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Forgotten Australia

Forgotten Australia

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Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.


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Episodes
  • Short – The Ballad of Australia’s Forgotten Boxing Champion

    Short – The Ballad of Australia’s Forgotten Boxing Champion
    Oct 8 2025

    In July 1919, tiny-statured but huge-hearted youngster George Mendies won the Australian Flyweight Title. This was a crown he'd defend successfully again and again – until fate dealt him a cruel blow when he did a favour for a fellow boxer.


    It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:

    Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

    Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


    Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

    They’ll Never Hold Me:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

    The Murder Squad:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

    Australia’s Sweetheart:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

    Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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    15 mins
  • Short – One Man, Two Mining Disasters

    Short – One Man, Two Mining Disasters
    Oct 6 2025

    Australia suffered what is still our worst industrial disaster when an explosion ripped through the Mount Kembla mine on 31 July 1902. Strikingly, lead rescuer Henry MacCabe had 15 years earlier been acclaimed a hero of the 1887 Mount Keira explosion, which was our previous worst industrial catastrophe. Yet Henry's legacy isn't quite black and white.


    It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


    Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

    Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


    Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

    They’ll Never Hold Me:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

    The Murder Squad:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

    Australia’s Sweetheart:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

    Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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    13 mins
  • Short: An Aussie Movie Star’s Acid Horror

    Short: An Aussie Movie Star’s Acid Horror
    Sep 29 2025

    At the height of the silent movie era, young Australian star Lotus Thompson set her sights on Hollywood. But she soon faced a problem: her legs were so beautiful that producers couldn’t see past her perfect pins to recognise her as a true acting talent. So Lotus found a horrifying solution – literally, in a bottle of corrosive acid. Had she been driven to this self-destructive act by a cruel industry? Or was Lotus simply a shrewd operator trying to hoax her way to Hollywood fame and fortune?


    It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


    Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

    Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


    Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

    They’ll Never Hold Me:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

    The Murder Squad:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

    Hanging Ned Kelly:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

    Australia’s Sweetheart:

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

    Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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    28 mins
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Best Australian history podcast I have found. So well done it's like time travel for the listener. Absolute top class production and narration.

History for real.

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Brilliant podcast, love hearing about history and people that would be forgotten without this series

5 stars

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