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Swaggie c 1900, NSW Government Printer   Who was Handkerchief Jones? And why did Tom Doyle piss on the olives? Find out all about it as we f...

Ruth Hazleton and Judy McKinty are running a great children's folklore project at PANDEMIC PLAY .  The project asks kids, teens, parents...

Why did some bushrangers become folk heroes and why were they feared by the forces of authority? We take a look at and a listen to some of t...

Do you want to conduct an Oral History project to archival audio standard but have only a small budget for recording equipment?   Rob and Ol...

We often get asked "what is the difference between a yarn and a joke"? Hopefully this video will answer the question as Bill Case...

Our latest podcast is now available at  https://yarnsofoz.podbean.com/ This time we’re having a listen to how people dealt with accidents an...

Vintage video of the Oldtimers in fine form on 1970s television! Lovingly edited by Rob Willis, you can join the  proper  old time da...

Bushranger’s flight by artist S T Gill (1818-1880) published by James J. Blundell & Co. Melbourne Victoria [1856] Followin...

Lunch in the bush, near Warwick, ca.1893. State Library Qld. They were called ‘bait-layers’, ‘babbling brooks’ and much worse by the ...

William Strutt, 'Bushrangers, Victoria, Australia, 1852' (detail), 1887, oil on canvas, The University of Melbourne Art Collection...