Episodes

  • 015 - Chapter XV

    015 - Chapter XV
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 014 - Chapter XIV

    014 - Chapter XIV
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    35 mins
  • 013 - Chapter XIII

    013 - Chapter XIII
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    14 mins
  • 012 - Chapter XII

    012 - Chapter XII
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    32 mins
  • 011 - Chapter XI

    011 - Chapter XI
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    16 mins
  • 010 - Chapter X

    010 - Chapter X
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    35 mins
  • 009 - Chapter XI

    009 - Chapter XI
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    25 mins
  • 008 - Chapter VIII

    008 - Chapter VIII
    Feb 13 2026
    In Human Toll, Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned at a tender age, is uprooted from her cherished life in the Australian bush and sent to a new home in a nearby country town. Once adored by the station hands—Boshy, Nungi, and Queeby—Ursie now faces a stark reality where she is barely tolerated. Her only ally is Andrew (Andree), an older child navigating the same troubled household. Barbara Baynton, building on her keen observations from Bush Studies, deepens our understanding of womens experiences in the harsh landscape of Australian bush life and culture at the dawn of the 20th century. (written by Kirsty Leishman)
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    8 mins