The Cairns Grenade Murders – Part One
10/10/22 • 40 min
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On a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode – based on the original police murder file – we take a deep dive into this callous crime, whose solution was frustrated not only by the underworld’s code of silence but also by the conduct of Queensland’s most infamously corrupt cop.
Parts Two & Three will be freely available next week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear them right now ad-free.
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly – and for excellent true crime and history podcasts episodes, check out:
Australian True Crime – https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421
In Black & White – https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446
To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly – https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/
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On a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode – based on the original police murder file – we take a deep dive into this callous crime, whose solution was frustrated not only by the underworld’s code of silence but also by the conduct of Queensland’s most infamously corrupt cop.
Parts Two & Three will be freely available next week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear them right now ad-free.
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly – and for excellent true crime and history podcasts episodes, check out:
Australian True Crime – https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421
In Black & White – https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446
To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly – https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hanging Ned Kelly – A Special Audio Preview
1 RecommendationsNote: This episode - like all old and new regular episodes - is free for everyone to listen to.
I'm very pleased to present an exclusive audio version of the first 20 pages of my new book Hanging Ned Kelly, which is published this week by Affirm Press. Here's what it's about:
HANGING NED KELLY
When it came time to hang Ned Kelly, the deed fell to the nightman-turned-quack-doctor-turned-drunken-chicken-thief Elijah Upjohn. Such is life indeed.
Upjohn was the latest in a long line of 19th century flogging hangmen who were allowed to run amok because they did the dirty work of the establishment that allowed officials to keep their hands clean. Despite being duly appointed ‘finishers of the law’, Upjohn and his fellow boozing bunglers were so hated they were often hunted by angry mobs.
In Hanging Ned Kelly, the tale of Elijah Upjohn becomes the rusty scalpel that slices open the underbelly of colonial Victoria – an underworld seething with serial killers, clueless cops, larrikin vigilantes, renegade reporters, racist settlers, furious fallen women and cunning waxwork showmen. Looming over them all: the depraved hangmen... and Australia's most infamous outlaw.
Hanging Ned Kelly is available on 27 September at all good bookstores and online retailers.
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The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1
1 RecommendationsOn a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode - based on the original police murder file - we take a deep dive into this callous crime, whose solution was frustrated not only by the underworld’s code of silence but also by the conduct of Queensland’s most infamously corrupt cop.
Parts Two & Three will be available next week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear them right now ad-free.
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:
Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421
In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446
To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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