'Moloch' - Luna Park Pt 2

Moloch is the biblical name of a Canaanite god associated with child sacrifice, through fire or war. The investigation into the Luna Park fire of 1979 has involved demons and gangsters. Find out the story in this episode of Fairground Fuck Ups. Story written by: Mitchell and Lindsay Hall This series is being produced by Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ or https://twitter.com/piccolopodcasts & https://www.instagram.com/piccolopodcasts/ Keep up with the show at: https://www.instagram.com/fairgroundpod/ Sources https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/disaster/industrial/display/22130-luna-park-ghost-train-fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QoBgzn3ys https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/luna-park-tragedy-36th-anniversary-of-the-fire-that-killed-seven-riders-on-the-ghost-train-in-1979/news-story/6e70f4ea61959d1d393ce597da253c78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHu7iS54oOo A Secret Country by John Pilger - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/a-secret-country-9781407086323 https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/hellfire-richard-cooke/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sharp https://www.sydneycrimemuseum.com/crime-stories/abe-saffron/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch#:~:text=Moloch%20(also%20Molech%2C%20Mollok%2C,root%20mlk%2C%20%22king%22. https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/collection-ghost-train-model or https://twitter.com/fairgroundpod Produced by: Andrew Menczel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices