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The 1960 Crime That Shocked Then-Innocent Australia
Manage episode 327870859 series 1488595
Best-selling biographer and history author Peter FitzSimons has turned his attention to detailing the history of the Sydney Opera House - drama, scandals and even crimes. For this episode of Australian True Crime, Emily speaks to Peter about a crime linked with the Opera House and how it shocked the nation - the kidnapping and killing of Bondi schoolboy Graeme Thorne in 1960.
Peter’s book The Opera House is published by Hachette Australia.
CREDITS:
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.
Guest: Peter FitzSimons
Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
Executive Producer: Jacqueline Tonks
Archival audio used in this episode is from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/
If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)
Thanks for listening, we’ll be back next week.
GET IN TOUCH:
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/
Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au
Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
572 episodes
Manage episode 327870859 series 1488595
Best-selling biographer and history author Peter FitzSimons has turned his attention to detailing the history of the Sydney Opera House - drama, scandals and even crimes. For this episode of Australian True Crime, Emily speaks to Peter about a crime linked with the Opera House and how it shocked the nation - the kidnapping and killing of Bondi schoolboy Graeme Thorne in 1960.
Peter’s book The Opera House is published by Hachette Australia.
CREDITS:
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.
Guest: Peter FitzSimons
Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
Executive Producer: Jacqueline Tonks
Archival audio used in this episode is from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/
If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)
Thanks for listening, we’ll be back next week.
GET IN TOUCH:
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/
Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au
Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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