In Black and White

Child of a famous politician turned inveterate fraudster, Charles Jones decided to create his own religion to save on business expenses. Like the show? Become a Herald Sun subscriber. go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw and click on any article to begin  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eliza Batman was the wife of controversial Melbourne pioneer John Batman, but in many ways, her eventful and ultimately tragic life was even more interesting than her husband's. Jen is joined by Melbourne journalist and history buff, Jamie Duncan to discuss. Become a Herald Sun subscriber. Go to www.heraldsun.com.au/ibaw and click on any article to begin.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist and history buff Jamie Duncan joins the show to talk about how a pandemic hit our shores over 100 years ago, and how Australia overcame it. Become a Herald Sun subscriber: go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibaw and click on any article to begin.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How escaped convict who lived with Aboriginal tribe became “double agent”.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why escaped convict William Buckley was welcomed as family into Aboriginal clan and stayed 32 years. Subscribe to the Herald Sun. Go to www.heraldsun.com.au/IBAW and click on any article to begin  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Tasmanian Aboriginal woman Truganini became an outlaw on the run in Victoria after her companion shot and killed two men  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1944 a man was jailed for the horrific murder of the “Pyjama Girl”. But startling evidence suggests police got it wildly wrong, and now the woman’s identity – and her killer – may never be known. Read more here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arthur Stace was a down-and-outer who was lucky to survive a horrendous, brutal childhood. But one remarkable event set him on a quest to spend the rest of his life writing one word.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was always believed bushranger Ned Kelly’s brother, Dan, died in the notorious 1880 police shoot-out at Glenrowan. So who was the mystery man who turned up in Brisbane 53 years later claiming he was Dan Kelly?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a grim sign that conjured up images of a sinister mob wielding sledgehammers and wrecking balls. But there was a surprise twist to Whelan the Wrecker’s methods that helped create Melbourne’s beauty as it is today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.