Australian Histories Podcast

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• Ep 77 The Lascelles Saga: Australian History

  August 3, 2026 · 54 min

  When His Lordship Edward Lascelles, son of the 2nd Earl of Harewood, wrote a bouncing fifty pound promissory note to cover the purchase of some horses, the authorities in NSW took exception. In time he was brought to court to answer for…

• Ep 76 Japanese subs in Sydney Harbour: Australian History

  April 6, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

  When the Japanese entered the Second World War at the end of 1941, the impact on Australia was almost immediate.  Singapore fell and a great many Australians were taken prisoner.  Darwin & later other northern centres were bombed, and at…

• Ep 75 Bass & Flinders Pt6: Australian History

  December 30, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min

  In this final episode of the series we follow Flinders as he attempts his return to England in the hope of acquiring a better ship to more thoroughly complete his valuable explorations around the newly circumnavigated Australian…

• Ep 74 Bass & Flinders Pt5: Australian History

  October 11, 2024 · 56 min

  After a quick resupply in Port Jackson Flinders again heads out to undertake the second leg of his circumnavigation.  This time they began by traveling north, through the Great Barrier Reef and into the tropical north.  This journey would…

• Ep 73 Bass & Flinders Pt4: Australian History

  August 24, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min

  This episode we see Bass undertake his speculative business ventures, no longer in the company of Flinders, but his timing meant his returns were not as lucrative as he'd hoped. Flinders set off on the mammoth task of circumnavigating the…

• Ep 72 Bass & Flinders Pt3: Australian History

  August 11, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min

  George Bass and Matthew Flinders undertake an important mapping journey to confirm the existence of what will soon afterwards become known as Bass Strait, a body of water between the mainland of 'New South Wales' and the newly recognized…

• Ep 71 Bass & Flinders Pt2: Australian History

  June 10, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min

  George Bass and Matthew Flinders arrived in New South Wales in September of 1795, with grand plans to "explore more of the country than any of [our] predecessors in the colony".  In part 2 we look at how their plans progressed. As naval…

• Ep 70 Bass & Flinders Pt1: Australian History

  May 7, 2024 · 45 min

  Naval men who arrived in NSW in September 1795, Bass & Flinders were both intent on undertaking exploration and charting sections of New Holland, still largely unknown to the British.  They became well known as navigators, explorers and…