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Australian History Stories

Australian History Stories

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 True tales of convict capers, bushranger blunders and political pickles come alive. Unearth the dusty bits of our past you didn’t know you existed.Australian Stories World
Episodes
  • The Beaconsfield Mine Collapse

    The Beaconsfield Mine Collapse
    Feb 12 2026

    During Australia’s gold-rush era, miners were drawn not just to rivers and fields, but to deep quartz reefs locked inside hard rock. At Beaconsfield in northern Tasmania, that discovery led to a mine that would operate, in different forms, for more than a century. In April 2006, a seismic event underground interrupted that long history, turning routine work into an uncertain crisis beneath the surface.
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    25 mins
  • Bushranger Book One: Black Caesar

    Bushranger Book One: Black Caesar
    Jan 29 2026

    Before Australia had roads, towns, or a stable food supply, the colony was already producing its first outcasts. In a settlement governed by hunger and discipline, one transported convict—known to history as Black Caesar—crossed the line between containment and survival. Unknowingly, he set in motion the earliest form of bushranging, before it had a name and before the colony knew how to respond to it.
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    31 mins
  • The Thalidomide Scandal

    The Thalidomide Scandal
    Aug 6 2025


    In the early 1960s, a new "wonder drug" swept through Australian pharmacies—promising relief from morning sickness and sleepless nights. It was hailed as safe, gentle, and modern. But behind its glossy packaging, something sinister was unfolding. The truth about the drug would take years to surface—and when it did, it would reveal one of the darkest and most avoidable medical disasters in Australian history.
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    24 mins
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