This week, when we stay up (or get up) to cheer the Socceroos, we’ll be doing what Aussies first did one winter nearly a century ago. In 1930, the Ashes test cricket series was broadcast live from England via the new marvel of the age – radio! Night after night, Australians defied sleep to hear sporting history being made, with record-smashing new champion Don Bradman leading the charge. In this episode, we look at how these ingenious broadcasts were made and how they were received, from Melbourne to Mount Gambier, Bowral to Ballarat.

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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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Who named Australia? Which former Prime Minister lost his pants in public?

Which celebrity came chasing ghosts Down Under?

What were the weirdest names suggested for Melbourne before Melbourne became Melbourne?

Welcome to the pub trivia night that plays out in your podcast player

How well do you know our weird and wonderful history?

30 Questions over 3 Rounds. What will you score out of 30?

**Original upload had erroneous bit of commentary in the otherwise correct answer to question 10;

it has since been corrected. Many thanks to listener Michael Bragge for pointing up my mistake!**

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Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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Having bent justice to their will successfully once, Kenneth Brown and his supporters tried a new defence tactic: arguing that he’d been cursed from birth as a hereditary homicidal maniac.

If you’re in danger from domestic violence, call Triple 0.

National Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service


Tel: 1 800 737 732


https://1800respect.org.au

Lifeline


Tel: 131 114


https://www.lifeline.org.au/

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