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Backyard Battlefields is a military history program which explores historical sites throughout Australia and beyond. Backyard Battlefields gives Australia’s military history a context by explaining it... more
FAQs about Backyard Battlefields:How many episodes does Backyard Battlefields have?The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.
October 04, 2023Perth's 'Arc de Triomphe'?: The Barracks Arch, Western AustraliaPerth's 'Barracks Arch' is all that remains of the 'Pensioner Barracks'. It was a Tudor style bulding designed by colonial architect Richard Roach Jewell in 1863. It is located at the Western end of St Georges Terrace, Perth and once housed the members and families of the 'Pensioner Guards'. These were ex-soldiers who served as guards on convict ships en-route to Australia and were given employment and land on arrival to continue in this militia role. The building was demolished in the 1960s to make way for Perths Mitchell Freeway. ...more6minPlay
October 04, 2023Australia Under Attack: Shelling of Newcastle, 1942In 1942 a Japanese submarine I-21, operating off the East coast of Australia shelled the port of Newcastle in New South Wales. This attack was in the context of the bombardment of Sydney's Eastern suburbs and the audacious midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour....more8minPlay
October 02, 2023Australian Army Chinooks: FremantleThe Chinook (or 'Chook') is a twin-rotor heavy lift helicopter manufactured by Boeing and used by the Australian Army. A detatchment was deployed to Afghanistan in support of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG)...more6minPlay
September 21, 2023Onslow Attack: Western Australia 1943In September 1943, Japanese Navy Kawanashi 'Emily' Flying Boats operating out of Surabaya, Indonesia bombed the Western Australian town of Onslow, Western Australia....more8minPlay
September 14, 2023The Pinjarra Mounted Volunteers (PMV)The Pinjarra Mounted Volunteers were raised in 1862 by prominent citizen Captain Theodore Fawcett, formerly of the British 6th Dragoon Guards. It was the first mounted unit raised for policing and defence in the Western Australian Perth (Boorloo) area, known then as The Swan River Colony. ...more9minPlay
September 09, 2023Lighthorse VC: Hugo ThrossellBorn in the town of Northam, Western Australia, Hugo Throssell won the Victoria Cross (VC) at Gallipoli in 1915 and later became a Socialist and outspoken advocate on the futility of war. ...more14minPlay
September 01, 2023NUCLEAR TEST: Monte Bello Islands, Western AustraliaThe Monte Bello Islands have a unique place in Western Australian history. They form an archipelago lying approximately 130KM off the Pilbara coast and in the 1950s they were the site of 3 British nuclear weapons tests called 'Operation Hurricane' and 'Mosaic.' ...more11minPlay
June 23, 2021Built by Redcoats: Kojanup BarracksKojanup Barracks is an important piece of Western Australian history. Built by British Redcoats of the 51st Regiment it was a staging post on the road to the strategically important town of Albany. Kojanup is located 256km South East of Perth, Western Australia. ...more7minPlay
June 23, 2021Fremantle Artillery Barracks: Cantonment Hill, Western AustraliaThe Fremantle Artillery Barracks was built to service the forts defending the Western Australian port of Fremantle. Sitting atop Cantonment Hill on the corner of Burt and Tuckfield Streets, it is now home to the Army Museum of Western Australia....more12minPlay
February 26, 2021Ibuki: Anzac Convoy EscortThe IJN Ibuki was a Japanese battlecruiser which in 1914 escorted the Gallipoli bound Australian and New Zealand troops from Albany at the Southern tip of Western Australia to the Middle East....more11minPlay
FAQs about Backyard Battlefields:How many episodes does Backyard Battlefields have?The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.