Convict Australia
από Jennifer Twemlow
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S4E10 Voices From the Parramatta Female Factory with Gay Hendriksen
S4E10 Voices From the Parramatta Female Factory with Gay Hendriksen
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A podcast about the convicts that were transported to Australia. Each episode offers a glimpse into life as a convict and a broader insight into the convict system. Presented by Jennifer Twemlow, author of 'Convict Sydney: the real-life stories of 32 prisoners'.
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- S4E10 Voices From the Parramatta Female Factory with Gay Hendriksen · 32 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 10In this episode, I talk with historian and author Gay Hendriksen about the women who passed through the Parramatta Female Factory and how we can recover and hear their voices…
- S4E9 The Mutiny of the Cyprus · 59 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 9In 1829, convicts aboard the brig Cyprus seized their chance at freedom, launching one of the most audacious escapes in Australian history. Led by experienced mariner William…
- S4E8 Norfolk Island with Cathy Dunn - Part 2 · 39 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 8In this episode, host Jennifer Twemlow continues her conversation with historian Cathy Dunn, this time turning to the second phase of Norfolk Island’s convict history — the…
- S4E7 Norfolk Island with Cathy Dunn - Part 1 · 21 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 7In this episode, host Jennifer Twemlow speaks with historian Cathy Dunn about the early convict history of Norfolk Island, known as the Colonial Settlement (1788-1814). Cathy…
- S4E6 The Fremantle Five - Escape, Survival & Murder · 34 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 6In January 1859, five convicts escaped from a Fremantle work party and vanished into the bush, launching one of the most dramatic manhunts in Western Australian history. Stealing…
- S4E5 The Two Stowaways · 17 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 5In February 1821, two convicts, Peter Penney and William White, embark on a daring escape from the Australian colony. Stowing away on the ship Dromedary, they endure a perilous…
- S4E4 Sydney in the Firing Line - the Story of The Three Bees · 10 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 4In May 1814, Sydney’s bustling Port Jackson faced terror as the convict ship The Three Bees went up in flames. Loaded with gunpowder and cannons, the burning vessel drifted…
- S4E3 Neptune - the Wilful Murder · 36 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 3In this episode, we dive into one of the darkest chapters of convict transportation to Australia: the voyage of the Neptune, the notorious ship of the Second Fleet. This 1790…
- S4E2 The Capture of Sorell · 13 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 2In the thrilling second episode of Season 4 of the Convict Australia Podcast, we journey back to 1825 to a stormy night in Tasmania as Matthew Brady and his infamous gang of…
- S4E1 Four Convict Castaways · 41 λεπ. · Σεζόν 4 Επεισόδιο 1On 21 March 1823, four convict men left Sydney in a 29ft open boat heading for the Five Islands to collect cedar. On the way, they encountered a fierce storm that pushed them out…
- S3E10 The Skinny Dip that started a Rebellion · 16 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 10Ralph Entwhistle, a convict with a life sentence, stripped off for a quick dip in the Macquarie River in 1829. This innocent act got him into a lot of trouble! Join me as I tell…
- S3E9 Ten Convict Pirates Seize the Frederick · 29 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 9In 1834, ten convicts seized the Frederick and made their daring escape from the penal settlement on Sarah Island in Tasmania to the Port of Valdivia in Chile. The journey took…
- S3E8 The Sinking of the Guardian · 21 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 8When word reached England that the colony of NSW was in dire need of food King George III immediately dispatched HMS Guardian to come to their rescue. The Guardian was packed…
- S3E7 Australia's First Bank Robbery · 27 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 7In 1828, 14,000 pounds was stolen from the Bank of Australia – that’s about 20 million dollars by today’s standards AND most of the money has never been found! Join me as I…
- S3E6 John Matthew Richardson with Solomon Staunton · 33 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 6Historian 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…
- S3E5 Neva - One of the Worst Shipwrecks in Australian History · 13 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 5The Neva was a three-masted barque carrying hundreds of female convicts and their children from Ireland to Port Jackson. In 1835 it stuck the Harbinger Reefs near King Island in…
- S3E4 The Cooking Pot Riot · 15 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 4What 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…
- S3E3 The Extraordinary Story of Mary Bryant – First Fleeter, Wife and Mother · 33 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 3This is the true story of convict First Fleeter, Mary Bryant. In March 1791 Mary, her husband, their two infant children and 6 other convicts made a daring escape from the…
- S3E2 Fremantle Prison with Matthew Bateman-Graham · 40 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 2Join me as I talk to Matthew Bateman-Graham, a tour guide at Fremantle Prison – a UNESCO World Heritage site for convicts in Western Australia. Matthew talks about how Fremantle…
- S3E1 The Isle of the Dead with Tammy Reardon · 46 λεπ. · Σεζόν 3 Επεισόδιο 1Join 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…
