Brisbane Is Weird

Episode 2: The Murder that built Brisbane


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A gruesome, psychopathic murder and robbery is committed at Kangaroo Point, a man is hung for the murder. 17 years later another man confesses. If true University of Queensland to the Royal Brisbane Hospital have blood money in their foundations...

Music from fesliyanstudios.com & Antti Luode

Links:

  • The Mayne Inheritance - Kindle eBook — The incredible novel that became my main reference point for this story
  • The location of The Bush Inn - where the murder likely occurred
  • A Historical Walk with the Maynes 1848-1940 — A post script for The Mayne Inheritance book, featuring a current day description of some of the remaining references to the family around Brisbane.
  • Ashgrove Historical Society - The Great Fire of Brisbane — Details on the year of disasters that hit Brisbane in it's first five years of being a capital city - while Patrick Mayne was on the council.
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