In Those Days

Jun 11 2024 25 ep. 55 mins 5
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Penny and Christina use digitized newspapers to research their guest's family or personal history. The newspapers are hosted in Trove, the National Library of Australia's online research portal.

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Richmond: Crime in the library

Jun 11 2024 60 mins  
Penny and Christina are joined by Julianne Negri to talk about library work and crime. Julianne is an author, artist, library worker and Trove-lover and in this episode she applies her incredible skill set to solving cold-case crimes from the Richmond Library. Trove articles'Lady Librarian', Richmond Guardian, 23 December 1922'Librarian Denies he Alleged Theft', Melbourne Herald, 1

Richmond: Baby Expert Depot

Apr 05 2024 81 mins  
We read newspaper articles about some of the first services for mothers and babies in Richmond. Penny's friends Jo Rosenberg and Vaya Pashos compare this to their own experiences of Maternal Child Health services.Then proper oral historian, Carla Pascoe-Leahy, talks to Penny and Christina about how ideas around mothercraft have changed over the past 100 years.This episode was recor

Richmond: Band Blasts from the Past and Present

Mar 18 2024 78 mins  
Musician and educator, Adam Arnold talks to us about brass bands in Richmond. We find some uncanny parallels between Adam's current bands and the Richmond Boys Brass Band started a hundred years earlier.Trove'50 Years Since he Led First Band', Bairnsdale Advertiser and East Gippsland Stock and Station Journal, 16 March 1953'Richmond Boys Brass Band to make Debut', Richmond Guardian

Richmond: the Globe Theatre with Damian Callinan

Mar 01 2024 68 mins  
Penny and Christina are joined by star of stage and screen, Damian Callinan, to talk about stages and screens in Richmond in the olden days. Specifically we read articles from Trove about the Globe Picture Theatre, which was built in 1912 on the site of the current Richmond Library. And musician-of-the pod Tim Carruthers joins us to bring some old sheet music to life.Here are some

Richmond: In the Library with the Professor

Feb 13 2024 57 mins  
Penny and Christina are joined by Mary Carroll, Associate Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University. Mary is a historian of Australian libraries. We read 1870s newspaper articles from Trove about the Richmond at the Town Hall and talk about whether anything has really changed. We cover some hot button library topics including: qualif

The Royal Derby: Stage time in the olden days

Jan 18 2024 69 mins  
Comedian and broadcaster Charlie Pickering joins us to discuss Brunswick Street pub, The Royal Derby. As a new comic, Charlie started a stand-up room at the Derby with Michael Chamberlain. He tells us about the origins and philosophy of Stage Time and we discuss Royal Derby entertainments from the even more olden days.Trove'Royal Derby Hotel', Mercury and Weekly Courier, 25 October

The Greenaway Way

Oct 13 2023 60 mins  
Kids Lit allrounder and MVP Emily Gale joins Christina and Penny to talk about illustrator Kate Greenaway. Emily also gives some great advice for writers and illustrators on the state of the industry. Emily GaleWebsiteSubstack - VoraciousTrove'A Charming Artist', Launceston Examiner, 5 June 1893'Miss Kate Greenaway's Latest Child's Book', The Australasian, 27 October 1883'Literary

Alison in Canberra-land

Sep 18 2023 76 mins  
Linnett Turner joins Penny and husband-of-half-of-the-pod Lincoln to talk about Alison Sanchez (nee Binns). Linnett's mother Alison grew up in Canberra in the early days of Australia's capital. A tragedy in her early-20s transformed Alison's plans and she travelled the world before returning to Canberra again.Trove 'Farewell Evening', The Canberra Times, 28 March 1929'Musical Eveni

One Day in Faraday

Aug 04 2023 86 mins  
Primary school teacher Anna Grace joins Penny and Christina to talk about the Faraday kidnappings. With a special guest appearance from Peter Tangey.Trove'$1 Million Demand for Teacher', 6 Pupils, The Canberra Times, 7 October 1972'Big Hunt for School Kidnappers', The Canberra Times, 9 October 1972'2 Men Charged over Kidnap', The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 10 October 1972'Schoo

Chorkles Sees Red

Jul 13 2023 35 mins  
Peter Tangey is back to talk about another chapter in Chorkles Moss's life. She gave evidence at the Victorian Royal Commission on Communism in 1949. We talk about how divisive communism became for Australian politics and communities.Trove'Ideals akin to Christianity', The Herald, 26 July 1949'Woman farmer's evidence at Red inquiry', The Argus, 27 July 1949Miss Mabel Grubb, Western