided-drives/bushrangers.aspx NSW State Archives and Records:https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/stories/bushranger-captain-moonlight Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Moonlite As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S1 E7: Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (Why Aboriginal people can't be aliens), SMH journalist Michaela Whitbourn and an essay on Alfred Piddington.

The Wigs

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 83:24

The Wigs discuss the latest from the monumental High Court decision in Love v Cth (why Aboriginal non-citizens can't be deported). Plus an in depth interview with Sydney Morning Herald court reporter Michaela Whitbourn and the curious story of Alfred Piddington, Australia's shortest serving High Court justice. Why did he never hear a case? CREDIT NOTE: The Piddington Society, The Australian Dictionary of Biography and Wikipedia for the history of Alfred Piddington. With our thanks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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288-Death at the Lane Cove River

Futility Closet

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 31:37

On New Year's Day 1963, two bodies were discovered on an Australian riverbank. Though their identities were quickly determined, weeks of intensive investigation failed to uncover a cause or motive for their deaths. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Bogle-Chandler case, which riveted Australia for years. We'll also revisit the Rosenhan study and puzzle over a revealing lighthouse. Intro: Alphonse Allais' 1897 Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man is silent. In 1975 muralist Richard Haas proposed restoring the shadows of bygone Manhattan buildings. Sources for our feature on the Bogle-Chandler case: Peter Butt, Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?, 2017. "A New Twist in the Case That Puzzled a Nation," Canberra Times, Sept. 3, 2016, 2. Damien Murphy, "New Twist in Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler Murder Mystery," Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 2, 2016. Tracy Bowden, "Two Women May Hold Answer to How Dr Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler Died in 1963," ABC News, Sept. 2, 2016. Tracy Bowden, "Two Women May Hold Key to Bogle-Chandler Case," 7.30, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sept. 2, 2016. Frank Walker, "Deadly Gas Firms as Chandler-Bogle Killer," Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 17, 2006, 41. D.D. McNicoll, "Riddle by the Riverside," Weekend Australian, Sept. 9, 2006, 21. Malcolm Brown, "The Gas Did It: Bogle-Chandler Theory Blames Toxic Cloud," Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 8, 2006, 3. Anna Salleh, "Bogle-Chandler Case Solved?", ABC Science, Sept. 8, 2006. Michael Edwards, "Experts Divided Over Bogle Death Theory," PM, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sept. 8, 2006. Lisa Power, "Daring Affairs Came to a Gruesome End," Daily Telegraph, Sept. 7, 2006, 28. Skye Yates, "New Year's Curse," Daily Telegraph, March 26, 2001, 63. Tony Stephens, "New Year Murder Theory in Bogle Affair," Sydney Morning Herald, Jan. 2, 1998, 6. Joseph Lose, "Lovers 'Poisoned', Not LSD; Bodies Found Neatly Covered," [Auckland] Sunday News, Jan. 28, 1996, 7. "Breakthrough in 30-year Murder Mystery," [Wellington, New Zealand] Sunday Star-Times, Jan. 21, 1996, A1. Jack Waterford, "Mystery Unsolved After 25 Years," Canberra Times, Jan. 1, 1988, 2. "Court Told of Close Association," Canberra Times, May 25, 1963, 3. "Chandler in Witness Box," Canberra Times, May 23, 1963, 3. "Woman Called to 2-Death Inquest," The Age, March 1, 1963. Cameron Hazlehurst, "Bogle, Gilbert Stanley (1924–1963)," Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, 1993. Malcolm Brown, "Sweeney, Basil (1925–2009)," Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University (accessed March 2, 2020). Listener mail: Vaughan Bell, "I Seem to Be What I'm Not (You See)," Lancet Psychiatry 7:3 (March 1, 2020), 242. Roderick David Buchanan, "The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness," Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 56:1 (Winter 2020), 52-53. Jennifer Szalai, "Investigating a Famous Study About the Line Between Sanity and Madness," New York Times, Nov. 27, 2019. Emily Eakin, "Her Illness Was Misdiagnosed as Madness. Now Susannah Cahalan Takes on Madness in Medicine," New York Times, Nov. 2, 2019. Hans Pols, "Undercover in the Asylum," Science, Nov. 8, 2019, 697. Gina Perry, "Deception and Illusion in Milgram's Accounts of the Obedience Experiments," Theoretical & Applied Ethics 2:2 (2013), 79-92. Hannah Dwan, "Fighting Baseball on the SNES Had Some of the Funniest Names in Gaming," Telegraph, Oct. 5, 2017. Wikipedia, "MLBPA Baseball" (accessed March 7, 2020). This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Steven Jones. Here's a corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Old Timey Crimey #51: Frederick Deeming - "Victorian Tinder"

Old Timey Crimey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 88:55

This week, we take a look at country-hopping murderer Frederick Deeming. From Great Britain to Australia to South Africa to Great Britain to South America and so on, this guy loved to get on a boat and brag about things that never happened--when he wasn't murdering. Plus, the Feel Better Sweater, Australian pub names, and introducing live fact checker, Johnny Eponymous! Come by our social media and say hi! We're on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! You can also show us your love by checking out the bonuses on our Patreon or leaving a buck on the nightstand at Paypal via oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Sources: “Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Casebook. https://www.casebook.org/suspects/deeming.htmlJohn Godl. “The Life and Crimes of Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Casebook. https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/dst-deeming.htmlErin Blakemore. “Did Victorians Really Get Brain Fever?” JStor Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/did-victorians-really-get-brain-fever/“Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Bailey_DeemingBarry O. Jones. “Deeming, Frederick Bailey.” Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/deeming-frederick-bailey-5940“Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Natasha Murphy. Feeling Murdery Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/41IUFz80qAbYyZE00ODxEd?si=wexYLQbjRCSg5R5MQFhwsgChris Adams and Helen Goltz. “The Ladies’ Man: Murderer Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Grave Tales Series Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D9M38R32FPUgcOI7sS11P?si=bGJei6WwRiGYMj1S38lwFw“Bluebeard of Two Continents.” The Capricornian. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70650899MurderpediaExecutedToday.comOtto von Bismark. "Jack the Ripper, The Australian Suspect." Youtube. Briefcase. "The Dark and Cold Case of Cruel Killer Frederick Deeming." Youtube.

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Dr Andrew Lemon, VRC Historian

Rotary Melbourne Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 22:06

Andrew Lemon, LittD, MA, BA Hons (Melb), FRHSV Historian With the 2008 completion of his trilogy The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing, Andrew Lemon is acknowledged as the foremost expert on the history of racing in this country. Andrew has enjoyed a long career as a professional historian, has published books on topics ranging from schools, sport and shipwrecks to biography and local history, and has won national literary awards. He is consultant historian to the Victoria Racing Club. For his body of published work, the University of Melbourne awarded him the degree of Doctor of Letters in 2005. He has served on Victoria's Heritage Council and the State Library of Victoria Board, and is immediate past-president of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. He edited the Victorian Historical Journal throughout the 1990s. Andrew in television consulted for and appeared on the 2000 ABC series, The Track and more recently on episodes of Who Do You Think You Are for SBS. Andrew was a major contributor to such works as The Story of the Melbourne Cup, They're Racing, The Australian Dictionary of Biography, The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport, Encyclopedia of Melbourne and Sport in Victoria. Andrew was awarded a John H. Daniels Fellowship to the National Sporting Library and Museum in Virginia USA in 2012. His latest book, The Master Gardener, (Hardie Grant Books 2018) is a major biography of T.R. Garnett, headmaster, Age nature writer, creator of the renowned Garden of St Erth. The book was recently longlisted for the 2018 Waverley (NSW) Nib Literary Award.