by Juliana Byers | Jan 22, 2025 | Australian History, Military History, Murder, Political History, Post-1900, Social History, True Crime, World War 1
Why Records Go Missing Podcast: Australia’s Deadliest Picnic On New Year’s Day 1915, in the outback town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, two men opened fire on an open-air train, carrying 1200 people to nearby Silverton for the day. Four people were killed and...
by Juliana Byers | Sep 5, 2024 | Australian History, Colonisation & Invasion, Imperial History, Indigenous History, Political History, Referencing, Social History
I Don’t Wanna Hear It! How to Respond Respectfully to Uncomfortable History Have you ever sat down to eat something really delicious, only to have someone start talking loudly about something which suddenly kills your hard-earned appetite? “Shut the hell up!”...
by Juliana Byers | May 3, 2024 | ANZAC Day, Australian History, Gallipoli, Military History, Political History, Social History, World War 1
Ah, taxes, one of the only two things they say are certain in this world, the other (of course) being death. So perhaps it is appropriate that it was recently revealed that a bunch of Victorian MPs, thirteen, to be exact, and one federal MP, used taxpayer funds to...
by Juliana Byers | Apr 24, 2024 | Australian History, Ballarat, Newspapers, Podcast, Political History, Pre-1900, Social History, The Eureka Stockade
In April 1855, four months after the violent clash at the Eureka Stockade and following on from thirteen highly publicisesd high treason trials, an open letter appeared in the popular Melbourne newspaper The Argus. It’s author was none other than Peter Lalor,...
by Juliana Byers | Apr 14, 2024 | Books, Imperial History, Non-Fiction, Political History, Recommended Reads, Social History
The great thing about writing a thesis is that you come across incredible books that you otherwise wouldn’t have known existed! It’s been a while since I’ve jumped on here with a ‘Recommended Read’, but I’ve lately been reading (or, more correctly listening via my...
by Juliana Byers | Apr 14, 2024 | Artefacts, Australian History, Bushrangers, Kelly Gang, Ned Kelly, Political History, Pre-1900, Social History, True Crime
His Honour Sir Redmond Barry fixed the notorious bushranger with a stern expression as the verdict was announced. “Guilty.” No one in the court was surprised and Barry placed the black cloth on his head and read out the death sentence. “May God have mercy on...
