In Black and White

Spiritualism - a belief system centred on seances - took the world by storm in the mid 1800s, thanks in part to Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary.But in Melbourne, a spiritualist leader named William Terry was captivating the crowds and influencing his own political protege.Author  David Hunt joins the show with more. Find more about David at: https://davidhuntwriter.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Victorian era Sydney, it wouldn't do to be seen to be bathing on the beaches. Until one cop swept away the wowsers' worries. Historian and author Jim Haynes joins the show with more. Get more features and more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Get more information about Jim Haynes at: http://www.jimhaynes.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's often lauded as the man who first found gold in Australia, but according to historian Jim Haynes, pioneer Edward Hargraves was instead a villain who conned the colony.   Find out more about Jim at: http://www.jimhaynes.com.au/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waltzing Matilda is one of Australia's most beloved songs. But the origin of the term can be traced back to the battlefields of Germany. Author Jim Haynes joins the show to tell the story.  More at: http://www.jimhaynes.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Barry McArthur joins the show to recount the time he met prisoner William O'Meally, a police killer, repeat escapee, and the last man flogged in Victoria.   Like the show? Go to http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a young jockey named Joan Richmond was banned from racing horses in Melbourne, she swapped out her silks for a steering wheel. Writer John Smailes tells her story. Like the show? Go to http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more. Get more information about the book  at: http://johnsmailes.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laurie Nash just might have been up among the Bradmans and Borders in the pantheon of Australian cricket. But a baffling selection call kept him out of the infamous bodyline series - and a chance at sporting immortality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of the race that stops the nation, we went into the vault and picked the tale of the youngest jockey ever to win the Melbourne Cup -  a “little freckled lad” from a township near Geelong who was only 11 years old.   Like the show? Go to http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of all of the losers in the race that stops the nation, young  John Kavanagh could have been the hardest done by. Because it wasn't another jockey who likely robbed him of a Melbourne cup - it was bad spelling. Get more great tales at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Graham Addison returns to the show to continue the history of the Aussie rich kids who went on a quest to find one of the world's most famous treasures. More at: https://grahamaddison.com/ Like the show? Get backgrounders and more at http://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.