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Episode 6: Gather 'round the campfire
29:46Show notesBibliographer Carol Hetherington tells us her own tale of sleuthing through the To Be Continued database and Trove as she attempted to track down a mysterious author who wrote story after story…after story.How did she track down the enigmatically named Roland Quiz? And what do the stories behind the many pseudonyms found in Trove tell us about the people who wrote Australia’s fiction in the newspapers of the time?Mentioned in the episodeA Bush Race MeetingA Ghostly ChapterA Deaf CookHis Terrifying ExperienceThe Last Night of the CampFind all of Roland Quiz’s stories hereStories by Ivan DexterAuthor Vance PalmerThe stories in this episode were read by Perform AustraliaFind the transcript of this episode hereMain storyThe Story of the Three Photos
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Episode 6: appendix
16:27Stand and deliver! The cult of the Bushranger
42:01Show notesThe scientific bushranger? Have you ever heard of such a thing?In this episode we look at the unexpected Bushranger stories Associate Professor Maggie Nolan from the University of Queensland and Professor Ronan McDonald from Melbourne University found in the To Be Continued database.Bushrangers are an iconic part of Australian post colonial history but what do we really know about them other than the iconic image of Ned Kelly?Mentioned in episodeSearch Trove for ‘Bushranger’The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter CareyBushranger Martin CashBushranger Alexander PierceFemale Bushranger Jesse HickmanChinese Australian Bushranger Sam PooMain storiesHow Ubique Robbed TheMorganville Company’s SafeThe Helpful BushrangerWhimsy, Wonder and Children's yarns (r)
37:53This episode we dive into the extraordinary world of fiction for children with Associate Professor Kristine Moruzi from Deakin University.When did we first start publishing material for children? And what do the wild adventures involving shipwrecks, kidnapping and toast water tell us about what it meant to be a child in this time?Mentioned in the episodeMary Grant BrucePrincess Spinaway’s DepartmentSomeone else thought the concept of toast water was interesting and attempted to recreate the recipe in this YouTube videoYou can find a full transcript of the episode here.Main storiesThe Marvellous IslandTheft of a dayThe Convalescence of Taffie FarndonA Little BushmaidEpisode 4: appendix (r)
43:58Episode 3: appendix (r)
29:06Listen to a full reading of 'The Wickham Aeroplane' by Francis Marlowe, republished in the Perth Daily News, February 15th, 1910.