A History of Australia

About A History of Australia

A Chronological, Listenable, Academic podcast about Australia’s history.

Publisher

ahistoryofaustralia

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Mar 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

127 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Ep123: The Start of the Great Depression | 1929

   This week, we discuss the start of the Great Depression in Australia. We also talk about the highly influential 1929 federal election (and the return of Billy Hughes to federal political prominence), the Victorian and Queensland state elections, the Port Adelaide Wharf and Rothbury Riots, and the rise of two Australian sporting legends, Donald Bradman and Phar Lap.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Ep122: The Coniston Massacres | 1928

   In this episode, we discuss the last document frontier massacres, the Coniston massacres. We also discuss Charles Kingsford Smith's and Charles Ulm's flight across the Pacific, the 1928 Waterside Workers Federation Strike, and the Bundaberg Tragedy.

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Ep121: Jack Lang's First Rise and Fall | 1927

   This episode, we discuss the first rise and fall of NSW Premier Jack Lang. We also talk about the Berkley Street gangster shootout, the launching of the 2nd HMAS Australia, the formation of the ACTU (Australasian Council of Trade Unions), and a couple state elections.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

72 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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