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Murder of Mary Lucas

26 July 2021
Season 1
Episode 11
 Executions, Murders

In this episode we head back to earlier and perhaps simpler times to 1854 and Little Bourke street in Melbourne. Luke and Mary Lucas had immigrated to Australia in 1849 with hopes of a better life. In 1852 the Lucas family moved to the Little Bourke Street area of Melbourne. But by November 1854, both…

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Murder of Mary Lucas

25 July 2021
Season 1
Episode 11
 Locked up with History 00:26:54

In this episode we head back to earlier and perhaps simpler times to 1854 and Little Bourke street in Melbourne. Luke and Mary Lucas had immigrated to Australia in 1849 with hopes of a better life. But by November 1854, both Mary and Luke would be dead leaving three children as orphans. What happened to…

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Escape of Thompson and Reynolds

4 April 2021
Season 1
Episode 3
 Escapes, Geelong Gaol, History

In 1865, two prisoners were let out of the cooks cells to make their way to the kitchens to cook for the rest of the prisoners.  But these two men had other ideas – for one man it would result in him never returning to the Geelong Gaol.  For the other his freedom was shortlived….

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