This week we tell stories of the people who, by choice or circumstance, found themselves lurking through Australia's underbelly.

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From the Pacific War to the Titanic disaster, here are three tales of Aussies who found themselves in the thick of the action.

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When a young Norwegian adventurer found himself shipwrecked in the Southern Ocean, he couldn't know that it would only be the start of his ordeal. His granddaughter Cathrine Harboe-Ree joins the show with more.
More about Cathrine's book at:
https://scholarly.info/article/book_author/cathrine-harboe-ree/

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When a young Norwegian adventurer found himself shipwrecked in the Southern Ocean, he couldn't know that it would only be the start of his ordeal. His granddaughter Cathrine Harboe-Ree joins the show with more.
More about Cathrine's book at:
https://scholarly.info/article/book_author/cathrine-harboe-ree/

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Goldfields diggers knew Edward Thonen as the lemonade man, but his path to Ballarat took him from high-stakes robbery to high-seas adventure.
Amateur historian Daniel Bamberger joins the show from his home in Germany with more. To find out more about Thonen, read Bamberger's free book, Edward Thonen: A forgotten Eureka rebel.

Clarification: Peter Lalor made Edward Thonen captain of one of his divisions, rather than one of the rifle brigades. 

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Goldfields diggers knew Edward Thonen as the lemonade man, but his path to Ballarat took him from high-stakes robbery to high-seas adventure.
Amateur historian Daniel Bamberger joins the show from his home in Germany with more. To find out more about Thonen, read Bamberger's free book, Edward Thonen: A forgotten Eureka rebel.

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Far from being a passive governor's wife, Jane Franklin spent her time coming up with innovative ideas to help the people of colonial Tasmania. Sadly, her notion to eradicate all snakes from the island was not one of them. Author Jim Haynes joins the show to tell more tales from his book Heroes, Rebels, and Radicals of Convict Australia. https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jim-Haynes-Heroes,-Rebels-&-Radicals-of-Convict-Australia-9781761470370

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Far from being a passive governor's wife, Jane Franklin spent her time coming up with innovative ideas to help the people of colonial Tasmania. Sadly, her notion to eradicate all snakes from the island was not one of them. Author Jim Haynes joins the show to tell more tales from his book Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia. https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jim-Haynes-Heroes,-Rebels-&-Radicals-of-Convict-Australia-9781761470370

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When nearly 800 malnourished convicts set off for Botany Bay on the First Fleet, no-one expected them all to survive.

But thanks to the heroic efforts of head physician John White, the prisoners had a better hope of survival than they would have if they stayed at home.

Jim Haynes returns to the show to tell the tale.

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He may have inspired one of our country's most famous ballads, but far from the romantic image of a wild and dashing bushranger, John Donohoe was a criminal hell-bent on violence. Author and entertainer Jim Haynes joins the show with more. Information about Jim's book at: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jim-Haynes-Heroes,-Rebels-&-Radicals-of-Convict-Australia-9781761470370

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