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Apocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 20The last episode of Season 2 features:
The Master Criminal – a shadowy figure.
Barry McKeon – the antipodean Shakesperean.
Kenneth Miller – so be it.
Manfred Chilbaster – the mysterious calligraphist.
Harriet Golongly – speed queen, daredevil, stuntwoman.
The Tiny Desert – so sandy, so small.
2023-12-1535 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 20The last episode of Season 2 features:
The Master Criminal – a shadowy figure.
Barry McKeon – the antipodean Shakesperean.
Kenneth Miller – so be it.
Manfred Chilbaster – the mysterious calligraphist.
Harriet Golongly – speed queen, daredevil, stuntwoman.
The Tiny Desert – so sandy, so small.
2023-12-1535 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 19You simply won't believe it when you hear about:
Bob Chapman – good intentions gone astray.
George's Variety Extravaganza – that’s showbiz!
The Napalm Tests – disaster averted.
Inner Empowerment Training – mime your way to success?
The Great Apple Nomenclature Scandal – core values.
Cicely Marzipan – the profit prophet.
2023-12-0138 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 19You simply won't believe it when you hear about:
Bob Chapman – good intentions gone astray.
George's Variety Extravaganza – that’s showbiz!
The Napalm Tests – disaster averted.
Inner Empowerment Training – mime your way to success?
The Great Apple Nomenclature Scandal – core values.
Cicely Marzipan – the profit prophet.
2023-12-0138 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 18For your enjoyment, we bring to you:
The Warragul – ahead of its time?
Peter Spanaker – eyes right.
The Hanging Gardens of Dandenong – extravagant and romantic.
Ambrose Quamby – The Man With One Face That No One Could Remember.
Rick Heezel – hipster, shyster, fraudster.
The Whirly – dance ‘til you drop.
2023-11-1732 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 18For your enjoyment, we bring to you:
The Warragul – ahead of its time?
Peter Spanaker – eyes right.
The Hanging Gardens of Dandenong – extravagant and romantic.
Ambrose Quamby – The Man With One Face That No One Could Remember.
Rick Heezel – hipster, shyster, fraudster.
The Whirly – dance ‘til you drop.
2023-11-1732 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 17What a treasure trove of tales!
Charles O’Rourke and Finbar Agarn – wayward explorers.
Robert Less – inimitable neologist.
Edward Gilby – sidelined aviator.
The Tantgallanka Drive-In – in car New Wave.
Stan Wollack – artificial additives to the rescue.
Zoltan Feshfeshfesh – marsupial cheese, anyone?
2023-11-0338 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 17What a treasure trove of tales!
Charles O’Rourke and Finbar Agarn – wayward explorers.
Robert Less – inimitable neologist.
Edward Gilby – sidelined aviator.
The Tantgallanka Drive-In – in car New Wave.
Stan Wollack – artificial additives to the rescue.
Zoltan Feshfeshfesh – marsupial cheese, anyone?
2023-11-0338 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 16In this episode, we proudly bring to light:
Gavin Prentice – a reign of terror.
Wayne Snow – the Clown Prince of Australian Accountants.
The Fast Glacier – icy but speedy.
Colin Sangford – The Singing Surgeon.
Tansy Strigil – arty, much?
The Wreck of the Archibald – airship ahoy.
2023-10-2029 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 16In this episode, we proudly bring to light:
Gavin Prentice – a reign of terror.
Wayne Snow – the Clown Prince of Australian Accountants.
The Fast Glacier – icy but speedy.
Colin Sangford – The Singing Surgeon.
Tansy Strigil – arty, much?
The Wreck of the Archibald – airship ahoy.
2023-10-2029 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 15Look at what we've uncovered!
The Malmarsh Rock Festival – the beat goes on.
Edward ‘Crispy’ McPherson – amazing.
The Kelp Kings of King Island – sea weed and harvest it.
Moonlight Beach – haunted but picturesque.
North Hummerford – a twitcher’s paradise.
The Roscoe-Hannover Affair – I spy spies.
2023-10-0631 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 15Look at what we've uncovered!
The Malmarsh Rock Festival – the beat goes on.
Edward ‘Crispy’ McPherson – amazing.
The Kelp Kings of King Island – sea weed and harvest it.
Moonlight Beach – haunted but picturesque.
North Hummerford – a twitcher’s paradise.
The Roscoe-Hannover Affair – I spy spies.
2023-10-0631 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 14More strange tales and outlandish biographies!
Dendy Jumpup – a song, a dance, an inability to complete a motto.
Samuel J Krantzberg – the walking legend.
The Trans-Australian Railway – all aboard!
Hiskins Street – so groovy.
The Handelburg Invasion of Australia – unbelievable.
The Menington Private Library – an eccentric collection.
2023-09-2228 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 14More strange tales and outlandish biographies!
Dendy Jumpup – a song, a dance, an inability to complete a motto.
Samuel J Krantzberg – the walking legend.
The Trans-Australian Railway – all aboard!
Hiskins Street – so groovy.
The Handelburg Invasion of Australia – unbelievable.
The Menington Private Library – an eccentric collection.
2023-09-2228 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 13This episode is proud to bring you:
The Great Wall of Jindaberri – they built it.
Katherine Hockaday – the Singing Nurse.
Pamela Juice – the Voice of Voices.
Hadrumetum – the lost Roman town.
Hendersons Track – in the wild wilderness.
Panombi Rocks – an outstanding outcrop.
2023-09-0831 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 13This episode is proud to bring you:
The Great Wall of Jindaberri – they built it.
Katherine Hockaday – the Singing Nurse.
Pamela Juice – the Voice of Voices.
Hadrumetum – the lost Roman town.
Hendersons Track – in the wild wilderness.
Panombi Rocks – an outstanding outcrop.
2023-09-0831 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 12This episode features
The Election Debate of 1928 – talkfest to end all talkfests.
Harley (Slasher) Fontaign– butcher to the stars.
Julia Frabu – always first past the post.
Trixie Wuff – corporate artist supreme.
The ‘Act of God’ Match – the apocalypse stops play?
Greytown – the ghost suburb.
2023-08-2530 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 12This episode features
The Election Debate of 1928 – talkfest to end all talkfests.
Harley (Slasher) Fontaign– butcher to the stars.
Julia Frabu – always first past the post.
Trixie Wuff – corporate artist supreme.
The ‘Act of God’ Match – the apocalypse stops play?
Greytown – the ghost suburb.
2023-08-2530 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 11Marvel at the Slalom Witch Trials – very athletic persecutions, Misty Dreams – peacekeeper extraordinaire and Lasetter’s Reef – gold fever? Then thrill to accounts of Cruel Nancy – mysterious but ridiculous, the Collapse of the Universal Lattice – antisocial media and Philo Pargetter – hair today, gone tomorrow.
2023-08-1132 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 11Marvel at the Slalom Witch Trials – very athletic persecutions, Misty Dreams – peacekeeper extraordinaire and Lasetter’s Reef – gold fever? Then thrill to accounts of Cruel Nancy – mysterious but ridiculous, the Collapse of the Universal Lattice – antisocial media and Philo Pargetter – hair today, gone tomorrow.
2023-08-1132 minApocryphal Australia PodcastSeason 2 PreviewApocryphal Australia Season 2 is just around the corner! More marvels! More mysteries! More malcontents and miracles! Michael Pryor and Stephen Higgins have been hard at work, getting to the bottom of unbelievable stories from Australia's past and they're ready to roll them out for you!
2023-06-1101 minApocryphal Australia PodcastSeason 2 PreviewApocryphal Australia Season 2 is just around the corner! More marvels! More mysteries! More malcontents and miracles! Michael Pryor and Stephen Higgins have been hard at work, getting to the bottom of unbelievable stories from Australia's past and they're ready to roll them out for you!
2023-06-1101 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 10We unearth more stories that need the light of day:
The Acquisto–Miller Feud. Unbelievable. Astonishing. Petty.
, Milo Hammond, architect, cardsharp, visionary. What a guy.
John Hobbs, a convict with convictions.
Lonnie Gerk, ‘the mouth from the South-east’.
Johnny 'Guitar' Drabbs, whose patisserie influenced songs were both soft-centred and sweet.
And a tale from the hidden history of the introduction of Colour TV.
2023-02-0334 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 10We unearth more stories that need the light of day:
The Acquisto–Miller Feud. Unbelievable. Astonishing. Petty.
, Milo Hammond, architect, cardsharp, visionary. What a guy.
John Hobbs, a convict with convictions.
Lonnie Gerk, ‘the mouth from the South-east’.
Johnny 'Guitar' Drabbs, whose patisserie influenced songs were both soft-centred and sweet.
And a tale from the hidden history of the introduction of Colour TV.
2023-02-0334 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 9More extraordinary tales from Australia's past to delight, daunt and dazzle.
The Snainton Kidnapping of 1956. Bunglers or criminal geniuses?
Archibald Cistoon, one of Australia’s greatest all round athletes, all but unknown today.
Penny Mallison, conservationist of the unattractive.
Tim Bleary, counter culture guru, with two sugars.
The Hard Flood of 1948 and subsequent bakeoff.
Corrugated Ironhenge. Mysterious, evocative, rusty.
2023-01-2033 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 9More extraordinary tales from Australia's past to delight, daunt and dazzle.
The Snainton Kidnapping of 1956. Bunglers or criminal geniuses?
Archibald Cistoon, one of Australia’s greatest all round athletes, all but unknown today.
Penny Mallison, conservationist of the unattractive.
Tim Bleary, counter culture guru, with two sugars.
The Hard Flood of 1948 and subsequent bakeoff.
Corrugated Ironhenge. Mysterious, evocative, rusty.
2023-01-2033 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 8You simply won't believe these stories!
Evadne Handapple, Intellectual, freethinker and solipsist.
Warren Nephron, the artists' artist.
St Vanessa's, a hospital unlike any other.
The Leaning Tower of Pewley. So tilted.
Harold Cupps. Art for his sake?
Jeffrey Woo, an auteur ahead of his time - and many others'.
2023-01-0629 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 8You simply won't believe these stories!
Evadne Handapple, Intellectual, freethinker and solipsist.
Warren Nephron, the artists' artist.
St Vanessa's, a hospital unlike any other.
The Leaning Tower of Pewley. So tilted.
Harold Cupps. Art for his sake?
Jeffrey Woo, an auteur ahead of his time - and many others'.
2023-01-0629 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 7Prepare to be illuminated with these stories!
Klemp, a town unlike any other.
Adeline Strife, femme fatale or just misunderstood?
Annabelle Ritter, the infamous cross country walker.
The Hallumbie Caves. So deep, so dark, so puzzling.
Canterbury Jones, Australia's finest sculptor. Maybe.
The Great Hanslope Vinegar Flood. A disaster and a lesson all in one.
2022-12-2328 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 7Prepare to be illuminated with these stories!
Klemp, a town unlike any other.
Adeline Strife, femme fatale or just misunderstood?
Annabelle Ritter, the infamous cross country walker.
The Hallumbie Caves. So deep, so dark, so puzzling.
Canterbury Jones, Australia's finest sculptor. Maybe.
The Great Hanslope Vinegar Flood. A disaster and a lesson all in one.
2022-12-2328 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 6Hold onto your hats for stories about the sadly forgotten Audrey Hinph, perhaps Australia’s greatest ever self-taught mathematician, the rambunctious and long gone town of Judge's Rest and the McLintock Brothers, Austalia's most misguided vignerons. Plus the extraordinary spectacle that is the Running of the Bullants, the ground and ear breaking efforts of the Tyne St Studios, the life of Hughie McBain, war hero and mystery man.
2022-12-0932 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 6Hold onto your hats for stories about the sadly forgotten Audrey Hinph, perhaps Australia’s greatest ever self-taught mathematician, the rambunctious and long gone town of Judge's Rest and the McLintock Brothers, Austalia's most misguided vignerons. Plus the extraordinary spectacle that is the Running of the Bullants, the ground and ear breaking efforts of the Tyne St Studios, the life of Hughie McBain, war hero and mystery man.
2022-12-0932 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 5In this episode we bring you the hidden side of the Sunbury music festivals of the 1970s, the unearthly structures that were Shangri Galah, and the epicurean maestro that was Reginald Pilk. And if that's not all, strap yourself in for the stories of Cedric Playford, better known as Mesmo the Great, Felicity Paraparap (Australia’s only internationally accredited politician tamer) and the eerie story of Powell's Swamp and lives it claimed.
2022-11-2531 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 5In this episode we bring you the hidden side of the Sunbury music festivals of the 1970s, the unearthly structures that were Shangri Galah, and the epicurean maestro that was Reginald Pilk. And if that's not all, strap yourself in for the stories of Cedric Playford, better known as Mesmo the Great, Felicity Paraparap (Australia’s only internationally accredited politician tamer) and the eerie story of Powell's Swamp and lives it claimed.
2022-11-2531 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 4We bring to light the savage and erratic arts reviewer Clifford Menelaus, the remarkable Lake Nina (Tas) and the well-intentioned but disastrous True Games of 1932. Plus we unearth details of genius inventor Reggie Node and the ins and outs of the Brout Bridge/Kimbo Rail Disaster of 1952.
2022-11-1129 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 4We bring to light the savage and erratic arts reviewer Clifford Menelaus, the remarkable Lake Nina (Tas) and the well-intentioned but disastrous True Games of 1932. Plus we unearth details of genius inventor Reggie Node and the ins and outs of the Brout Bridge/Kimbo Rail Disaster of 1952.
2022-11-1129 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 3Learn all about Warren Maccles, the self-appointed monarch, the highly unusual Lake Treearge and Andrew Cloons - Man or Myth? Plus you might learn more than you really care to know about Gabriel St John Eversley, perhaps the most mysterious member of the First Fleet, the mobile geographical feature that is Mount Hopeless, and the First Church of the Aquanauts, a particularly wet religious movement, now long forgotten.
2022-10-2828 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 3Learn all about Warren Maccles, the self-appointed monarch, the highly unusual Lake Treearge and Andrew Cloons - Man or Myth? Plus you might learn more than you really care to know about Gabriel St John Eversley, perhaps the most mysterious member of the First Fleet, the mobile geographical feature that is Mount Hopeless, and the First Church of the Aquanauts, a particularly wet religious movement, now long forgotten.
2022-10-2828 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 2Episode 2 features a deep dive into the forgotten Avant Garde art movement known as 'The Alarmists', the life of Sarah McTeeley, Austalia's only known female pirate and the Tate–Sleemington scandal of 1897 that both shocked and amused a nation. Plus we explore the word beating efforts of Ron Lardner, the life of George O'Lean, Australia's real life superhero and the charms of Pocksie, Australia's slag heap capital.
2022-10-1427 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 2Episode 2 features a deep dive into the forgotten Avant Garde art movement known as 'The Alarmists', the life of Sarah McTeeley, Austalia's only known female pirate and the Tate–Sleemington scandal of 1897 that both shocked and amused a nation. Plus we explore the word beating efforts of Ron Lardner, the life of George O'Lean, Australia's real life superhero and the charms of Pocksie, Australia's slag heap capital.
2022-10-1427 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 1In Episode 1 we investigate the forgotten Synthetic Broadcasts of the 1930s, the innovative impresario Enzo Marelli and perhaps the tallest tree ever to be found in this continent. Plus we highlight the philosophical exploits of Tippi Presbyter, the extraordinary horticultural achievements of Wally Grogan and the life of Alonzo Mirabilis ‘Australia’s Unluckiest Explorer'. Apocryphal Australia, bringing the remarkable to you!
2022-09-3032 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia Episode 1In Episode 1 we investigate the forgotten Synthetic Broadcasts of the 1930s, the innovative impresario Enzo Marelli and perhaps the tallest tree ever to be found in this continent. Plus we highlight the philosophical exploits of Tippi Presbyter, the extraordinary horticultural achievements of Wally Grogan and the life of Alonzo Mirabilis ‘Australia’s Unluckiest Explorer'. Apocryphal Australia, bringing the remarkable to you!
2022-09-3032 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia PreviewHere's a teaser for the first season of Apocryphal Australia, a podcast bringing you tales of the extraordinary, the outlandish and the bizarre from Australia's past.
2022-09-0203 minApocryphal Australia PodcastApocryphal Australia PreviewHere's a teaser for the first season of Apocryphal Australia, a podcast bringing you tales of the extraordinary, the outlandish and the bizarre from Australia's past.
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