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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 – Maestro! (feat. Goering + Hitchcock)

    Short – Maestro! (feat. Goering + Hitchcock)
    Feb 26 2026

    From a run-in with the future Nazi villain, to working with the master of movie suspense, Aussie musical genius Arthur Benjamin lived a big life, even if he’s these days overshadowed in our cultural history by the scandalous Percy Grainger and Eugene Goosens.


    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 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 – Australia's First Typewriter

    Short – Australia's First Typewriter
    Feb 23 2026

    A century and a half ago, the age of the typewriter dawned in Australia.

    Who was the first to import these new American gizmos? Would they cause the extinction of handwriting?

    Would typewriters increase efficiency or simply empower people to churn out rubbish?

    How many parallels are there to the modern push for AI?


    To read Robert Messenger’s typewriter histories, check out:

    https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/


    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 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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    27 mins
  • Short – The Strange Story of the Australian Flag

    Short – The Strange Story of the Australian Flag
    Feb 20 2026

    This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Australian flag being raised for the first time – the winning design selected from a competition that attracted over 32,000 entries.

    Who sponsored the contest and why?

    How many winning designers were there?

    How did one chap so successfully claim sole credit over the next half century that two Australian prime ministers felt it necessary to officially try to set the record straight?


    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 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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    20 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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