ABC Rewind

The History Listen is now ABC Rewind, the home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.

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May Wirth: bareback riding queen

'I can do things no woman ever did before in the history of the circus business.' May Wirth

Oct 19, 2021•29 min

Pentridge prison: a violent past and complicated present

There's a brutal history behind the imposing walls of Melbourne's Pentridge prison, stretching from 1851 right up until its closure in 1997. Today there's a playground, supermarket, cinema and apartments on site – but not everyone's happy about it. Those who know Pentridge best offer their answers to a difficult question: how should you treat a site with such a violent past?

Oct 12, 2021•29 min

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