Frontier War Stories – Jimmy Kyle – 1856 Towel Creek Massacre
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In episode Seventeen I yarn with Jimmy Kyle frontman for Punk Rock band Chasing Ghost Koori man from the Thungutti nation on the NSW mid-north coast. Chasing Ghost have recently released a powerful truth telling song titled “Summer” that tells the story of the 1856 Towel Creek Massacre.
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