MIA – We will be back!
Hello All! I am still in the land of the living but you may have noticed that the podcast has been very quiet this year! I will be back...
Escape and Execution of Angus Murray
Angus Murray was the last man to be executed on the gallows of Old Melbourne Goal in 1924. His life began in Adelaide and would see him incarcerated in 4...
Generations of Hassett’s in Geelong Gaol
The Hassett family have their origins in Birdhill, Ireland and is just one of the families with links to the Geelong Gaol. Over a period of 40 years, at...
The Great Escape from the Geelong Gaol
In 1889, two wily old convicts named Frederick Clarke and Christopher Farrell made the most infamous escape in Geelong Gaol history. Overpowering a warder in the middle of the...
Welcome to 2023!
Hello everyone and happy new year! Firstly, apologies for the lack of new content but 2023 is a new year and full of new adventures! The reason I haven’t...