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 h...
Invisible History
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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 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 even...
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 co...
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 ...
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.
Chapter 4: Hard times at home
Maxine's living situation became so traumatic at one point, she went into a deep depression.
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 ...
Chapter 2: 'The Bronx' of Melbourne
In the 1970s, generational disadvantage amongst the community was compounded by the ageing housing stock.
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 a...
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, ...