Episodes

  • Ep107: Gallipoli & the Anzac Legend | 1915
    Feb 10 2026

    This episode, we discuss Australia's involvement in World War One during 1915, and more specifically, the Gallipoli Campaign. At the heart of Australia's national story, we discuss it, the Battle at Lone Pine, the Anzac Legend, and talk about the myths that have come to be associated with the Anzacs at Gallipoli.

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    32 mins
  • Ep106: The Battle of Broken Hill | 1915
    Jan 27 2026

    This episode, focusing on the home front during 1915, we take a look at the violent attack known as the Battle of Broken Hill. We also discuss the recruitment drives for World War One known as Snowball Marches and talk about the resignation of Prime Minister Andrew Fisher for Billy Hughes.

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    20 mins
  • Ep105: The Start of World War One | 1914
    Jan 13 2026

    This episode, we begin our journey into Australia's participation into World War One. We discuss the battle of the Cocos Islands, the Australian takeover of German New Guinea, and the fact that an Australian fort may have fired the first shot of the war for the entire British Empire.

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    24 mins
  • Ep104: The Australasian Antarctic Expedition | 1913
    Dec 23 2025

    This week, we discuss the end of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition! We also talk about the 1913 federal election and some state politics in the lead up to World War One.

    Note: I mentioned there would be no episode until the 7th of January in this episode, I meant the 14th! Sorry for the confusion.

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    25 mins
  • Ep103: The 1912 Brisbane General Strike | 1912
    Dec 9 2025

    This week, we examine the 1912 Brisbane General Strike and the event known as Black Friday. We also discuss the Fairbridge Farm School and its child migrants, some political history, and continue the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

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    28 mins
  • Ep102: Referendums in Federal Australia | 1910 & 1911
    Nov 18 2025

    This week, we're discussing some of the first national referendums in Australia's history. We also talk about the 1910 federal election (the first post-fusion one), the start of the Australasia Antarctic Expedition led by Douglas Mawson, the expansion of Australia's military with the HMAS Australia, and even more!

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    39 mins
  • Ep101: The Fusion | 1909
    Nov 11 2025

    This week, we're discussing one of the most prominent political events in Australia's history, the Fusion. The event which started the two party system in Australia as we know it now, this episode is perhaps one of the most relevant to the rest of Australia's history going forward. In addition, we discuss the end of the Nimrod Expedition, Douglas Mawson's first trip to Antarctica, as well as the 1909 Broken Hill Miners Strike.

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    24 mins
  • Ep100: Australians in Antarctica | 1908
    Nov 4 2025

    This week, we discuss the role Australians played in the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. We also discuss the Sunshine rail disaster, Andrew Fisher becoming prime minister, the choice of Canberra over Dalgety for the national capital, and much more!

    This is the podcast's 100th episode, thank you all so much for listening to 100 episodes of australian history, and here's to atleast 100 more!

    G. Sherington's PhD Thesis on Dalgety and Canberra: https://web.archive.org/web/20200620152620/https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42439/SOURCE01?view=true

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    27 mins