Forgotten Australia

The arrest of Holt’s would-be assassin was at first kept need-to-know. But when the story broke in court, it was sensational front-page news. Why had this young man wanted to shoot Holt? Had he been acting alone? Was Holt being reckless with his own safety? Claim and counter-claim would be heard in two trials.

Check out my other podcast – Australian Murder – wherever you get your audio.

Forgotten Australia and Australian Murder are created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.

Support Forgotten Australia for early ad-free episodes:

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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Check out my other podcast – Australian Murder – wherever you get your audio.

Forgotten Australia and Australian Murder are created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.

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Australian prime minister Harold Holt’s mysterious fate in 1967 is the stuff of lore and conspiracy theory. Which makes it ironic that few know about the documented plan to assassinate him in November 1966. After the news was initially suppressed, the court hearings were a front-page sensation. Join me as we profile the snake-eating lone gunman who went to Canberra to shoot Harold Holt dead in front of Parliament House. Bonus: he did this when Australia was in the midst of a rowdy and violent federal election – and the US mid-terms had just reshaped American politics, setting the scene for further assassinations.

Part Two – Beyond Conspiracy – will be available early and ad-free for Apple and Patreon supporters.

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Check out my other podcast – Australian Murder – wherever you get your audio.

Forgotten Australia and Australian Murder are created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.

Those books are available here:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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The investigation into the mystery of Minnie introduces a hard-charging cop and a spiritually minded scribe. Our quest for answers takes us from northern NSW to the mean streets of Sydney and the shores of Gallipoli.

Check out my other podcast – Australian Murder – where we ‘Do the crime and do the time’.

Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes.

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Forgotten Australia and Australian Murder are created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.

Those books are available here:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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Halloween Special! Just over 100 years ago, Australia was spooked by strange happenings at a farmhouse in northern NSW. Showers of stones! Bumps in the night! Night after night! All centred on a little girl named Minnie. Was she a portal to a poltergeist? The police, press and public wanted answers.

Check out my other podcast, Australian Murder, wherever you get your audio.

Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes.

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

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With the Auster Archer over Sydney, and everyone freaking out, the RAAF scrambles to do something… anything… but their responses are 100% inept and 0% intercept. Luckily, a couple of other Top Guns are ready to fly into the Danger Zone...

Be sure to check out my new true crime show Australian Murder.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

See the TV segment on this story here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ehAQVhOL3k

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In August 1955, Sydney was suddenly under threat from a rogue plane.

Had it really taken off by itself? Would it crash into the city?

What were the RAAF doing about it?

Be sure to check out my new true crime show Australian Murder.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes and the chance to win prizes.

To use a free trial and get immediate access:

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Email: [email protected]

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I'm launching a new true crime podcast called Australian Murder.

Here's the lowdown.

Check out Australian Murder wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow to get the first episode as soon as it's released next week!

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Who was Musquito, the Aboriginal warrior feared by colonists in Sydney and Tasmania?

Historian Naomi Parry Duncan's new book takes us behind the myths for a better understanding of this remarkable man.

But Musquito: The Real Story of a Legendary Colonial Warrior is much more than a biography – it also tells the entwined stories of Naomi's own colonial ancestors.

Booktopia Awards:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/booktopia-book-award/promo4387.html

Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes.

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Email: [email protected]

Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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Having successfully toured Australian cities with Frankenstein, Professor Hornburg invents a new machine man that uses a new energy source. But he and his creation – called Adam Iron, first man of iron – will have to share the limelight with a snake charmer and his nest of vipers. Two showmen scientists. Deadly serpents and an infernal machine. What could possibly go wrong?

Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes and the chance to win prizes.

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Email: [email protected]

Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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Just as the Iron Outlaw Ned Kelly is going to the gallows, Australians are astonished by a walking automaton called ‘Frankenstein - The Steam Man’. Professor Hornburg’s invention is intriguing, ingenious and imaginative. But is it really ‘the greatest piece of mechanism in the universe’? How much is science and how much is showmanship? To put it bluntly: Is Hornburg a Humbug?

Step right this way and all will be revealed!

All true and all bizarre, this is a strange parable for our own age of Gods and Monsters.

Australian Frankenstein – Part Two: The Infernal Machine is available now early & ad-free to Forgotten Australia supporters.

If you're using Apple, click on that episode and follow the instructions for a free trial.

Or go to:

apple.co/forgottenaustralia

To access via Patreon (and listen on other podcast apps):

patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

apple.co/forgottenaustralia

To see the 1880 'Steam Man' poster:

https://cyberneticzoo.com/steammen/1876-steam-man-mechanical-horse-hornburg-australian/

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