In this episode we find out why 1800’s medicine was more likely to kill than cure and meet the various quacks, crooks & kooks that made up the landscape of Goldfields medicine.

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This episode contains content on child abuse which may be disturbing to some listeners and is not appropriate for children. This episode is dedicated to Rachel Mon Sing.

Discover the rich history of the Chinese on the Ballarat Goldfields. Witness the disturbing story of the unscrupulous government-appointed headman, Hugh Ah Coon who lead his community as they were both integrated and held apart, tolerated and reviled.

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Our amazing cast:

Mediums, seances and contacting the dead; all a normal day in the 1800’s social movement known as Spiritualism. Discover how this bizarre movement embraced progressive social causes, infuriated the church, and incorporated the latest technology of the day.

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Cast for Episode 1:

Header image: Jolly, Martyn. & Canberra Contemporary Art Space. & Scott Donovan Gallery. (2001). Faces of the living dead : the spirit photography of Mrs Ada Deane [1920 – 30s]. Canberra, A.C.T : [Canberra Contemporary Art Space]