In Those Days

Tim Carruthers returns to hear more about our sailor's journey from Melbourne to the Goldfields. The sailor reaches the Black Forest and comes across a notorious "bushranger", Black Douglas.

We also hear the true story of Tim's star-turn in Castlemaine North's production of Captain Midnite the musical.

Trove
'A Sailor's Trip from Melbourne to Mount Alexander', The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1852
'Death of a Notorious Bushranger', The Age, 17 May 1892
'Supreme Court Wednesday April 14th Criminal Sittings', The Argus, 15 April 1852
'At the Primary School', Western Herald, 12 July 1968
'Escape of "Moondyne Joe", The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Times, 15 March 1867
'The Starlight Story', The Kalgoorlie Miner, 27 November 1900

Other
'The Treacherous Black Forest, Victoria', Goldfields Guide
'Gold Rushes', National Museum of Australia
'Gold Rush Brings More People to Victoria', Deadly Story
'A black Ned Kelly', by Tom Almeroth-Williams
'Boundary Crossers', by Meg Foster, UNSW Press
'The 'Other' Bushrangers', by Meg Foster, UNSW
Sir James Douglas (aka Black Douglas), Britannica
'The Wild Colonial Boy', Planet Slade
'Captain Melville', Goldfields Guide
'Midnite' Teachers Notes, Reading Australia
Randolph Stow, Text Publishing
Richard Tulloch, Penguin
Kevin Harrington, Imdb
Richard Dillane, Imdb
'From Bavaria to Ballarat: Wild Times with Lola Montez', by Andrew McConville, State Library Victoria
'Aye-aye Captain: The Captains of Bushranging', A Guide to Australian Bushranging
The Grave of Midnight, Aussie Towns
'History of Moondyne Joe', Moondyne Festival
'The Conman behind Captain Starlight', Nightlife ABC

We're joined by Gerard and Celeste McCulloch from the podcast Stamps Aren't Cool. We discover a surprising intersection in Trove's newspaper archives between philately and relationships.

Stamps Aren't Cool
Podcast
YouTube channel
Blog - Punk Philatelist

Trove
'Hobbies for Husbands', The Australian Star, 16 December 1905
'Women Philatelists are Discriminating Collectors, Adelaide Advertiser, 30 January 1935
'Double Divorce Stamps Out Philatelist's Marriage', The Sun, 27 October 1946

Stamps
Three cornered Cape of Good Hope, Mystic Stamp Company
Duck stamps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1850 Sydney View, British Library
Edith Cavell, Stamp Boards
Blue Mauritius
British Guinea one cent black on magenta, NPR

Other
Save Our Stories, State Library Victoria
National Postal Museum
Rowland Hill's Postal Reforms, The Postal Museum
Who was Edith Cavell?, Imperial War Museum

We talk to Peter Tangey about Newstead identity Chorkles Kasner Moss. Chorkles and her family were mentioned in a number of newspaper articles but this still left some big questions we couldn't answer.

Trove
Coranation recipes
'Reader's Recipes Coronation Pigeon Pie', Truth, 18 April 1937
'Three Coronation Cake Recipes', The Australasian, 15 May 1937

Chorkles
'Marriages', The Argus, 24 February 1909
'Births', The Argus, 30 October 1909
'Mental Cases' After Care: Aid from the Lotteries Sought', The Daily News, 20 September 1933
'Alliance Francaise: Successes at Examinations', The Daily News, 15 November 1926
'Leaving Certificates: University Examinations Metropolitan Region', The Daily News, 8 January 1928
'University of W.A.: Annual Examinations Detail Results', The Daily News, 3 December 1928
'The University: Examination Result,' The West Australian, 5 December 1929
'Jottings of a Lady About Town', Truth, 15 December 1929
'University Examinations: Further Results Announced', The Daily News, 10 December 1931
'Mondayishness', The West Australian, 17 January 1931
'Lawn Tennis', The West Australian, 17 June 1924
'The Game of Tennis: Schools Tournament', Sunday Times, 25 April 1926
'Woman's World: Frocking at Ascot', The Daily News, 27 January 1930
'Some of the Cup Frocks', The Daily News, 2 January 1931
'Mainly About People: Here, There and Everywhere', The Daily News, 28 February 1930
'Mainly About People: Here, There and Everywhere', The Daily News, 20 September 1932
'People in the News', The Daily News, 11 April 1933
'Out of the Ruck Jobs for Women: Sex a Club of Queer Trades', The Daily News, 21 April 1933
'Carew-Reid--Moss Wedding', The West Australian, 20 May 1938
'Family Notices: Moss', The West Australian, 29 June 1945

Other
'The history behind the Coronation Chicken recipe', Le Cordon Bleu
Kooka's Country Cookies
'Meanings and Origins of Australian Words and Idioms; wowser', Australian National University
'Natural Gut Tennis Racket Strings Explained', Tennis Head, 6 March 2020
'Chorkles Book of Rhymes', Matthew Kasner Moss 1915
'Struwwelpeter, Atlas Obscura

Tim Carruthers joins us as we attempt to read a very long account of a journey from Melbourne to the Victorian goldfields in 1852. Tim tells us about the time he tried to walk from Melbourne to Castlemaine for a bet. Two ambitious goals. One outcome.

Trove
'A Sailor's Trip from Melbourne to Mount Alexander', The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1952
Hams' Map of the Routes to the Mt. Alexander and Ballarat Goldfields

Other
Gold miners and mining research guide, State Library Victoria
'Castlemaine', Visit Victoria
'The Significance of the First Anti-Chinese Legislation in Australia', by Pamie Fung, Peril, 12 June 2015
'Gold Rush Brings More People to Victoria', Deadly Story
'Jo's Mo Show: The 1850s to the 1880s', National Portrait Gallery
'Bounce', Etymology Online Dictionary
'About Gisborne', Gisborne Old Time Market
Sketch of Bush Inn from 1854, State Library Victoria

We talk to Nerida Lloyd about her great aunts Pat and Nonie McCarthy. They grew up in the Court House Hotel, owned by their publican father. Through the writings of Border Morning Mail journalist  "Constance" we discuss their active Albury social lives.

Trove
'Mrs J. J. McCarthy', Corowa Free Press, 23 September 1927
'Border Personalities', Border Morning Mail 6 August 1949
'St Joseph's High School Albury Commercial Examination Successes', Border Morning Mail, 17 December 1937
'Twin Daughters' Birthday', Border Morning Mail, 30 March 1943
'Brilliant Day for Gold Cup', Border Morning Mail, 3 May 1941
'The Man on the Street's Opinion', Border Morning Mail, 22 January 1948
'Brilliant Success Victory Vanities Cabaret Last Evening', Border Morning Mail, 18 August 1945
'Albury Girls' European Tour', Border Morning Mail, 10 April 1950
'Albury Girls Enjoying European Tour', Border Morning Mail, 19 April 1950
'About People', Border Morning Mail, 2 June 1950

Other
'Bold Types', National Library of Australia
'From the Front Line', Stephanie Morris, National Library of Australia
'Court House Hotel', Albury District Historical Society
'Albury's Hotels', Albury District Historical Society
'You Ought to see Sally on Sunday'
'Newly Unsealed Vatican Archives Lay Out Evidence of Pope Pius XII's Knowledge of the Holocaust', Smithsonian Magazine.

Vaya Pashos joins Penny and Christina to talk about Greek and Skip Easter traditions and some "interesting" Easter recipes from Trove's  archives.

Vaya
Neighbuzz
Instagram

Trove
Trove Blog, 'Don's Party'
Louise Zedda-Sampson, Trove, 'Batter up, ladies'
'Easter Recipes', Sunday Mail, 10 April 1927
'Lost Prestige', The Newcastle Sun, 25 March 1929
'Hot Cross Buns', The Sun, 14 April 1935

Other
'Determining the Date of Easter', Bureau of Meteorology
'Why Greek Orthodox Easter is on a Different Day', Greek Boston
'Why Greeks Dye Eggs Red for Easter', Greek Reporter
'The History of the Hot Cross Bun', Gourmet Travellor

Trove lover and television writer Vaya Pashos joins us to take part in a 1943 Ladies Quiz written by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin. Vaya spills some TV quiz show secrets and tells us about her biggest fact-checking regret.

You can find Vaya on Instagram and listen to her fabulous podcast Neighbuzz all about the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

The Quiz!
'Ladies Quiz', Gippsland Times, 22 February 1943
'Answers to Quiz', Gippsland Times, 22 February 1943

Trove articles
'Prince sees no bow-legged or knock-kneed girls here', Sunday Mail, 28 July 1935
'Etiquette of Introduction', South Western Times, 9 July 1939
'Mushroom Monument', Cootamundra Herald, 4 February 1938
'The Grecian Bend', Sydney Punch, 12 May 1870
'Origin of Pin Money', Saturday Journal, 8 October 1927
'Lovely Ladies and Guinea Pigs' Tummies', 1 October 1938

Other
National Library of Australia, 'New in February 2023'
IMDb, 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'
IMDb, 'The Chase Australia'
IMDb, 'Hard Quiz'
Greek Reporter, 'OK: Is this borrowed from the Greek language too?'
Wikipedia, 'Alexandra Kropotkin'
The Sydney Children's Hospital Network, 'Bowlegs and knock-knees'
ACast, Wax Quizzical
Slate, 'The Grecian Bend'
The Museum of Hoaxes, 'The Cottingley Fairies'
'What Colour are Newborns' Eyes?'

Physiotherapist Mary-Anne Tangey joins us to discuss historical articles about the pelvic floor. We try to answer the question that launched 1000 opinion columns: Should women ride horses side-saddle or astride?

Trove
National Library of Australia, 'Trove Strategy'
'How Should Women Ride', Adelaide Advertiser, 13 July 1914
'Improving on Nature', Brisbane Courier, 14 May 1932

Other
Continence Foundation of Australia
Historic UK, 'Riding Side-Saddle'
Edwardian Promenade, 'Riding Side-Saddle'
National Incontinence, 'The History of Kegels'

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The Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Arts
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Support gliders and Victoria's native forests
Victorian Forest Alliance
Kinglake Friends of the Forest, Gippsland Environment Group and Environment East Gippsland  are mentioned in the episode but many other local groups are working to protect forests.

You can also contact your local member and responsible ministers asking for an immediate end to native forest logging in Victoria.

Ms. Ingrid Stitt MLC, Minister for Environment
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The Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for Agriculture
Tel: 03 9637 3196

Trove
'Long-tailed, or Great Flying Squirrel', Illustrated Sydney News, 4 February 1854.
'Bush Notes', The Australasian, 12 April 1941.
'Bush Notes', The Australasian, 26 April 1941.
'Tragedy of Fauna', The Argus, 31 January 1939.
'Martin's Column', Mountain District Free Press, 25 October 1951.
'Reader's Letters', Mountain District Free Press, 1 November 1951.
'Uni Couldn't Save Rare Animal', The Sun, 15 May 1953.

All articles tagged 'greater glider'.

Other
'Platypus Matters', James Ashby
Petauroides volans (greater glider) Atlas of Living Australia
Petaurus australis (yellow-bellied glider) Atlas of Living Australia
David Fleay, Friends of Fleay's
Yellow-bellied glider call

2019-20 Australian Bushfires, Parliament of Australia

Norman McCance

Trove articles
'Christmas', The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 December 1879
'Christmas Pudding Reform', The Register, 13 December 1901
'An Australian Christmas Dinner; cold dishes for choice', Newcastle 24 December 1935

Other
Wassail bowl
Moulded Meats, Messy Nessy