In Black and White
Herald Sun
From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.
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Mar 17, 2021 • 17min
The Baby-faced bushranger who went to the gallows
A young man with a self-confessed lazy streak found himself on the end of the hangman’s noose in 1857 for his cruel act while bailing up a family man on Flemington Rd. Like In Black and White? Get backgrounders and more at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/in-black-and-whiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 10, 2021 • 48min
The junior Kelly Gang: The daring exploits of Ned’s little sister Kate
A new book reveals the central role 14-year-old Kate Kelly played in the story of the notorious Kelly Gang’s misdeeds. Lke In Black and White? Go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for features, photos and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 3, 2021 • 54min
How the Schoolgirl Strangler terrorised Melbourne
When a wave of young girls were abducted and murdered in broad daylight in the 1930s, no-one suspected doting family man Arnold Sodeman was to blame. Like the show? Get stories, backgrounders, images and more, go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2021 • 46min
My life as a spy kid for ASIO
ASIO spies Dudley and Joan Doherty enlisted their three young kids in Australia’s battle against Soviet infiltration during the Cold War. Like the show? Get background articles, photos and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2021 • 47min
The falcon of the force
A pocketbook of mugshots was Detective “Eagle Eye” Reginald Henderson’s secret to nabbing hundreds of wanted criminals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 10, 2021 • 44min
Grisly and gruesome: The brutal murder of diamond trader Bernhard Bauer
In one of the most brutal murders in Melbourne’s history, a brazen killer strolled into a busy CBD office building in broad daylight and fled with a £3000 haul of diamonds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 3, 2021 • 36min
Grisly and gruesome: Shocking, callous and cruel
When a boy started a rumour about a hoard of cash in an elderly farming couple’s bush shack, it set the wheels in motion for a horrific murder.. Read the background, see photos and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2021 • 31min
Grisly and Gruesome: Gunny got the lash
William 'Gunny' Hughes ran one one of the worst larrikin gangs in old Melbourne. But an encounter with the law saw him run a double life in service to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 20, 2021 • 37min
Grisly and Gruesome: the evil in Thomas Treloar
History writer Michael Shelford joins the show again to talk about Thomas Treloar, who embarked on a murderous rampage on the streets of Albert Park. See photos and read the full story at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 13, 2021 • 32min
Grisly and gruesome: 'Bush' Thomspson vs the boffins
When a chocolate salesman was gunned down in 1913, forensic police used the newfangled technology of fingerprinting to crack the case. But the scallywag they had in their sights wouldn't go down without a fight. Go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more on this story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
