Ranked #1
AWP-56-Waltzing Matilda, Australia's Unofficial National anthem
AWP-56-Waltzing Matilda, Australia's Unofficial National anthem
Every Australian knows the words to 'Waltzing Matilda'. On the surface it's a song about a swagman who steals a sheep an... Read more
20 Feb 2017
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31mins
Ranked #2
AWP-72-Howzat!
AWP-72-Howzat!
Welcome to 2018 and Episode 72. It’s summer in Australia and that means cricket. Learn about the extraterrestrial origin... Read more
14 Jan 2018
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1hr 43mins
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AWP-08-Ten Strange but True Facts about Australia
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AWP-67- The Eureka Rebellion, Part 1: The Seeds of Rebellion
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AWP-77-Bushrangers who were Ned Kelly, Part 1
AWP-77-Bushrangers who were Ned Kelly, Part 1
In this and the next episode we will be looking at the life and times of Edward 'Ned' Kelly. We will be asking the ques... Read more
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AWP-92-The Sydney Wars 1788-89
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Ranked #7
AWP-18-Bound for Botany Bay: The First Fleet Part 2
AWP-18-Bound for Botany Bay: The First Fleet Part 2
On the morning of 13May 1787 the First Fleet weighed anchor and set sail from Portsmouth, England. On 26 January 1788 t... Read more
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AWP-19-Bound for Botany Bay: The First Fleet, Part 3
AWP-19-Bound for Botany Bay: The First Fleet, Part 3
In this episode we reflect on the First Fleet and come to some conclusions about it all. Then we look at two men – Pemul... Read more
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22mins
Ranked #9
AWP-37-A Good Sheep Station Spoiled
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Do you know what the capital city of Australia is? If you live overseas you will probably answer Sydney. Wrong! It’s act... Read more
6 Apr 2016
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17mins
Ranked #10
AHP-99-The Coat Hanger
AHP-99-The Coat Hanger
In this episode we cover the history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge – or as local Sydney-siders call it, the coat hanger. ... Read more
16 Nov 2019
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23mins
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AWP-30-The Carnival Is Over, The Seekers
AWP-30-The Carnival Is Over, The Seekers
Remember The Seekers? Only if you are over 50 years old, probably. The Seekers was one of the first Aussie Pop Groups to... Read more
8 Nov 2015
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12mins
Ranked #12
AWP-47-Captain de Groote, The New Guard and The Sydney Harbour Bridge
AWP-47-Captain de Groote, The New Guard and The Sydney Harbour Bridge
On Saturday 19 March 1932 Captain Francis Edward de Groot, dressed in full military uniform, raced up on horseback, drew... Read more
22 Sep 2016
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22mins
Ranked #13
AWP-03-The Afghan Cameleers
AWP-03-The Afghan Cameleers
Aussie Waves Podcast Episode 3:The Afghan Cameleers This episode tells the story of the Cameleers who with their camels ... Read more
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16mins
Ranked #14
AWP29-The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
AWP29-The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
On the 21 October 1978, 20 year old frederick Valentich dissappeared while on a training flight over Bass Strait. Some ... Read more
26 Oct 2015
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10mins
Ranked #15
AWP-81-Frontier Wars and the Battle of One Tree Hill
AWP-81-Frontier Wars and the Battle of One Tree Hill
In this episode we are looking at the Battle of One Tree Hill. This was a battle fought by the Jagera people led by the ... Read more
29 Jul 2018
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Ranked #16
AWP-16-Gough Whitlam Goes to China
AWP-16-Gough Whitlam Goes to China
In this episode we remember Gough Whitlam’s visits to China – the People’s Republic of China - in 1971 and 1973. The 197... Read more
12 Jan 2015
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28mins
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AWP-93-More Weird Australian History
AWP-93-More Weird Australian History
Would you believe that on the banks of Kati Thanda or Lake Eyre, South Australia, lies the world’s second-largest geogly... Read more
13 Jul 2019
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10mins
Ranked #18
AWP-31-The Dismissal Part 1
AWP-31-The Dismissal Part 1
At 1.15 pm on the 11th of November 1975, 40 years ago, Edward Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was d... Read more
18 Nov 2015
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32mins
Ranked #19
AWP-39-Escape via the Vatican: the amazing WWII story of CQMS William Cook
AWP-39-Escape via the Vatican: the amazing WWII story of CQMS William Cook
It’s the ANZAC Day long weekend. And it's also family history time!! Find out how my grandfather Company Quartermaster S... Read more
23 Apr 2016
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20mins
Ranked #20
AHP-102-The Sydney Wars, April 1789 to December 1790
AHP-102-The Sydney Wars, April 1789 to December 1790
The local Sydney people continue to find it tough going after the arrival of the British. A smallpox epidemic breaks out... Read more
12 Jan 2020
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24mins
