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Forgotten Australia

Forgotten Australia

By: Michael Adams
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Bloody crimes, unsolved mysteries, eccentric celebrities, dark events and bizarre happenings: it's all here – the stuff you wish they'd taught you in school!


Dive into our strange-but-true history via never-before-told stories, author interviews, weekly flashbacks and the weekly trivia quiz.


Forgotten Australia is created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me.

He's also a regular history and true crime commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.


Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month to get ad-free early episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, a show shout-out and the chance to win prizes in the special edition trivia quiz episodes.

Get a week's free trial here:

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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

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Episodes
  • Aussie History Trivia Quiz #4 – Cops, Crims, Kooks, Censors & Singers

    Aussie History Trivia Quiz #4 – Cops, Crims, Kooks, Censors & Singers
    Aug 17 2026

    How well do you know your murderers, mobsters, armed robbers and bent coppers? How good is your memory for Aussie rock hits of the 1970s and 1980s? Test yourself with this all-new trivia quiz.

    30 questions across three rounds.

    How high can you score?


    Use a free trial for access to supporter benefits:

    Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

    Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


    Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


    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


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    30 mins
  • Dead Men Don’t Fill Out Census Forms – Part Two: A Forgotten Serial Killer?

    Dead Men Don’t Fill Out Census Forms – Part Two: A Forgotten Serial Killer?
    Aug 9 2026

    Digging into the murderer’s past and future is to find two more cold-blooded killings.


    Forgotten Australia is created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular guest on ABC Nightlife, ABC Overnight and Australian True Crime.


    Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes and the chance to win prizes.



    Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

    Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


    Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    36 mins
  • Dead Men Don’t Fill Out Census Forms – Part One: Murder at Scrubby Creek

    Dead Men Don’t Fill Out Census Forms – Part One: Murder at Scrubby Creek
    Aug 5 2026

    A shocking early result of our first national census was... murder!

    In 1911, a Cloncurry census collector's investigations into an unreturned form turned up a dead man, burned to bones in the vastness of the Never Never.

    But this cold-blooded crime was very likely not the killer's first murder – nor his last.


    Get a supporter free trial here:

    Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

    Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


    Forgotten Australia is created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.


    Michael's 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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    50 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

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