The shocking life of the man who hanged Ned Kelly
Australian True Crime
Bravecasting
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Our guest for this episode is Michael Adams, host of the fascinating podcast Forgotten Australia.
Michael is a master of deep diving into the archives to tell incredible stories most people have never heard of - many of them about crime and society. From historic news articles - even the smallest of briefs and the mere mention of a name, Michael brings old stories, scandals, oddities and the lives of intriguing people back to life.
Michael’s book is HANGING NED KELLY and his podcast is Forgotten Australia. You can find out more about Michael at his website https://michaeladamswrites.com/
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Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.
Guests: Michel Adams
Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
Executive Producer: Jacqueline Tonks
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| 0:00.0 | We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July, |
| 0:04.3 | and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already. |
| 0:07.4 | Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show. |
| 0:10.3 | Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests, |
| 0:15.2 | our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in |
| 0:19.9 | Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly. |
| 0:25.9 | The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded. |
| 0:37.0 | They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging. |
| 0:47.0 | The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children. |
| 0:53.0 | I'm always interested in the other guys. |
| 0:56.0 | That's kind of my attitude to history like in the podcast as well is just, you know, |
| 1:00.0 | well, what were the other people doing and you know there's this guy up on the |
| 1:03.4 | platform hanging Ned Kelly and we know virtually nothing about him and then you |
| 1:07.6 | know sort of opening up his life everything sort of spilled out about the rest of |
| 1:11.6 | Melbourne at this time and wow what a story sort of |
| 1:13.2 | spilled out about the rest of Melbourne at this time and wow what a story. |
| 1:18.2 | Our guest for this episode is Michael Adams, |
| 1:21.2 | host of the fascinating podcast, Forgotten Australia. |
| 1:25.0 | Michael is a master of deep diving into the archives to tell incredible stories most people |
| 1:32.0 | have never heard of, |
| 1:33.8 | many of them about crime and society. |
| 1:37.0 | From historic news articles, even the smallest of briefs |
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