Australian History

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Podcasts on the discussions of Australian history, from Aboriginal Australians to the ANZACs.

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Australian History episodes:

05.25.2015
Gallipoli in Film
Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the legacy of the Gallipoli campaign, and the fine line between commemoration and celebration. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find...
05.24.2015
Gallipoli in Film
Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the legacy of the Gallipoli campaign, and the fine line between commemoration and celebration. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find...
05.21.2015
Commemoration of Gallipoli
Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the legacy of the Gallipoli campaign, and the fine line between commemoration and celebration. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find...
05.20.2015
Commemoration of Gallipoli
Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the legacy of the Gallipoli campaign, and the fine line between commemoration and celebration. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find...
05.05.2015
The Gallipoli Campaign
Professor Robin Prior (History, Flinders University) on the Gallipoli campaign, Australia’s contribution on the battlefield, and the growth of myth. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La Trobe University. You can enrol or find out more...
04.16.2015
Life on the Gallipoli Battlefield
Dr Michelle Negus-Cleary (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on life on the Gallipoli battlefield and the conditions the soldiers were living with, such as poor food and supplies, illness and traumatic stress. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online...
03.31.2015
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Dr Bart Ziino (History, Deakin University) on the concept of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and how they represent the fallen of World War I who never returned. Gallipoli and the Great War is a fully online subject at La...
03.16.2015
Australian Nurses in World War I
Dr Janet Butler (History, La Trobe University) talks about the Australian women who went to the frontlines in World War I and supported their men in their time of need. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
03.10.2015
The Anti-Conscription Movement
Dr Clare Wright (History, La Trobe University) talks about the anti-conscription movement, the public response to war and the driving force of Vida Goldstein. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.26.2015
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Assoc Professor Adrian Jones (History, La Trobe University) on the Ottoman defence to the Gallipoli campaign, the fall of their empire, and the rise of Turkey. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.24.2015
Grief and Commemoration of WWI
Dr Bart Ziino (History, Deakin University) on grief and how Australians coped with the loss of soldiers, and how the growth of monuments changed the landscape. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.19.2015
Charles Bean and the ANZAC Book
Sarah Midford (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the ANZAC book, written by soldiers in the trenches and edited by Charles Bean, and how it shaped the ANZAC myth. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.16.2015
Friendship at War
Dr Janet Butler (History, La Trobe University) on the strong and unique bonds of friendship that develop between soldiers in a war situation. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.13.2015
The Turkish Perspective
Erdem Koç (Journalism, La Trobe University) on the Turkish perspective of the Gallipoli campaign and the ANZAC legacy. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.13.2015
Battlefield Archaeology at Gallipoli
Dr Jessie Birkett Rees (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on archaeological studies of the battlefield on the Gallipoli peninsula, and the challenges of working in such an environment. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.13.2015
The Imperial Camel Corp
Dr Janet Butler (History, La Trobe University) on the Imperial Camel Corp, and the Australian soldiers who faced the revolt of pro-Turkish Senussi tribesmen in Egypt's Western Desert. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.13.2015
A History of Gallipoli Before 1915
Professor Christopher Mackie (Mediterranean Studies, La Trobe University) on the history of the Gallipoli peninsula and its historical context prior to World War I. Copyright 2015 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
05.28.2014
Classical Commemoration of ANZACs
Since the first Australian soldiers landed on the beach at Gallipoli in April 1915 they have been likened to ancient Greek warrior heroes. However, the Trojan hero is simply one aspect of the multi-faceted Australian Anzac archetypal hero whose construction...
04.17.2014
The Melbourne Homefront in World War I
Dr Charles Fahey (History, La Trobe University) on Melbourne during the first World War - a city rocked by industrial action, protests, and strikes. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
04.01.2014
Indigenous Archaeology at Ned's Corner
Dr Jillian Garvey has begun a major Indigenous archaeology project in northwest Victoria. The project could find evidence of human occupation dating back 40,000 years. It is the first Indigenous archaeology project to be funded by the Australian Research Council in...
03.31.2014
Indigenous Archaeology at Ned's Corner
Dr Jillian Garvey has begun a major Indigenous archaeology project in northwest Victoria. The project could find evidence of human occupation dating back 40,000 years. It is the first Indigenous archaeology project to be funded by the Australian Research Council in...
02.21.2014
Striking it Rich in the Gold Fields
Dr Charles Fahey (History, La Trobe University) on the challenges of the gold fields in Australia, and how a miner could make his fortune - something that few ever achieved. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
11.08.2013
Women of the Eureka Rebellion
Dr Clare Wright (Honorary Research Associate, History Program, La Trobe University) on her new book, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, which tells the story of the thousands of women on the Australian goldfields. How they arrived there, why they came...
12.21.2012
The Legacy of Arthur Dale Trendall
Dr Gillian Shepherd (Director, Trendall Research Centre) and Dr Ian McPhee (former Director, Trendall Research Centre) talk about Arthur Dale Trendall's life, legendary research and legacy bequeathed to La Trobe University. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for...
12.11.2012
A Profile of Professor A. D. Trendall
Dr Gillian Shepherd and Dr Ian McPhee present a profile of Arthur Dale (A.D.) Trendall, legendary figure and one of the foremost historians of Greek art of the 20th century. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
11.23.2012
The Chowilla Dam Project
Dr Jennifer Hamilton-McKenzie (History, La Trobe University) on an early example of environmentalism in Australia in the 1970s. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
11.22.2012
The Chowilla Dam Project
Dr Jennifer Hamilton-McKenzie (History, La Trobe University) on an early example of environmentalism in Australia in the 1970s. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
11.16.2012
Women in Australian Pubs
Dr Clare Wright (History, La Trobe University) challenges the myth of the Australian pub as a male domain by documenting the leading role of women in the hotel industry from colonial times to the present. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all...
10.10.2012
The Legacy of Sir Isaac Isaacs
The Hon Tim Fischer (former deputy prime-minister) on the forward thinking and legacy of Australia's ninth governor-general, Sir Isaac Isaacs. Delivered as part of the 10th Kerferd Oration in 2012. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
10.08.2012
Sir Isaac Isaacs - A Profile
Dr Bill Wilson with a profile on Sir Isaac Isaacs, ninth governor-general of Australia and the first born in the country to occupy that post. Delivered as part of the 10th Kerferd Oration in 2012. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights...
09.17.2012
How Australian Women Won the Vote
Dr Clare Wright (Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University) on how Australia became the first country in the world where women won full political equality: the right to vote and to stand for parliament. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all...
08.30.2012
Environmental Impact of Mining in Victoria
Dr Susan Lawler (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on the 'sludge factor': the environmental impact of mining on the rivers of Victoria. The mining industry has always been a heavy user of water and water leaving the mines has always been heavily...
08.14.2012
Hygiene in 19th Century Melbourne
Dr Michael Lever (Project Archaeologist, Andrew Long and Associates) on health, hygiene, and material culture in nineteenth century Melbourne. Death and disease wrought tragedy in Melbourne of the 19th century, particularly among children of the working-class poor. During this time, the medical...
08.13.2012
Hygiene in 19th Century Melbourne
Dr Michael Lever (Project Archaeologist, Andrew Long and Associates) on health, hygiene, and material culture in nineteenth century Melbourne. Death and disease wrought tragedy in Melbourne of the 19th century, particularly among children of the working-class poor. During this time, the medical...
08.03.2012
Chinese in the Bendigo Goldfields
Dr Valerie Lovejoy (Education, La Trobe University) on the social activity of Chinese immigrants to the Bendigo goldfields in Australia. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
03.30.2012
The Myall Creek Massacre
Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the frontier war between settlers and indigenous Australia, focussing on the Myall Creek Massacre. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
03.29.2012
The Myall Creek Massacre
Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the frontier war between settlers and indigenous Australia, focussing on the Myall Creek Massacre. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.03.2012
The Australian Whaling Industry
Dr Susan Lawrence (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on the history of the whaling industry in Australia, an important activity in the early establishment of Australia. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
02.02.2012
The Australian Whaling Industry
Dr Susan Lawrence (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on the history of the whaling industry in Australia, an important activity in the early establishment of Australia. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
12.02.2011
The Great Melbourne Telescope
Dr Richard Gillespie (Museum Victoria) on The Great Melbourne Telescope and the project to restore this 150 year old marvel of engineering. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
12.01.2011
The Great Melbourne Telescope
Dr Richard Gillespie (Museum Victoria) on The Great Melbourne Telescope and the project to restore this 150 year old marvel of engineering. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
11.11.2011
The Australian-Pacific Indentured Labour Trade
Dr Tracey Banivanua Mar (History Program, La Trobe University) on the indentured labour trade of the 1800s, in which South Pacific islanders were bought to Australia, at times by force, to work in the sugar fields of northern Queensland. Copyright 2011...
11.10.2011
The Australian-Pacific Indentured Labour Trade
Dr Tracey Banivanua Mar (History Program, La Trobe University) on the indentured labour trade of the 1800s, in which South Pacific islanders were bought to Australia, at times by force, to work in the sugar fields of northern Queensland. Copyright 2011...
10.14.2011
Australian Women and Their Gardens
Assoc Professor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) on her new book 'Between the Leaves: Stories Of Australian Women, Writing And Gardens'. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
10.13.2011
Australian Women and Their Gardens
Assoc Professor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) on her new book 'Between the Leaves: Stories Of Australian Women, Writing And Gardens'. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
09.27.2011
Memories of the Vietnam War
Barry Heard (Australian Vietnam War veteran) talks about his memories of the Vietnam War. Introduced by Assoc Professor Katie Holmes. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
08.26.2011
Batavia: Australia's Darkest Tale
Mark Staniforth (Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University) on the Dutch ship Batavia, which ran aground off the coast of Western Australia in the 1600s. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
08.12.2011
The First Fleet: The Real Story
Emeritus Professor Alan Frost (History, La Trobe University) tells the real story of The First Fleet, and the establishing of the Botany Bay settlement in Australia. In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1500 people, set out from England...
08.11.2011
The First Fleet: The Real Story
Emeritus Professor Alan Frost (History, La Trobe University) tells the real story of The First Fleet, and the establishing of the Botany Bay settlement in Australia. In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1500 people, set out from England...
07.12.2011
Early Depictions of Australia
Tony Barta and Les Cowley discuss the depictions of Australian life by early explorers. Filmed in the State Library of Victoria. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

What's Australian History about?

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Australian History episodes:

Gallipoli in Film

Gallipoli in Film

Commemoration of Gallipoli

Commemoration of Gallipoli

The Gallipoli Campaign

Life on the Gallipoli Battlefield

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Australian Nurses in World War I

The Anti-Conscription Movement

The Fall of the Ottoman Empire

Grief and Commemoration of WWI

Charles Bean and the ANZAC Book

Friendship at War

The Turkish Perspective

Battlefield Archaeology at Gallipoli

The Imperial Camel Corp

A History of Gallipoli Before 1915

Classical Commemoration of ANZACs

The Melbourne Homefront in World War I

Indigenous Archaeology at Ned's Corner

Indigenous Archaeology at Ned's Corner

Striking it Rich in the Gold Fields

Women of the Eureka Rebellion

The Legacy of Arthur Dale Trendall

A Profile of Professor A. D. Trendall

The Chowilla Dam Project

The Chowilla Dam Project

Women in Australian Pubs

The Legacy of Sir Isaac Isaacs

Sir Isaac Isaacs - A Profile

How Australian Women Won the Vote

Environmental Impact of Mining in Victoria

Hygiene in 19th Century Melbourne

Hygiene in 19th Century Melbourne

Chinese in the Bendigo Goldfields

The Myall Creek Massacre

The Myall Creek Massacre

The Australian Whaling Industry

The Australian Whaling Industry

The Great Melbourne Telescope

The Great Melbourne Telescope

The Australian-Pacific Indentured Labour Trade

The Australian-Pacific Indentured Labour Trade

Australian Women and Their Gardens

Australian Women and Their Gardens

Memories of the Vietnam War

Batavia: Australia's Darkest Tale

The First Fleet: The Real Story

The First Fleet: The Real Story

Early Depictions of Australia