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Forgotten Australia

Bloody crimes, unsolved mysteries, eccentric celebrities, dark events and bizarre happenings: it’s all here – the stuff you wish they’d taught you in school!

Dive into our strange-but-true history via never-before-told stories, author interviews, weekly flashbacks and the weekly trivia quiz.

Forgotten Australia is created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They’ll Never Hold Me.

He’s also a regular history and true crime commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.

Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month to get ad-free early episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, a show shout-out and the chance to win prizes in the special edition trivia quiz episodes.

Get a week’s free trial here:

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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Latest Episodes:

Vanishing Cousins – Part Two: The Suspects Nov 28, 2024

Show notes

In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent years, veteran journalist and television producer Melenie Ambrose has investigated this haunting cold case. In part two of this two-part interview episode, Melenie tell us about the police’s murder suspects, her recent discoveries of vital new evidence and her hopes that there might still be a breakthrough that’ll bring the killer or killers to justice.

Watch Vanishing Cousins at:

https://7plus.com.au/vanishing-cousins-evil-by-the-beach

Crimestoppers 1800 333 000

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Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance Nov 28, 2024

Show notes

In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent years, veteran journalist and television producer Melenie Ambrose has investigated this haunting cold case. In part one of this two-part interview episode, Melenie discusses the lead-up to the disappearance of the girls and why the police didn’t take their families’ fears of foul play seriously.

Watch Vanishing Cousins at:

https://7plus.com.au/vanishing-cousins-evil-by-the-beach

Crimestoppers 1800 333 000

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Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two Nov 22, 2024

Show notes

They’ll Never Hold Me is in bookstores now. Michael sat down with Meshel Laurie of the Australian True Crime podcast to talk all things Kevin John Simmonds. Part Two covers Simmo’s 1959 crime spree and the first few weeks of what was the largest manhunt in Australian history.

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Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One Nov 21, 2024

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They’ll Never Hold Me is in bookstores now. Michael sat down with Meshel Laurie of the Australian True Crime podcast to talk all things Kevin John Simmonds. Part One covers Simmo from his birth during the Great Depression to his 1959 decision to become an armed robber.

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They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters Nov 14, 2024

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Please enjoy a second audiobook extract that continues the story of young Kevin John Simmonds, as he grows up in Griffith, grapples with the lure of criminality and gets a preview of his life in the saga of legendary Sydney characters Darcy Dugan and Ray ‘the Gunner’ Kelly.

Buy the full audiobook here:

https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781004181971/

Buy the paperback:

Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au

Big W

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Booktopia

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html?srsltid=AfmBOople0hNKrDJTY7W6ODeKDEamCMNoZEdeWN2J6b1VK3oIO90YQNu

Readings

https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781923046474/theyll-never-hold-me--michael-adams--2024--9781923046474

Harry Hartog

https://www.harryhartog.com.au/products/theyll-never-hold-me-michael-adams-9781923046474?srsltid=AfmBOopD52fSFqdACnutyJF-BFwD76ZFmS5aAfZbFc6B-zaLCm4YKTpS

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They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt Nov 06, 2024

Show notes

My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclusive excerpt, which comprises the prologue and first two chapters.

The full version is available right now via this product page, which offers all the key places to buy They'll Never Hold Me.

https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781004181971/

Email me: michaeladamswrites@gmail.com

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Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two Oct 25, 2024

Show notes

Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, like Dirty Harry, had a history of trigger-happy vigilantism, and how, like Dirty John, his creepy marriage to a wealthy woman came to a violent end.

Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917

Support Forgotten Australia:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One Oct 25, 2024

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In 1919, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigilante. But who was this self-styled cowboy with the six-shooter?

Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917

Support Forgotten Australia:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Five: A Forensic Furore Oct 17, 2024

Show notes

With their suspect in custody, D.C. detectives still can’t celebrate because in Washington in 1972 seven out of every ten murderers go free.

Forty years after the verdicts in these murder trials, the FBI will make a bombshell forensic revelation to cast doubt on whether justice was done.

Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917

Support Forgotten Australia:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Four: A Killer Named Goliath Oct 07, 2024

Show notes

With another Washington woman murdered in identical circumstances to Sherry and Sharan, D.C. detectives finally have a suspect – but can they find the disturbed man who stalks the D.C. streets, hides in apartments and calls himself ‘Goliath’?

Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917

Support Forgotten Australia:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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