It’s been a while! But I have been rather busy and thought I would quickly pop on here and update what has been happening. And more excitingly what is coming up! As many of you may now I have been working with prolific True Crime Author Roy Maloy at his Criminal Outsider Events and the…
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Roy and I had the pleasure of meeting at the Geelong Gaol Museum a couple of years ago now, when I purchased some of his Dawn of Crime books to stock in the shop at the Gaol. It ended up being a meeting of minds and the emergence of a great friendship! Nobody quite gets…
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Last year, Roy Maloy, the author of over 12 true crime books asked me to write a chapter for his book called “The Australian Ripper”. To say I was stoked was an understatement. I have wanted to write books since I was a teenager although I never knew what to write about and it was…
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One of the most infamous escapes in the Geelong Gaol history! That of Frederick or Josh Clarke and Christy Farrell in October 1889. The escape led to a refinement on the celldoors still visible today https://youtu.be/tOARzm6TIkI?si=XXkusSJK_Xcj3MXH
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While I haven’t been incredibly present for my own podcast, I have been a guest on Jen Kelly’s In Black & White podcast for the Herald Sun here in Victoria. Jen manages to gather information on a range of historical subjects from people who are fascinated by their stories. As their blurb says “From alleyway…
Read MoreSo what do we cover here on Locked Up With History – this short video will tell you! And of course show my face! lol
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In July 1853, a group of bushrangers came up with an audacious plan to rob the McIvor Private Gold Escort as it left the goldfields to meet up with the Government escort to Melbourne. Although the heist was originally successful, the plan led to the deaths of four of the men, three by execution and…
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The Australian Heritage Festival is coming to Victoria between April 18th through to May 18th. Their theme this year is Shared Stories. As part of this festival, I will be delivering two tours at the Geelong Gaol on 23/4/2023 and 7/5/2023, both at 1.30pm. The tour will cover the history of the goal and the…
Read MoreChristmas is supposed to be the season of giving and family and presents. But it is not everyone’s favourite time of year. A quick look through the newspapers of the day revealed no less than 16 murders and 2 attempted murders here in Victoria, Australia. And I am sure there are many more interstate and overseas. This episode…
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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 least 4 members of the family have been prisoners of the Geelong Gaol. It was initially thought this story was of one prisoner who took his own…
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