How one man transformed the Melbourne Cup into a success
Entrepreneur and inventor Henry Byron Moore had a showman’s instincts and captured the public’s imagination, transforming the Cup into a world-renowned event.
In Black and White
How the ‘One-Eyed Tiger’ of Little Bourke St earned her nickname
Wearing a patch over one eye, Victorian street fighter Cecilia Curtain made her money robbing men on Melbourne’s seedy city streets.
French Empress Josephine’s amazing Aussie menagerie
When Napoleon’s wife declared she wanted wombats, kangaroos and emus roaming her gardens, nothing could get in her way.
Who really killed Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor?
A widely held belief that feared gangsters Squizzy Taylor and rival Snowy Cutmore killed each other in a fierce Carlton shootout could be a farce, as evidence of a third man comes to light.
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Could Victoria have been a republic under Kelly rule?
Was outlaw Ned Kelly vying to be the president of a Victorian republic or is this fanciful myth? This critic thinks otherwise.
The Victorian hanged for a murder he didn’t commit
Victorians rallied in the streets to try and save Angus Murray from the hangman’s noose for the execution of a bank manager.
Genius Gallipoli tactic saved tens of thousands of lives
The Allies expected to lose half their men in the Gallipoli evacuation but a mastermind invented “silent stunts” and not one man died.
WW1 cannon buried under Brighton school
A modern-day treasure hunt is on for a priceless World War I artefact, which has been buried under one of Melbourne’s elite private schools.
Fake Aussie war hero who tricked a US president
Tom Skeyhill found fame as a war hero blinded by an explosion, but he was simply a fraud who faked it to escape the trenches.
How sly grog queen ruled the streets
Kate Leigh was a feisty but revered crime matriarch who ran a sprawling empire and had a bitter rivalry with another female gang boss.
Butcher pulled off one of history’s greatest scams
Arthur Orton was a fat butcher when he duped the mother of a wealthy heir into believing he was her skinny, French-speaking son.
Koala runs rampant on luxury yacht
A stowaway koala has spent the night running wild on a luxury yacht in the Gippsland Lakes, mistaking the mast for a gumtree.
The thespian plucked to play cricket for Australia
When the Aussie cricket team went on strike before a Test match with England, selectors were forced to field an unlikely side.
Listen: Inside the twisted mind of Australia’s most brash serial killer
Frank Butler signed autographs, sold merchandise and gave paid interviews all while under arrest for three brutal murders. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
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