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In Black And White: Maggie Heffernan, Jen Kelly, history

Jen spoke to Margaret Anderson about Maggie Heffernan, unwed mother who drowned her baby in the Yarra.

After she was abandoned while pregnant by the father of her baby, Maggie Heffernan did the unthinkable. But the murder ignited a wave of public sympathy and sparked moral outrage. Margaret Anderson, director of the Old Treasury Building, joins the show to tell the story.

Learn more at https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/maggie-heffernan/

After she was abandoned while pregnant by the father of her baby, Maggie Heffernan did the unthinkable. But the murder ignited a wave of public sympathy and sparked moral outrage. Margaret Anderson, director of the Old Treasury Building, joins the show to tell the story.
Learn more at <a href="https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/maggie-heffernan/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/maggie-heffernan/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654141676047000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2myArPexGUET92NjS2qBsP">https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/maggie-heffernan/</a>

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. 

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.

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

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