Nostalgia - The Darlington and Johnston case
Episode description
In the early decades of the early 20th Century, writes seemed to be looking back nostalgically at what had been lost during colonisation, and they attempted to recreate the past in their literary works.
One such reporter in the 1920's, was the journalist 'The Man in the Mask'. He or she wrote nostalgic stories derived from factual events and real people. This episode follows the case of Richard Darlington and John Johnston. Actual case occurred in 1840 - story written in 1924.
References
Newspapers & Gazettes Home - Trove (nla.gov.au)
Music: Lone Harvest & Walking Alone - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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1920s AUSTRALIAN CHARLESTON - Ray Tellier san francisco orchestra - yes sir that s my baby - 1925 - YouTube