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The shocking images that helped end Melbourne’s slums

From Collingwood to Carlton, Melbourne’s ritzy inner suburbs was once home to incredible poverty and crime. But one fearless crusader exposed the depression-era squalor and helped transform people’s lives.Join host Jen Kelly and Melbourne journalist and history buff Jamie Duncan as they delve into the story of Frederick Oswald Barnett.And to see Barnett’s incredible slum pictures, head here.  

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