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This week Mel tells Josie of the landslide that stopped the nation, the tragic Thredbo Disaster of 1997. 

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EPISODE REFERENCES:

9 News, Ellen Connolly, 2014

SBS News, 2017

ABC, Bill Brown, 2017

SMH, Heroes Of Thtredbo, Andrew Brown, 2017

Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub

ABC, 2022

Mamamia

This week Mel tells Josie of the landslide that stopped the nation, the tragic Thredbo Disaster of 1997. 
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 21 mins!
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Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts</a>
EPISODE REFERENCES:
<a href="https://www.9news.com.au/9stories/we-dont-talk-about-thredbo-stuart-divers-rescuer/40ce1d5e-0994-4194-a84e-380979dd9c21">9 News, Ellen Connolly, 2014</a>
<a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-terrifying-roar-behind-thredbo-tragedy/w97ozbvmb2">SBS News, 2017</a>
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-30/thredbo-landslide-disaster-20th-anniversary/8753246">ABC, Bill Brown, 2017</a>
<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2017/thredbo-landslide-anniversary/">SMH, Heroes Of Thtredbo, Andrew Brown, 2017</a>
<a href="https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/landslide-thredbo-1997/">Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub</a>
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-30/thredbo-disaster-remembered-25-years-on-stuart-diver/101284944">ABC, 2022</a>
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/stuart-diver-partner/">Mamamia</a>

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.

Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!

Proudly Produced by DM Podcasts 

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.
Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!
Proudly Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts </a>

Australia's wildest yarns, told to you by Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke.

All Aussie Hour

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.

Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!

Produced by DM Podcasts

G’day mates and welcome to All Aussie Hour, the new podcast from Melissa Mason and Josie Rozenberg-Clarke. You might remember them from the hit podcasts All Aussie Mystery Hour and The Zest Is History, and to be quite honest their new offering is… basically the same.
Each week, one host will spin the other a yarn from Australia’s rich and, let’s face it, completely batshit past. Strap in for zesty tales, weird mysteries and potentially even some research!
Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts</a>

Thredbo Landslide: The Disaster that Stopped the Nation

This week Josie re-does an old AAMH story, it's the incredible mystery of the 1948 death of the unknown 'Somerton Man'.

**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 18 mins!

(00:01) Zesty Chat

(17:50) Somerton Man begins

(01:22.00) End

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EPISODE REFERENCES:

SMH extract from Kerry Greenwood’s book “Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery”: https://www.smh.com.au/national/riddle-on-the-sands-20121119-29kwz.html

Transcript of Coronial Inquest 17th June 1949:

https://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/wiki/index.php/The_Taman_Shud_Case_Coronial_Inquest

The Advertiser 6 Dec 1948: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43794348

The Advertiser article 11 Dec 1948: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43795238

The Advertiser article 18 January 1949: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43800320

The Advertiser article 25 Nov 1949: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36677719

ABC article April 2021: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-24/mysterious-somerton-man-to-be-exhumed-by-sa-police/100092750

ABC Australian Story episode November 2022: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/my-name-is-charles-somerton-man-mystery/101680520 :

SA Police statement: https://web.archive.org/web/20220727061712/https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/statement-regarding-somerton-man#.YuDYbOzP1qY

Daily Mail Sep 2023: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12528299/Somerton-Man-Twist-Australias-mysterious-cold-cases-case-bizarre-birthday-card-emerges.html

Josie's own chaotic notes from 2018 and All Aussie Mystery Hour S1E5

A bit of Wikipedia too - some of their links were broken.

This week Josie re-does an old AAMH story, it's the incredible mystery of the 1948 death of the unknown 'Somerton Man'.
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 18 mins!
(00:01) Zesty Chat
(17:50) Somerton Man begins
(01:22.00) End
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Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts</a>
 
EPISODE REFERENCES:
SMH extract from Kerry Greenwood’s book “Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery”: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/riddle-on-the-sands-20121119-29kwz.html">https://www.smh.com.au/national/riddle-on-the-sands-20121119-29kwz.html</a> 
Transcript of Coronial Inquest 17th June 1949:
<a href="https://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/wiki/index.php/The_Taman_Shud_Case_Coronial_Inquest">https://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/wiki/index.php/The_Taman_Shud_Case_Coronial_Inquest</a> 
The Advertiser 6 Dec 1948: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43794348">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43794348</a> 
The Advertiser article 11 Dec 1948: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43795238">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43795238</a> 
The Advertiser article 18 January 1949: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43800320">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43800320</a> 
The Advertiser article 25 Nov 1949: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36677719">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36677719</a> 
ABC article April 2021: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-24/mysterious-somerton-man-to-be-exhumed-by-sa-police/100092750">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-24/mysterious-somerton-man-to-be-exhumed-by-sa-police/100092750</a> 
ABC Australian Story episode November 2022: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/my-name-is-charles-somerton-man-mystery/101680520">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/my-name-is-charles-somerton-man-mystery/101680520</a> :
SA Police statement: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220727061712/https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/statement-regarding-somerton-man#.YuDYbOzP1qY">https://web.archive.org/web/20220727061712/https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/statement-regarding-somerton-man#.YuDYbOzP1qY</a> 
Daily Mail Sep 2023: <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12528299/Somerton-Man-Twist-Australias-mysterious-cold-cases-case-bizarre-birthday-card-emerges.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12528299/Somerton-Man-Twist-Australias-mysterious-cold-cases-case-bizarre-birthday-card-emerges.html</a> 
Josie's own chaotic notes from 2018 and All Aussie Mystery Hour S1E5
A bit of Wikipedia too - some of their links were broken.

Somerton Man (Josie’s Version): A Still Technically Unsolved Mystery

Join Mel as she regales Josie of the worst explorers ever, our very own Burke & Wills.

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EPISODE REFERENCES:

burkeandwills.net.au

Burke and Wills' Courage and Folly Pt. 1: Marching Onwards to the Great Unknown". Australian Stamps Professional.

Join Mel as she regales Josie of the worst explorers ever, our very own Burke &amp; Wills.
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 14.15
Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/273286614057949/">ALL AUSSIE HOUR</a> Facebook group
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Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts</a>
EPISODE REFERENCES:
<a href="burkeandwills.net.au">burkeandwills.net.au</a>
Burke and Wills' Courage and Folly Pt. 1: Marching Onwards to the Great Unknown". Australian Stamps Professional.

Burke & Wills: Australia’s Crappiest Explorers

This week Josie tells Mel about the tragic 1973 unsolved murder of Lynette White. 

**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15.40.

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EPISODE REFERENCES:

1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence – call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au

Police are urging anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Tourmaline investigators to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/  Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

ABC Australian Story episode from 2017: “Murder by the Sea”: 

2018 9News article by Tim Rose

2016 Sydney Morning Herald article by Ava Benny-Morrison

2023 Daily Telegraph article by Madeleine Crittenden

2022 Sky News segment by Danica De Giorgio

2017 ABC News article by Heidi Pett and Rebecca Latham

This week Josie tells Mel about the tragic 1973 unsolved murder of Lynette White. 
**If you would like to skip the catch up chat, head straight to 15.40.
Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/273286614057949/">ALL AUSSIE HOUR</a> Facebook group
Follow All Aussie Hour on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allaussiehour/">INSTAGRAM</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@all.aussie.hour?lang=en">TIKTOK</a>
Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/josieroze/?hl=en">JOSIE </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melissamason_/?hl=en">MEL</a> on Instagram 
Produced by <a href="https://dm.org.au">DM Podcasts</a>
EPISODE REFERENCES:
1800RESPECT is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence – call 1800 737 732 or visit <a href="http://1800respect.org.au/">1800respect.org.au</a>
Police are urging anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Tourmaline investigators to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: <a href="https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/">https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/</a>  Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq8J1r4mrCY">ABC Australian Story episode from 2017: “Murder by the Sea”: </a>
<a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/lynette-white-murder-reward-offered-to-find-coogee-woman-s-killer/9fd33dc7-2ce6-4157-8a6e-bc8889abe9d6 ">2018 9News article by Tim Rose</a>
<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/blood-stain-may-help-breakthrough-in-cold-case-murder-of-lynette-white-20160916-grhlou.html ">2016 Sydney Morning Herald article by Ava Benny-Morrison</a>
<a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-nsw/paul-white-holds-onto-hope-that-his-wife-lynettes-brutal-murderer-will-be-found/news-story/f5ddb6c279c0298de289d016aef2f016 ">2023 Daily Telegraph article by Madeleine Crittenden</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1319748802189648 ">2022 Sky News segment by Danica De Giorgio</a>
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-05/playing-cards-could-be-key-to-solving-lynette-white-cold-case/8570512 ">2017 ABC News article by Heidi Pett and Rebecca Latham</a>

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