In Black and White

From Collingwood to Carlton, Melbourne’s ritzy inner suburbs was once home to incredible poverty and crime. But one fearless crusader exposed the depression-era squalor and helped transform people’s lives. Join host Jen Kelly and Melbourne journalist and history buff Jamie Duncan as they delve into the story of Frederick Oswald Barnett. And to see Barnett's incredible slum pictures, head here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles Brownlow is known throughout Victoria thanks to the medal that bears his name. But there once was a time that the young footballer had to hide his identity every time he stepped onto the ground.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By day he policed the depression-era streets of Collingwood, but on the weekends he was a powerful player who led the Pies to VFL premierships. So why did he have to play under an assumed name? See pictures and read more  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The uniforms looked like Where’s Wally and the matches lasted for days — welcome to Aussie rules, circa 1850. So why did one of footy’s founding fathers almost start a rifle club instead? Jen Kelly is joined by Col Hutchinson, historian for both the AFL and the Geelong football club. To read more about this and see some great pictures, including original footy uniforms, head to heraldsun.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frances Knorr, like many other women in depression-hit 1800s Melbourne, ran an early form of childcare. But instead of visiting a loving home, the infants she was trusted with met a much darker fate. Read more about the life and death of the baby farmer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of child convicts, some as young as eight, were sent to a children’s version of the notorious Port Arthur for minor offences. But were two boys really guilty of a more shocking crime? Read an extract from The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She married a police officer and her son was a career criminal, who did time for bank robbery and safe cracking. But Melbourne’s Mary Fortune turned from sly grog-slinger into one of the first women to write detective stories. Read more about Mary Fortune at heraldsun.com.au today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was the scourge of Melbourne’s villains and scoundrels, but unlike the fictional London sleuth, this Victorian detective's crazy undercover exploits and bizarre disguises were real. Join host Jen Kelly and guest Ben Oliver, founder of Melbourne’s Drinking History Tours, as they dive into this fascinating character. And you can read more about it today at heraldsun.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was a cold-blooded murderer who turned on his mates - and was hanged in Victoria for his crimes. But how many lives did Robert Francis Burns really take?Read an extract from Grave Tales: True Crime Vol. 1or get more information about the book.,  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They were feared on the streets of North Melbourne, turning to violence in pubs and outside footy matches. But they weren’t any ordinary gang — here’s how they turned their missing limbs into an advantage. Read Jamie Duncan's full story here: www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/ourcriminalhistory/when-a-gang-of-amputee-thugs-terrorised-melbourne/news-story/cc6d224d64dbf4deb9b60a751439f668  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.