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Heaps Good History
by The Advertiser
Exploring incredible true stories from South Australia's past. A podcast brought to you by The Advertiser, in Adelaide.
Episodes
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NEW PODCAST: Frances Whiting's Humankind
Deep conversations. Extraordinary people. Human stories. Frances Whiting is an award-winning journalist who has spent more than 30 years telling stories of heartache, triumph, love, and loss. As Australia’s longest-running Sunday newspaper columnist and a best-selling author, Frances has built a...
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NEW PODCAST: Dear Rachelle
A killer is on the loose in an Australian country town. Excited for the June long weekend, bubbly 23-year-old Rachelle Childs leaves work, calls her sister, and is dead within hours. Her burning, partially naked body is found nine hours later in bushland on a lonely coastal road. Her killer has...
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Episode 9. The search for a "New Australia"
For over a hundred years, Australia had been a beacon of hope and opportunity for millions of people, so it's hard to imagine why anyone would want to turn their back on it. But 125 years ago, that's exactly what a group of disaffected South Australians did, when they signed up for a daring…
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Episode 8. The Adelaide man who inspired Australia's obsession with Big Things
Australia's obsession with Big Things didn't start with Coffs Harbour's Big Banana, Woombye's Big Pineapple or Robertson's Big Potato. It started here in Adelaide with a giant Scotsman that still stands sentinel over one of the city's busiest intersections. Greg caught up with the man who...
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Episode 7. "She's a Beauty!" - Myths and legends of the very first Holden
In this bonus episode, Adelaide Holden historian Don Loffler busts some long-held myths about the 1948 launch of the first model Holden plus Don answers the million dollar question. Where did it all go wrong for Holden? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 6. Inside Holden at Elizabeth. "Just like walking into John Martin's cave".
In this bonus episode, long-time Holden employee Stewart Underwood tells Greg what it was like working at GMH's Elizabeth factory during the launch of some of the most iconic models in the company's history and explains how he went from factory worker to custodian of the Holden story through his...
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Episode 5. "Australian as they come - That's Holden!"
Greg tracks the history of one of Australia's best-loved and most iconic brands from saddler maker to automotive powerhouse, General Motors Holden. With interviews with Holden historian Don Loffler, former product planner Roger Gibbs and long-time Holden employee Stewart Underwood. Look for...
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Episode 4. 'God 'Elp All Of Us' - The first flight from England to Australia
Greg speaks to journalist Lainie Anderson about the incredible true story of South Australia's Smith Brothers, who, with their trusty mechanics Wally Shiers and Jim Bennett, became the first Australians to fly from England to Australia in 1919, in a feat global aviation experts have likened to…
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Episode 3. Australia's original Burger King
This week, Greg meets Adrienne Peele, daughter of Australia's original Burger King Don Dervan. Dervan was a US businessman who opened his very first Burger King restaurant in Adelaide in 1962 and who accidentally played a leading role in the establishment of one of Australia's most popular fast...
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Episode 2. The FitzJames
This week, Greg speaks to Nikki Sullivan from the Migration Museum about The FitzJames, a floating prison that, for 11 years, was home to South Australia's wayward teens. Production notes: Thanks to Nikki Sullivan, Migration Museum, Adelaide and Bob Byrne from Adelaide Remember When... Sounds via...
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Episode 1. The Armless Artist
Greg speaks to Nikki Sullivan from Adelaide's Migration Museum about William Smith, an incredible South Australian who, after losing both arms in a schoolyard accident, taught himself to paint with his mouth. Production notes: Greg Barila Nikki Sullivan from the Migration Museum in Adelaide....
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Exploring incredible true stories from South Australia's past. A podcast brought to you by The Advertiser, in Adelaide.
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