She married a police officer and her son was a career criminal, who did time for bank robbery and safe cracking. But Melbourne’s Mary Fortune turned from sly grog-slinger into one of the first women to write detective stories.
Read more about Mary Fortune at heraldsun.com.au today. 
 

She married a police officer and her son was a career criminal, who did time for bank robbery and safe cracking. But Melbourne’s Mary Fortune turned from sly grog-slinger into one of the first women to write detective stories.
Read more about Mary Fortune at heraldsun.com.au today. 
 

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

She married a police officer and her son was a career criminal, who did time for bank robbery and safe cracking. But Melbourne's Mary F...

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