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- Two Ticks Town Talk – Gwalia (part 2), Western Australia (from 1 Oct 2026 Australia Talks)
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Gwalia (part 2), Western Australia from the 1 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum
Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands
Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia
Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia
Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News
A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora
Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum
Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited
Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News
#Australian
25 min - Australia Talks – 1 Oct 2026: Does your magpie like you? + Indian mynas are a feral pest
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:08:08 – Why magpies sing to humans
00:23:51 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Gwalia (part 2), WA
00:48:26 – Indian mynas are now a feral pest
01:10:48 – This week in Australian history 25-30 Sep & 1 Oct
01:20:40 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Animal Behaviouralist: Talking magpies, grieving tawny frogmouths and canny galahs - ABC listen
Why Do Magpies Sing to Humans? - Better Homes & Gardens Australia
Gisela Kaplan - University of New England (UNE)
Indian mynas were introduced to control pest insects but now they are the pest - ABC News
Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum
Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands
Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia
Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia
Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News
A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora
Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum
Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited
Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
1 hr 36 min - Two Ticks Town Talk – Gwalia (part 1), Western Australia (from 24 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Gwalia, Western Australia from the 24 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/
Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands: https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/info/Land-you-Stand-on/state/western-australia/lga/shire-of-leonora
Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia,_Western_Australia
Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia_Gold_Mine
Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/outback-was-ghost-town-of-gwalia-to-live-on/8602274
A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora: https://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/visitors/gwalia-museum/brief-history-gwalia-mine.aspx
Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/bookings/hoover-house/hoover-house.aspx
Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited: https://genesisminerals.com.au/our-assets/leonora-operations/gwalia-operations/
Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-22/gwalia-is-australias-deepest-gold-mine-and-getting-deeper/11004444
History of sewerage | Melbourne Water: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/learn-about/melbournes-history/history-sewerage
#Australian
29 min - Australia Talks – 24 Sep 2026: A Swiss style militia for Aus + Where in the world are the wallabies?
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:50 – Croc watch
00:18:16 – A Swiss style militia for Australia?
00:56:14 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Gwalia (part 1), Western Australia
01:24:22 – Where in the world are all the wallabies?
01:44:20 – This week in Australian history 18-24 Sep
01:56:53 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators:
Aussie animal racing down British street sparks hilarious response from driver - Yahoo News Australia: https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-animal-racing-down-british-street-sparks-hilarious-response-from-driver-232741727.html
Aussie wildlife found thriving 15,000km from home: ‘I can’t believe it’ - Yahoo News Australia: https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-wildlife-found-thriving-15000km-from-home-i-cant-believe-it-064727476.html
Where’s wallaby? Using public records and media reports to describe the status of red‐necked wallabies in Britain - English - 2020 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.6877
06/25/20-ADULT ROCK WALLABY RETURNS TO THE FOREST – Department of Land and Natural Resources: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/06/25/nr20-091/
Wallaby Hawaii: A Curious Critter and Its Parakeet Friend - Hawaii Aloha Travel: https://www.hawaii-aloha.com/blog/two-curious-critters/
Management of North Island weka and wallabies on Kawau Island: https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/DSIS54.pdf
Lambay Island is home to Ireland's wallabies: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63039627
Swiss Military Cost-Effectiveness in the Cold-War: Insights for Land Capability | Australian Army Research Centre (AARC): https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/land-power-forum/swiss-military-cost-effectiveness-cold-war-insights-land-capability
Strategic Review of the Australian Defence Force Reserves | Defence: https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/strategic-review-of-the-adf-reserves
National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023 | About | Defence: https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review
The ADF reserve system is obsolete. We need a dramatically expanded force | The Strategist: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-adf-reserve-system-is-obsolete-we-need-a-dramatically-expanded-force/
Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/
Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands: https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/info/Land-you-Stand-on/state/western-australia/lga/shire-of-leonora
Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia,_Western_Australia
Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia_Gold_Mine
Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/outback-was-ghost-town-of-gwalia-to-live-on/8602274
A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora: https://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/visitors/gwalia-museum/brief-history-gwalia-mine.aspx
Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/bookings/hoover-house/hoover-house.aspx
Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited: https://genesisminerals.com.au/our-assets/leonora-operations/gwalia-operations/
Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-22/gwalia-is-australias-deepest-gold-mine-and-getting-deeper/11004444
History of sewerage | Melbourne Water: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/learn-about/melbournes-history/history-sewerage
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia/Anniversaries
#Australian
2 hr 11 min - Two Ticks Town Talk – Three Springs, Western Australia (from 13 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Three Springs, Western Australia from the 13 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Three Springs, WA - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/three-springs-wa
Local Attractions and Places of Interest: https://www.threesprings.wa.gov.au/index.php/visitors/places-of-interest
Talc - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc
Three Springs Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Springs_Mine
Energy & Mining: https://energymining.sa.gov.au/industry/minerals-and-mining/mineral-commodities/talc
4 spectacular wildflower road trips in Western Australia - Australian Traveller: https://www.australiantraveller.com/wa/wa-wildflower-trail-guide/
Wildflower Way - 3 day Wildflower route: https://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/itineraries/wildflower-way
Two Self-drive Wildflower Trips North of Perth| RAC WA: https://rac.com.au/horizons/explore/short-wildflower-drives-wa
Western Australian Visitor Information Centre - Wildflowers: https://www.wavisitorcentre.com.au/wildflowers
In Bloom on the Coral Coast: https://images.impartmedia.com/wavisitorcentre.com.au/PDF/Australias%20Coral%20Coast%20-%20In%20Bloom%20on%20the%20Coral%20Coast%20-%20Wildflower%20Guide.pdf
Amangu - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amangu
Eucalyptus rhodantha - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_rhodantha
#Australian
17 min - Australia Talks – 13 Sep 2026: Coles ditches Palantir + US military bases in Australia
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:11:06 – Coles ditches Palantir
00:31:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Three Springs, Western Australia
00:47:41 – Do more US bases in Australia make us more vulnerable to attack?
01:11:58 – This week in Australian history 11-17 Sep
01:22:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Coles Palantir contract: Supermarket ends partnership with data firm following GetUp campaign
The Slippery Slope to Function Creep
Facial recognition technology 'scope creep' is upon us, experts warn - ABC News
The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war? | Australian military | The Guardian
Home | Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability
US now accesses more than half of Australia’s military bases: Report
Three Springs, WA - Aussie Towns
Local Attractions and Places of Interest
Talc - Wikipedia
Three Springs Mine - Wikipedia
Talc | Energy & Mining
4 spectacular wildflower road trips in Western Australia - Australian Traveller
Wildflower Way - 3 day Wildflower route
Two Self-drive Wildflower Trips North of Perth| RAC WA
Western Australian Visitor Information Centre - Wildflowers
In Bloom on the Coral Coast
Amangu - Wikipedia
Eucalyptus rhodantha - Wikipedia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
1 hr 30 min - Two Ticks Town Talk – Anna Creek Station, South Australia (from 10 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Anna Creek Station, South Australia from the 10 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Native title granted over Lake Eyre | SBS News
Scott Morrison knocks back sale of S. Kidman & Co due to 'national interest' - ABC News
Anna Creek — Williams Cattle Company’
About Anna Creek Painted Hills
#Australian
22 min - Australia Talks – 10 Sep 2026: Mining the deep sea + A new world map
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:11:08 – Deep sea mining
00:32:51 – Two Ticks Town Talk - Anna Creek Station, South Australia
00:54:05 – A new world map
01:19:00 – This week in Australian history 4-10 Sep
01:32:07 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Africa and Australia bigger, US smaller as UN votes to adopt a new world map - ABC News
What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong
Fault lines beneath the Blue Pacific: Deep-sea mining and the future of Pacific unity | Lowy Institute
Deep-sea mining opens Pacific up to costly investor disputes - ABC Pacific
The Pacific Is Ground Zero for Deep-Sea Mining
Native title granted over Lake Eyre | SBS News
Scott Morrison knocks back sale of S. Kidman & Co due to 'national interest' - ABC News
Anna Creek — Williams Cattle Company’
About Anna Creek Painted Hills
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
1 hr 41 min - Two Ticks Town Talk – Shepparton, Victoria (from 3 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Shepparton, Victoria from the 3 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/shepparton-vic
Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn_Valley
Shepparton - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepparton
Shepparton | Victorian Places: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/shepparton
RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect: https://riverconnect.com.au/about/history
History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com: https://tomelbourne.com/history-of-shepparton/
Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/furphy-australian-manufacturing-icon-150-years-in-shepparton/103134596
History - Furphy Story: https://web.archive.org/web/20251115041309/https://www.furphystory.com.au/history/
John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge.: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111045451/http://www.aholgate.com/girdertexts/shepparton.html
John Monash - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Monash
#Australian
22 min - Australia Talks – 3 Sep 2026: Mandatory e-bike licences + A tax on sugar
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:11:15 – Licencing e-bikes in Queensland
00:37:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Shepparton, Victoria
00:58:33 – Taxing sugary drinks
01:30:19 – This week in Australian history 28-31 August & 1-3 Sep
01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
E-Bike rules in Queensland - qld.gov.au
Driver's licence mandatory to ride e-bikes and e-scooters, under 16s banned from riding solo under new Queensland laws - ABC News
Push for new e-bike laws in Queensland after 13yo left fighting for life in horror crash | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Sugar tax on drinks may improve oral health in Australia, study suggests - ABC News
Impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on dental caries, periodontitis and edentulism in Australia: a modelling study | BMJ Public Health
Estimated effects of food taxes and subsidies on health, economics, and equity in Australia: a modelling study - The Lancet Public Health
77% of Australians want government intervention as common drinks found to have more than double recommended sugar limit - Food For Health Alliance
D. Parliamentary Budget Office costing: 20% tax on sugar sweetened beverages – Parliament of Australia
Sugar tax could improve oral health - Griffith News
Case for a tax on sweetened sugary drinks | Obesity Evidence Hub
Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns
Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia
Shepparton - Wikipedia
Shepparton | Victorian Places
RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect
History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com
Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News
History - Furphy Story
John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge.
John Monash - Wikipedia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
1 hr 51 min
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DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.