Haunted Hills

Bendigo Crime covers stories about storekeepers who used bad weights to steal from prospectors.

A bigamist and a man who did not keep his promises and more.

This episode is about the history that today is known as Bendigo

The traditional owners of Bendigo are the Dja Dja Wurrung (Djaara) people Taungurung Peoples of the Kulin Nation. The first name colonisers called it Sandhurst.

 

The narrative follows the Absalom family and the town.

Hear about the historical true crime from the Beechworth area. Hear about the local rules, robbery, murder, adultery and more.

 

Over on Patreon is Beechworth Breakouts - the escapes from the Prison. https://www.patreon.com/Hauntedhills

The final part to the Beechworth History and Kibell family.

Beechworth and Miners, Grocers, Truck drivers the Kibell's - Christopher and Joseph. 

 

Over on Patreon is part one of the Beechworth Breakouts

There is a lot to say about Beechworth Victoria also many of its landmarks have been there since close to when it was converged upon as a gold mining area. This had a seriously negative impact on the Aboriginal people of the area, along with the beliefs of the colonisers which were reported in the media.

This true crime episode is from Mansfield Victoria. The Traditional Custodians of Country are the people of the  the traditional owners of this land are the Taungurung clan -Taungurung people, also spelt Daung Wurrung.

Hear about bushrangers, murders, theft and more.

The bonus episode on Patreon.com/hauntedhills is Bogong Jack - traditionally people think he is John Payner - we have found another potentiality.

Hear about historical people from Mansfield Victoria including a soldier who fought in the Boer War. Hear about the McMillan's from the Mansfield area, the school, and other bits.

Omeo true crime has a number of murders in it. Which his different for our usual crime episodes which usually have less featured - because there are less and more crime. 

 

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One of the bonus episodes about the oldest woman who lived and died in Gippsland in 1933, spent sometime in Omeo. There is also a well known murder that occurred here in 1928 - but during the crime episode you will also hear this was a place for bushrangers and murderers.

But before we hear about the crimes let us get a feel for the town and the regular people who make the town.

It was a very isolated town difficult to get too, the gold miners made it there by 1854.