Australian Bedtime Story: Hamilton Hume

🎙 Hamilton Hume: The Road Into Silence Before there was a Hume Highway… before the Murray had settled into maps and memory… there was a young colonial-born bushman walking into country few Europeans had seen. In this Nightline Australian Bedtime Story, Cheralyn Darcey traces the life of Hamilton Hume — the determined explorer who, before the age of 31, helped carve an overland path between New South Wales and the southern coast. Alongside William Hovell, he crossed the river that would become the Murray River, revealing fertile plains that would shape the future of two colonies. But this isn’t just a story of discovery. It’s a story of pride, rivalry, fading recognition, and a man who spent his later years fighting to reclaim his place in history. A quiet pioneer. A contested legacy. And a road that still bears his name. The Nightline Australian Bedtime Story, weeknights 11:10pm The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey from 2HD Newcastle and across Australia on the Super Radio Network live weeknights from 8pm to midnight - news, views and a bit of funSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.