Locked Up With History

In this episode we have a look into the life and crimes of one of the more cheekier escapes from the Geelong Gaol.  

John McHenry or James Clark as he was originally known grew up in the streets of Shoreditch in London.  Before coming to Australia he would see the inside of some of the most notorios prisons in England.

McHenry was transported to WA before eventually making his way to Victoria with his family.  It would be here he was introduced to the Geelong Gaol as a prisoner.

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In October 1863, Elijah Dixon alias Charles Alfred Dives took an axe and murdered his wife and two small daughters just outside Ballarat.  The couple's two sons were left alive.

What made a husband and father take this course of action - what is jealousy over his belief his wife was being intimate with other men or was it a case of insanity.

Within two years of the murder only one member of the family was still alive .....

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On August 21st, 1918 in a tenement in a low class area of Carlton, the body of Roma Smith was found brutally murdered with her throat cut so severly it broke one of her vertebrae.

To this day, the perpertrator of this murder has not been found.  Who was it that left this young woman dead in her own bed.

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In this episode, we look at the first and only public execution in Geelong.  Before the passing of the Act for the Execution of Criminals which took executions behind the Gaol walls, the judicial death of criminals were a public event seen to be a deterrent to those following a similar path.

John Gunn and George Roberts were led to their deaths at Gallows Flat on the morning of the 9th November 1854. just 200 yards from the front gates of the Geelong Gaol.  

What led to these two men meeting their ultimate fate on the yellow gallows before 2000 people....

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In 1853, Trooper John Goldman shot his superior Corporal William Harvey in his tent at Buningyong following an altercation with a local shopkeeper over some boxes.  Harvey died 24 hours later and Goldman disappeared for 9 months before being arrested.

Goldman was convicted of wilful murder and was sentenced to death.  It was to be the first public execution in the town of Geelong.

But many people were uneasy with the sentence and appealed to Governor La Trobe which were denied.  The day before the scheduled execution, a local Cobb and Co man rode for Goldmans life with a last ditch appeal.

Listen to find out the full story of John Goldman and what happens next ....

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In 1865, two prisoners were let out of the cooks cells to make their way to the kitchens to cook for the rest of the prisoners.  But these two men had other ideas - for one man it would result in him never returning to the Geelong Gaol.  For the other his freedom was shortlived.  This is the story of the escape of William Thompson and Thomas Reynolds.

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For over 170 years, the old Geelong Gaol has overlooked the township of Geelong.  It has been a place of incarceration of men, women and children during its 138 years of operational history.  Some of the roles it has been used may surprise you!  In this episode we revisit the history, the building and some the uses it has had!

Join Deb from the Geelong Gaol Museum/Twisted History team as we step back in time and explore the darker side of Victoria's history so those who have come before us are not forgotten or ignored.

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So you have come across Locked Up With History amongst your podcast offerings?!  

Welcome!  

But who are we, why are we doing with this podcast, why would you want to listen to me!  Join Deb in this episode for all these answers and much more including what you can expect from future podcasts.

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New episodes fortnightly 

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Locked Up With History is our brand new podcast brought to you by the team at Geelong Gaol Museum and Twisted History.  

In this episode we give you a brief overview of some of the topics we will be exploring in upcoming episodes with topics such as the History of the Geelong Gaol, The Near Death of John Goldman, the exploits of Frederick Deeming and ghosts and paranormal investigations.  This together with interviews with historians, mediums and much more .... 

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See you on the darker side of history!

New episodes each fortnight

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