Her neighbours knew her as Sarah Willoughby but the woman they found brutally beaten to death in Geelong in 1852 had a secret past none could have imagined.

Her neighbours knew her as Sarah Willoughby but the woman they found brutally beaten to death in Geelong in 1852 had a secret past none could have imagined. She was born Eliza Callaghan, became a convict and later married Melbourne pioneer John Batman. Love, secrets, betrayal, murder - this story has it all. 
 

A podcast on what happens when we die, from those who have been brought back

(Playlist formerly 'True and Amazing Stories': Heroism, mystery, scandal, triumph - you'll find it all in the Geelong Advertiser's new podcast series that brings to life some of our biggest ever stories.)

A podcast on what happens when we die, from those who have been brought back
(Playlist formerly 'True and Amazing Stories': Heroism, mystery, scandal, triumph - you'll find it all in the Geelong Advertiser's new podcast series that brings to life some of our biggest ever stories.)

Death, interrupted

A podcast on what happens when we die, from those who have been brought back

A podcast on what happens when we die, from those who have been brought back

Her neighbours knew her as Sarah Willoughby but the woman they found brutally beaten to death in Geelong in 1852 had a secret past none...

True and Amazing Stories Episode 3: Eliza Batman

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to die? Three Geelong men nearly lost their lives in three, vastly different situations. Now they're sharing in full detail what it was like “on the other side”.

What do you think happens when we die? The Geelong Advertiser explores what happens when death comes calling, and speaks with three men who have been brought back from the brink – who share their own incredible experiences of what happened while they were 'dead'.

What do you think happens when we die? The Geelong Advertiser explores what happens when death comes calling, and speaks with three men who have been brought back from the brink &ndash; who share their own incredible experiences of what happened while they were 'dead'.

Russell Mockridge was born to ride. The Geelong Flyer had an amazing amateur and professional career before his tragic death in a race rocked his hometown and the Australian sporting fraternity.

Russell Mockridge was born to ride. The Geelong Flyer had an amazing amateur and professional career before his tragic death in a race rocked his hometown and the Australian sporting fraternity. Listen to his remarkable story. 
 

Russell Mockridge was born to ride. The Geelong Flyer had an amazing amateur and professional career before his tragic death in a race ...

True and Amazing Stories Episode 5: Russell Mockridge

On an isolated stretch of coast, a North Korean freighter waits to unload a 150kg shipment of heroin. Also waiting are federal police agents

It could be the plot to a Hollywood movie: On an isolated stretch of coast, a North Korean freighter waits to unload a 150kg shipment of heroin. Also waiting are federal police agents, who are ready to swoop on the illegal cargo and smugglers after weeks of surveillance. But this was no movie. This was real life - and it all happened on the Surf Coast. 
 

It could be the plot to a Hollywood movie: On an isolated stretch of coast, a North Korean freighter waits to unload a...

True and Amazing Stories Episode 3: Eliza Batman

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