Welcome to the Australian Connection Podcast

The Australian Connection podcast is the program that attempts to put one of the world's newest and least populated countries at the centre of everything.

Join host Alex Murray and history discussionistas Merran Williams and Miranda Borman as they delve into the archives to find the fascinating facts that prove truth is always stranger and more fascinating than fiction.

Podcast one: Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini

 

Photos courtesy State Library of Victoria

Newspaper articles

The Handcuff King: Perth Daily News 1 February 1910

New Opera House 'Turn': The Argus 8 February 1910

Out of the Straight Jacket: The Adelaide Advertiser 10 February 1910

A Daring Feat: The Hobart Mercury 18 February 1910

In Full Flight: The Argus 21 March 1910

Cycling Notes: Adelaide Chronicle 26 March 1910

A Timely and Practical Suggestion: Sydney Watchman 10 March 1910

Links

Houdini's birth and death

http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2012/03/happy-birthday-houdini-2012.html
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0324.html

The Melbourne Opera House

http://www.hat-archive.com/noh.htm

Fred Custance
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/custance_bio.html

6 degrees of Australian Connection

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - degree rating = 1

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Platypus: The Monthly May 2011 - Shane Maloney

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand prepares to battle feathery and furry foes