Ballarat History looks at beginnings of democracy in Australia from the gold rush town of Ballarat.
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 74- Anzac- The Greek Chapter- documentary
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Welcome to podcast number 74 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The Shrine in Melbourne recen…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 73- Cowra Breakout 80th anniversary
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Welcome to podcast number 73 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net On the 5th of August 1944 the…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 72- B24 Liberator bomber in Melbourne
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Welcome to podcast number 72 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net One of the special things abo…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 71- The Great Escape 80th anniversary and the Australian connections
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Welcome to podcast number 71 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net This month, March 2024, marks…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 70- National Archives of Australia- WWII digitisation project
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Welcome to podcast number 70 for Thanks for your Service and out first podcast for 2024. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.ne…
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Miners, and the people of the goldfields of Victoria were often a superstitious lot. Deadly lantern flames, witches cursing cows, and gold hunting with tinder (no, not like that) are just some of the stories that can be found in the history of this region. Credits Research and script: Dr. David Waldron Production : Shannon Nicholls Voices supplied …
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 69- The Australian Army Unrecovered War Casualties unit
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Welcome to podcast number 69 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Our next guest gives as remar…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 68- The Kriegies- RAAF POW’s in WWII
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Welcome to podcast number 68 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Christmas time is nearly upon…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 67- RAAF Training in Ballarat- 1WAGS
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Welcome to podcast number 67 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net One of the great experiences …
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 66- Guns of Victoria
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Welcome to podcast number 66 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net If you have ventured into a l…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 65- Vietnam Veterans Day - a veterans special journey
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Welcome to podcast number 65 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The 18th of August is Vietnam…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 64-108 years later update- the diary of a WWI digger
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Welcome to podcast number 64 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Back in February this year we…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 63- Sandy the War Horse
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Welcome to podcast number 63 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Something special is happenin…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 62- Following the Twenty Second- The 22nd Battalion 1st AIF
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Welcome to podcast number 62 for Thanks for your Service for Anzac Day, 25 April 2023. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net …
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This episode of Tales from Rat City discusses the numerous sightings of ‘Unidentified Flying Objects’ over Victoria in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the increased sense of “airmindedness” as aviation technology took off! Credits Research and script: Dr. David Waldron Production Assistant: Katrina Hill Recording, Editing & Sound Direct…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 61- An Australian living on Gallipoli
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Welcome to podcast number 61 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Bill Sellars is an Australian…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 60- 108 Years Later- diary of an ANZAC
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Welcome to podcast number 60 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net 108 years ago, a WW1 Anzac di…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 59- HMAS Castlemaine- Part Two
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Welcome to podcast number 59 for Thanks for your Service. Our first podcast for 2023. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net D…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 58- HMAS Castlemaine- Part One
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Welcome to podcast number 58 for Thanks for your Service. Our first podcast for 2023. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net D…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 57- Australia’s Secret Army Part 2
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 56- Australia’s Secret Army Part 1
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Welcome to podcast number 56 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Christmas is just around the …
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 55- The secret base at Park Orchards, Victoria
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Welcome to podcast number 55 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The Park Orchards Chalet lies…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 54- The search for HMAS Sydney II
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Welcome to podcast number 54 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The Royal Australian Navy has…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 53- Ballarat’s Arch of Victory and Avenue of Honour
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Welcome to podcast number 53 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Ballarat is home to 2 signifi…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 52- Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands
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Welcome to podcast number 52 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Australian defence force band…
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Thanksforyourservice -Podcast 51- Beyond the Great Escape- RAAF airmen of Stalag Luft III
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Welcome to podcast number 51 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . Stalag Luft III is probably best known for the movie the Great Escape which dramatis…
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This tour was originally released in 2021, as a series of episodes to be listened to while walking the Ballarat Avenue of Honour. The episodes can be found individually at https://honouringouranzacs.com.au/page/lucas_girls#AudioTour This audio podcast series tells the stories of the men and women who served in ‘the war to end all wars’ and the live…
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 50- The First Ashore- Gallipoli 1915
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Welcome to podcast number 50 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Anzac Day 2022 is a week away…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 49- Riding for Veterans Charity
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Welcome to podcast number 49 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net On 13 April 2022 Chris Doyle …
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 48- Ballarat ANZACS Exhibition
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Welcome to podcast number 48 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net An exhibition titled the Ballarat Anzac…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 47- Women of the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF)
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Welcome to podcast number 47 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . The Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) operated between 1951 and 1977. Jessica Ferrari…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 46- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea-Part 2
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Welcome to podcast number 46 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . Author Michael Veitch describes it as the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific. His latest …
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 45- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
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Welcome to podcast number 45 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . Author Michael Veitch describes it as the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific. His latest …
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 44-The Shrine, Surrey Gardens, Melbourne, Australia.
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Welcome to podcast number 44 for Thanks for your Service. In many towns in many parks across Australia, you will almost certainly find a war memorial in dedication to those who served and died in wars from the Boer War to Afghanistan. I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and one particular memorial that I visited recently has a unique design…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 43 The Sir John Monash Centre
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Welcome to podcast number 43 for Thanks for your Service and the last podcast for 2021. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . For today's podcast we head to France where we speak to Rebecca …
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In collaboration with the Ballarat African Association, this episode of Tales from Rat City hopes to shed light on the oft-forgotten experiences of African immigrants during Victoria’s gold rush; especially that of John Josephs, the first man to be tried (and exonerated) for treason after the Eureka rebellion of 1854. Credits Research and script: D…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 42- WWII The Australians fighting the Vichy French
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Welcome to podcast number 42 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . We had the pleasure of having David Sutton, Senior War Historian at the Australian War Memoria…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 41-The J7 submarine
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Welcome to podcast number 41 for Thanks for your Service. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net At the end of WW1, Britain gave Australia six J class submarines. One of those subs, the J7, exists today at t…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 40- Special Missions in Persia and Russia
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 39- Secret Intelligence Australia
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Welcome to podcast number 39 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksf…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 38 The Coastwatchers Part 2
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 37 The Coastwatchers
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 36 Z Special Unit
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 35 Mustard Gas Men
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Welcome to podcast number 35 for Thanks for your Service. In contravention of a Geneva Protocol, the allies shipped and had stored in Australia mustard gas during World War II. Janine Roberts tells us about the Mustard Gas Men. One of the ways to promote this podcast is through your feedback. If you're listening to us via ITunes or other podcasting…
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The final episode in our three part series on the dashing and doomed Captain Moonlight. Hear as Moonlight is hounded from charismatic reformer to reckless chaos and ruin. Our cast of talented actors bring the Siege of Wantabadgery to vivid, bloody life. Credits Research by David Waldron Written by Thomas Hodgson “Actor Wrangling” Katrina Hill Recor…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 34 HMVS Cerberus
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Welcome to podcast number 34 for Thanks for your Service. If you were to travel to Half Moon Bay in Port Phillip Bay in Victoria and gaze offshore....you are still able to see a piece of colonial history of Australia. Sitting in just 3 meters of water and some 200 metres from the shore is the wreck of Her Majesty's Victorian Ship (HMVS) Cerberus. O…
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On the 19th of August, Tales from Rat City was invited to participate in the online event Folk-a-pa-lore-za, where folklore pod casters around the world came together to discuss their work, their research and their favourite piece of folklore. The night took the form of a competition where each podcast was asked to present their favourite example o…
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On the 19th of August, Tales from Rat City was invited to participate in the online event Folk-a-pa-lore-za, where folklore pod casters around the world came together to discuss their work, their research and their favourite piece of folklore. The night took the form of a competition where each podcast was asked to present their favourite example o…
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Thanksforyourservice Podcast 33 WW2 Australian Service Medal
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Welcome to podcast number 33 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. Jack Byrne was a Goulburn boy who joined the 2nd AIF and served in New Guinea, He suffered injuries and illness which also led him going AWOL on occasions which …
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Tales from Rat City presents the second instalment in the story of notorious Australian bushranger; Captain Moonlight. Join us, as our actors bring to life the tale of his escape from the Ballarat Gaol, his second trial for the Egerton bank robbery, and the beginning of his famous relationship with James Nesbitt. Research by David Waldron Script by…
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