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The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Live interview of Caroline Ethel, Grand Daughter of legendary PolicemanIn this episode, we talked with Carolyn Ethell live at the Woodlands Hotel at the meeting of the true crime content creators network meeting. In this live discussion joined by head historian of the Geelong Gaol Museum. Deb Robinson and we are looking at a number of artefacts that are held by the Ethell family. Check out more footage and content from this interview on my Facebook and my TikTok.
2023-12-1229 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Many True Crime Projects & The Dawn of CrimeIt’s been a redhot minute since I uploaded anything to hear, but I’m back, and this will give you an update on where I have been.
2023-11-2927 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - All About Sly Grog.In this episode I talk about what Sly Grog is, where it was made, who was making it, who was buying it and how the police were trying to control it. Remember to head over to my other socials including “Roy Maloy Author” on Facebook, @TheDawnOfCrime on insta and @RoyMaloy4 on TikTok.
2023-04-1030 minThe Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Trauma of Aboriginal History in AustraliaA reflection on intergenerational Aboriginal trauma.
2022-11-0224 min
Bumping IntoAuthor Roy Maloy. The Dawn of Crime, Squizzy Taylor & Dolly GreyBumping into highly regarded Australian author Roy Maloy.
Roy the brings to the surface some of the most incredible stories from many of Australia's most overlooked organised criminals.
Casting a fresh new perspective into the career and life of Squizzy Taylor, the Fitzroy Vendetta and the role of women in crime in the first 20 years of the 20th Century.
Podcast guests: Roy Maloy.
Find out more and other episodes at www.BUMPINGINTO.com.au
2022-10-301h 18The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Tragedies on TikTokIn this episode I bring you up-to-date on some true crime stuff I’m working on and describe the tragedies that I have been posting on tick-tock
2022-10-2925 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyPodcasts begin again!!!As I head forward into new projects - here’s what’s happening!!!
2022-08-1411 min
2022-08-1101 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyBOOK LAUNCH - DOLLY GRAY MADAM OF MELBOURNE ON 11 AUGUST 2022The book launch of Dolly Gray Madam of Melbourne will be on 11 August 2022 at Fancy Things Piano Bar in Caroline Springs at 6pm, and all are welcome.
2022-08-0201 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Historian Deb Robinson of the Geelong Gaol MuseumAs guest speaker at the book launch for the colour of crime, Deb Robinson go through some of the most fascinating tidbits of her extensive knowledge on crime in Australia.
2021-11-2609 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - “The Colour of Crime” Book Launch.Not my usual spin - this is the recording of my book launch presentation from my newest book, The Colour of Crime. The launch event was hosted at the Geelong Gaol Museum, and part two of this podcast will be up shortly with historian Deb Robinson.
2021-11-2517 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Oliver HansonI was fortunate enough to receive a message from the Hanson family via social media in relation to their dad, Oliver Hanson, and his boyhood encounters with Squizzy Taylor. The result is this incredible audio recording, which speaks real everyday life into what it was like for the people who lived around Squizzy in the 1920’s. Thank you to the Hanson Family for this incredible bit of history!
2021-09-1831 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Finding The King of Thieves in pursuit of The PlumOne of the most elusive crooks I’ve come across is The Plum Williams, who cut apart from other crooks in the early part of the 20’th Century by forming raiding parties and assembling gangs to take on jobs that included safe robbing. Chief historian Deb Robinson, of the Geelong Gaol Museum walks us through his amazing life.
2021-06-1325 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Old Geelong Gaol Museum with Deb RobinsonUnlock the history of Victoria’s longest running colonial gaol and walk in the footsteps of our convict past as Deb Robinson talks us through some of the most fabulous parts of our criminal past.
2021-06-1210 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Blood Hole Massacre the Dja Dja Wurrung People with Barry GoldingHistorian, geologist and environmental scientist Barry Golding talks about the displacement and massacre of the central Victoria. Clan of the Dja Dja Wurrung people, which climaxed in 1840 when Captain Dugald McDonald shot dead a large number of local first nation’s people in an event that became known as the Blood Hole Massacre. First Nation’s people are advised that this episode covers the voices of deceased ancestors and deals with issues of genocide.
2021-06-0949 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Solving the Okdest Riddle - Who Was Dolly Gray?In this episode I interview historian mega-mind, Deb Robinson, who was able to finally work out who was Dolly Gray? After hunting for her true identity for over three years, Deb managed to crack the nut wide open and we explore a bit about who she was as a woman of her own making, brothel owner, lover and wife to Squizzy Taylor and mother of two daughters. Thanks to the Geelong Gaol Museum for their amazing hospitality. The Dawn of a Crime Books can be found at: https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
2021-06-0235 minThe Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Catching Dolly GrayOne of Australia’s best known madams was also the partner of Squizzy Taylor. Five years older than him she owned and ran a house in Bendigo when she first appears in the news in 1907, but is her name really Dolly Gray? In this episode of reveal for the first time that her name was in fact an alias!
2021-03-0620 minThe Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Holes in the Story of Squizzy TaylorIn this episode I talk about the things that I felt limited in when I published the biography of Squizzy. People like Dolly Gray and Albert McDonald who I didn’t have enough time to write fully about their biographies I talked about a little bit and it will become a part of my next work.
2021-02-1110 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyBOOK LAUNCH - The Dawn of Crime Volume 4 - The Colour of Crime.I’m so excited that this book will be published, and will hopefully challenge our views of colour and race in the modern era as well as throughout our history.
2021-01-1319 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Comparing Squizzy Taylor to Al CaponeIn this podcast I talk about the similarities and differences between Al Capone and Squizzy Taylor. The stats I discuss are below, and I welcome your comments or feedback on the Facebook page “Roy Maloy Author”
Squizzy:
• Born 1888
• Died 1927
• Profit from crime £3mil
• First crime 1906
• Active crime years 21
• Principal figure in The Fitzroy Vendetta, numerous push gangs, brothels, a sly grog empire & numerous two up schools
Al Capone
• Born 1899
• Jailed 1931
• Profit from crime $5mil
• First crime 1916
• Active crime years 15
• Principal figure in The Outfit & the five points gang.
2020-12-2513 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Life in Drag in the 1880’s with Jack LondonToday we are talking about the incredible case of Gordon Lawrence who was arrested in 1888 for wearing women’s clothing and given a horrific sentence for doing so. We are joined with mr Boylesque NSW, Jack London.
2020-11-2313 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - EXTRA - Things from the PastIn this edition I’m looking at two photos I love; taken in 1915 and a little bit earlier. The photos will be on my Facebook page, Roy Maloy Author
2020-11-1515 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Robyn Annear & The Early Crimes of Melbourne.Robyn Annear is the author of five books of history, including Bearbrass- Imagining Early Melbourne and Nothing but Gold- The Diggers of 1852 . Her podcast 'Nothing on TV' presents stories from Trove historical newspapers.
2020-11-1330 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Arthur Skerritt & Ted Whiting & The Fitzroy VendettaArthur Skerritt remains a truly fascinating character in Australian criminal history. Flogged in Pentridge with 21 birch stick at only 18 years old, he was arrested for loitering years later, and was found to be carrying something unusual.
2020-11-1025 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - the Criminal Past of Luna Park West Australia with Shane GordonToday we welcome back stand up comedian Shane Gordon as we talk through the shady past of Luna Park in West Australia.
2020-11-0627 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Phrenology of Madame Ghurka with Dr Jo ClyneIn this episode we interview Dr Jo Clyne as she talks through the lifeC career, criminal fortune telling, phrenology, litigation and pistol carrying ways of Madame Ghurka of the Eastern Arcade in Melbourne.
2020-11-0324 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Push Gang Rivalry in the wake of Squizzy Taylor’s DeathYesterday was the 27th of October. On that day in 1927 Squizzy Taylor met his death as he caught Snowy Cutmore in a pistol fight at 50 Barkly St Carlton. In the days that followed a number of push gangs tried to imitate their hero’s by taking guns to the streets looking for a fight. This podcast will be the last before my book announcement is made tomorrow on my Facebook page, Roy Maloy Author and I’d love you all to head over there and follow me there to see what all the fuss is about.
2020-10-2721 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Snowy CutmoreAs we approach Tuesday 27 October I’m publishing a podcast here each day to help build some excitement for you all about my book announcement!! This Tuesday I will publish details about my next book on Facebook at my page, Roy Maloy Author!! In the meantime enjoy this podcast. I’m joined today by comedians Shane Gordon and Maxwell Robin as we talk about Snowy Cutmore
2020-10-2420 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Long Harry Slater of thee Fitzroy VendetteLong Harry Slater was a thug, stand over man, sly grog protection racket extortionist, sometimes pimp and above all gunman. His role in the Fitzroy Vendetta is the stuff of Hollywood movies and has been largely forgotten - until now! This episode is a special edition Dawn of Crime as we approach 27 October 1927, the day Squizzy Taylor was shot dead, and I make a big announcement on my Facebook page, “Roy Maloy Author” about my next book! I’m joined by drag queen, cabaret star and comedian Jack London as we walk down the memory lane grab bag of what it mea...
2020-10-2417 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Extra Zips Boredom & Being AwakeIn this episode we talk about some of the more unusual, yet so common things from our past. What are meant to be awake at midnight when you have a lover, or being bored out of your brains and thinking that things are interesting when today we would not.
2020-10-2220 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime- Dr Clare Wright & Women in CrimeIn this episode we talk with a brilliant mind as Dr Clare Right talks about the role women played in sly grog across a long period of Australian history. Dr Write is Professor of History at La Trobe and provides some of the incredible insights that have fascinated audiences through the publications of her many books.
2020-10-2041 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - EXTRA: Daybills, Rubber & BarrowsThe Dawn of Crime presents another “Living in the Past”, talking about the things that were once commonplace but are now not used at all! Thank
2020-10-1713 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Dr Chris McConville & the Changing Fave of Australian CrimewavesWe are joined by esteemed academic professor Dr Chris McConville as we talk about the changing fave of crime in Australia over time.
2020-10-1320 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Weapons of the Push GangsIn this podcast extra we look at the weapons used by the gangs of Melbourne in the infamous push gang era. From knuckle dusters to blackjacks, this extra podcast has all the biff pow and punch you can imagine.
2020-10-1014 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - EXTRA Dying of SyphilisIn this in episode I talk about some of the death certificates I’ve paid for over the years, as part of the research I’ve done for the books I’ve published. The things that come back occasionally still surprise me!
2020-10-0722 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Imitating a PsychopathIn this episode I am again joined by comedian Shane Gordon to discuss one of the small number of instances where young wannabe gangsters wanting to imitate Squizzy Taylor in the days following his murder, arming themselves and taking to the streets to be hard men.
2020-10-0621 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - EXTRA the Knocker Upper, Bogans Who Stole Milk, & the Poo ManIn this episode EXTRA we look at some of the amazing jobs that people did, including the knocker upper and the poo man.
2020-10-0614 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Hawkeye Push Gang V Wanderers Push GangIn 1927 Squizzy Taylor shot and killed Snowy Cutmore, who also shot back, killing Squizzy in the pistol fight. Over the following days a number of young men took to the streets with guns as they tried to imitate the antics of their anti-heros. In this episode extra, to celebrate the release of my latest book, The Gangs of Melbourne, I am looking at one such case.
2020-10-0500 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Dja Dja Wurrung Princess GilburniaIn this episode extra I talk about a story written in the Old Melbourne Gaol, by a man who was awaiting trial of his role in the Eureka Stockade, Rafaello Carboni. The story talks about a Dja Dja Wurrung Princess, named Gilburnia, who is abducted with the intention of rape. The story overlaps to a real case of a Dja Dja Wurrung woman who was actually abducted and raped in 1850. Was this the original story that inspired the oral tradition story of Gilburnia that was told to Carboni when he encountered the Dja Dja Wurrung?
2020-10-0314 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Dwarf of Woolamaloo Clown MurderIn this episode we take a look at the fascinating case of Robert Widgery, a man of short stature, who was born with dwarfism and worked as a circus clown with the Gus St Leon Circus before sliding further and further down the slippery slope of theft, assault, alcohol abuse and finally his murder. I’m joined by stand up comedian Shane Gordon who learns a few things about the city of lights and Les Miserable.
2020-09-3038 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - EXTRA Things from the Past: Push GangsI sneaky extra podcast to announce a few more things from the past that we may have forgotten about, but also to promote the arrival of the fourth addition of The Dawn of Crime: “The Gangs of Melbourne”. In this edition among some other delicious treats we cover off the ash everywhere, candles and horsehair.
2020-09-2909 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Living in the Past: Cobbles & GlassIn this podcast extra we look at the very normal day to day living of people in Australia between 1850-1900. From cobble stones to the way glass was made for windows, this is a round up of a small grab bag of habits and traits that made us who we have become. Remember to check out The Dawn of Crime book series by Roy Maloy online and hit the follow button to give us some stars for this podcast
2020-09-2619 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Best Man for the Job is a Woman with Dr Mark St LeonOne of my favourite authors alive today would have to be Dr Mark St Leon. The author of a. MASSIVE collection of works, he was good enough to add a chapter in my recently published book, titled “The Queerest of Crimes”. In the 1850’s a truly unique showman became an equally fantastical showwoman under the name of Ella Zoyara. After performing as a woman in Australia she went to the South Pacific where she was arrested for her impersonations. Dr Mark St Leon talks ya through the amazing story
2020-09-2329 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Catching Claude Taylor, the older SquizzyIn this episode I talk about my hunt to biography Claude Taylor, the older brother of legendary gangster and psychopath, Squizzy Taylor.
2020-09-1618 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Playing the Ghost on the GoldfieldsIn this episode I chat with lecturer and historian David Waldron, as he talks us through the phenomenon started by Spring Heeled Jack of England’s 1860’s with a fad of people dressing up as ghosts to assault, offend and commit a number of illegal actions all in the name of being a ghost.
2020-09-0923 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - A Minister in The Kowloon Walled CityNOTE: there is a moment of silence in the third quarter of this episode. It only lasts a couple of seconds. So bare with. One of the most personally gratifying interviews I’ve undertaken in my life, this is an interview with my own Mother, Jen Darlow, taking us from her own birth to parents who were also Salvation Army Officers, her calling and ministry in The Salvation Army, and her profound time in the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong.
2020-09-0551 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Man Who Knew The Flying Angels, White Rose & Squizzy Taylor Push GangsOne man has the dubious honour of being able to say that he saw the violence and local terrorism of three notorious push gangs, as Thomas Turner would live to experience the goings on of the Flying Angel Push, the White Rose Push and the Taylor Push run by Squizzy Taylor. Born in Ballarat Turner was himself convicted several times at a young age for acts of theft, in order just to survive. Along his journey to becoming a boxer and a successful father and iron monger in Young St Fitzroy, he witnessed three of the most notorious gangs of...
2020-09-0234 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - From the Fires of HellIn this issue we look at Mary Mason, who set fire to the house of her employer when she was nineteen. The discussion covers the ethics of reaching out to the people who live in addresses where crimes took place and whether it’s ok to let them know about what happened there in the past or not.
2020-08-2623 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Geelong Suitcase GangIn the roaring 20’s there were some seriously tough customers on the streets, with guns, bombs and knives a plenty. So when the suitcase gang strolled down the street in Geelong, the police probably did them a favour by apprehending them in some great police detection. For more information on The Dawn of Crime book series head over to https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
2020-08-1922 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Crutchy Push with Guest Tansy BradshawThe idea of being chased by a gang of thugs down a dark alleyway is one thing, but discovering that the entire gang is on crutches, with legs missing on several of them is even more terrifying. The Crutchy Push was a Melbourne fang who terrorised the city at the turn of the 20’th century, and proved themselves a force to be reckoned with. Guest Tansy Bradshaw is a historian and librarian who is researching the Crutchy Push. The Dawn of Crime book series can be found at: https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
2020-08-1240 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Stolen Valour: Alf BarberIn this episode we look at Alf Barbour, a house breaker who claimed on numerous occasions to be a returned Gallipoli veteran, only to be fined again and again for lying about serving in WWI. This and other cases are included in The Dawn of Crime book series available at https://www.lulu.com/search/?adult_audience_rating=00&contributor=Roy+Maloy&page=1&pageSize=10
2020-08-0521 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Queerest of CrimesIn this shorter episode we talk about three different cases of people who were arrested and put in front of a judge on the charge of “Offensive Behaviour”, for each of them dressing in the clothing that was more common for people of the opposite gender. These stories are excerpts from the book, The Queerest of Times, by Roy Maloy, and available at https://www.lulu.com/en/au/shop/roy-maloy-and-tammy-djuric/the-queerest-of-crimes-dawn-of-crime-volume-3/paperback/product-wqrygr.html
2020-08-0412 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - The Man Who Hung Ned Kelly: Elijah Upjohn.We all know the story of Australia’s most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly. And in this podcast we talk about the man who was responsible for his death. A criminal from England who is deported as a convict named Elijah Upjohn. His life, and his story are remembered in this podcast, and also in more details in The Dawn of Crime Volume 1, available online at https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
2020-07-2825 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Claude “Big Squizzy” TaylorIn this episode of the Dawn of Crime I talk through the early career of Australian gangster Squizzy Taylor, and one of the forgotten influences of his early life, his older brother Claude. Two years older than Leslie Taylor his brother Claude was a violent and sociopathic Gangster, but often overlooked as a major influence in the early formation of what became the legendary Squizzy Taylor.
2020-07-2454 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Dragging our the Evidence - Eric BrennanEvery now and then a criminal comes along who does it a bit differently. Eric Brennan was one who came up with a plan to throw the police off before he’d even committed the crime when he was just 17.
2020-07-2414 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Romeo Lane & Juliet Terrace MelbourneBetween the 1850s in the 1890s in Melbourne Romeo Lane in Juliet Terrace were regarded with fame equalling that of the parliament buildings and the Princes theatre. However, they were known widely due to their dark and seedy underbelly that attracted Eve Roy form of vice known to man at that time. As the home of sly grog, prostitution, bare knuckle fights on the street, pickpockets, opium dens and every form of degeneration available, they were a blight on the city that lasted for over 40 years. In this episode we talk about the cultures of people and the cases that...
2020-07-2423 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Alexander “The Plum” Williams & Old Josh ClarkeEpisode 2: Alexander “The Plum” Williams & Old Josh. Two of the criminals I’ve researched more than many others in my time, who I keep hitting dead ends with. Although they were written about over and and over again, very little archival material survives about the pair outside of newsprint. For more information about other amazing Australian true crime biographies log onto https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00.
2020-07-2316 min
The Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - Cranky BellaEpisode 1 Cranky Bella - In this episode the life, career and times of Cranky Bella, AKA Elena Anstead is discussed. From her early days in the Ballarat gold diggings, where she became a domestic servant at the age of 7, to her career as "the smartest and most notorious female pickpocket in Melbourne" where she ran a "house of ill-fame frequented by rogues and vagabonds", Bella was able to fight back at police, stand over men and life to become a formidable name in a hostile place and time in Melbourne’s history! For the full story head over to https://ww...
2020-07-1239 minThe Dawn of Crime by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime - by Roy MaloyThe Dawn of Crime is a podcast dedicated to the places, faces, people and crimes that shaped Australia throughout its history. The Dawn of Crime book series can be found online at: https://www.lulu.com/search/?adult_audience_rating=00&contributor=Roy+Maloy&page=1&pageSize=10
2020-07-1100 min