This is a story that most Australians have never heard.

The arrival of two men sparks a chain of events leading to a brutal execution witnessed by thousands in the heart of the frontier town of Melbourne.

Were these men criminals or resistance fighters?

Guest: Professor Lynette Russell AM, Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Monash University

Case: The trial and execution of Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner (Melbourne, 1842)

Further Reading:  Auty, K., & Russell, L. (2016). Hunt Them, Hang Them: 'The Tasmanians' in Port Phillip 1841-42. (1 ed.) Justice Press.

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