From Collingwood to Carlton, Melbourne’s ritzy inner suburbs was once home to incredible poverty and crime. But one fearless crusader exposed the depression-era squalor and helped transform people’s lives.
Join host Jen Kelly and Melbourne journalist and history buff Jamie Duncan as they delve into the story of Frederick Oswald Barnett.

From Collingwood to Carlton, Melbourne’s ritzy inner suburbs was once home to incredible poverty and crime. But one fearless crusader exposed the depression-era squalor and helped transform people’s lives.
Join host Jen Kelly and Melbourne journalist and history buff Jamie Duncan as they delve into the story of Frederick Oswald Barnett.
And to see Barnett's incredible slum pictures, head here. 
 

Host Jen Kelly talks with experts and historians to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. 

<p>From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. </p>

A podcast miniseries about Melbourne's forgotten characters. Presented by the Herald Sun

In Black and White

From Collingwood to Carlton, Melbourne's ritzy inner suburbs was once home to incredible poverty and crime. But one fearless crusader e...

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