Invisible History
Invisible History
ABC Local
Invisible History unearths the hidden, forgotten and uncelebrated stories in Melbourne's past, and explores how they have shaped people's lives in Melbourne today. Produced by Clare Rawlinson, with additional audio production by Dave Williams.
Chapter 4: Skeletons in the closet
A relative of the convicted killer Morris Ansell describes the man he knew as a gentle uncle, long after Ansell served his prison sentence and began his life again in New Zealand.
Mar 11, 2016
7 min
Chapter 3: Someone to blame
Joan stumbles on a description of the killer, Morris Ansell, which challenges her long-held suspicions about the murder. She also reveals how she eventually did track down her mother, and what happened when they met as adults.
Mar 11, 2016
5 min
Chapter 2: Searching for answers
Alfred Atherton's murder case has been kept closed for 75 years, but in January 2016, the Public Records Office of Victoria opened it to its public collection. Joan is able to read the file for the first time, finding it stirs memories of the legacy her mother left her as a child.
Mar 11, 2016
6 min
Making Sense of a Murder, Chapter 1: What Joan knows so far
In the third season of Invisible History, we follow one woman's journey to make sense of her father's murder in 1939, with the central question being what role her mother may have played.
Mar 11, 2016
5 min
Chapter 5: Keeping the Olympic spirit alive
Despite its challenges, Maxine says there is something keeping her living in the village, and she will never leave.
Nov 6, 2015
7 min
Chapter 4: Hard times at home
Maxine's living situation became so traumatic at one point, she went into a deep depression.
Nov 6, 2015
6 min
Chapter 3: Sticking together
Once a week, locals gather to share lunch in the backyard of a Marist Brother's house in the village. They say they may not have much money, but they have each other.
Nov 6, 2015
5 min
Chapter 2: 'The Bronx' of Melbourne
In the 1970s, generational disadvantage amongst the community was compounded by the ageing housing stock.
Nov 6, 2015
8 min
Our Olympic Village, Chapter 1: an unlikely past
Nearly 60 years after Melbourne hosted the Olympic Games, those living in the old athletes' village still suffer the effects of a rushed development and public housing policies of the time.
Nov 6, 2015
6 min
Chapter 1: The promise of a future
Robert Young begins to retrace the lives of two daring young Indigenous men. Starting at the corner of Franklin and Bowen Streets in Melbourne's CBD, then going back to the early 1800s in Tasmania, Robert discovers the men are closely connected to one of his own ancestors.
Jul 2, 2015
7 min
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