10 episodes
The Burial Files State Library of New South Wales
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4.7 • 14 Ratings
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Thousands of people travel through Sydney’s Central Station every day, but how many know what once lay beneath it? This nine-part series will take you on a journey back to 19th century Sydney, to rediscover a place you thought you knew.
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TRAILER: The Gatherings Order
In 1918–19 an influenza pandemic took an estimated 15,000 Australian lives, and millions more around the world. One hundred years on, as we grapple with COVID-19, this five-part series rakes through the archives of the State Library of NSW with historians, public health experts and scientists to trace the path of the 1918-19 pandemic. An eerily familiar story of loss, resilience and discovery in a world turned upside down.
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Episode 9: What Remains
Archaeologists unearth more bones at the Sydney Metro site.
Music provided by Jamendo: Passando-Mattia Vlad Morleo, Sur le fil-Eracilon, Suspense-Matti Paalanen,Suspence-Rally Wender, Cellenade-Eracilon, Cellofan-Eracilon, Sad Keys-Julian Guacaneme, Respiro-Mattia Vlad Morleo, Merci-Ad Libitum. Additional Music: Cylinder Six-Chris Zabriskie. -
Episode 8: Murder and Madness
Sydney’s struggle with the 'unsound mind'.
Music provided by Jamendo: Funeral piano melody-Nerevarin, Mirage-Ad Libitum, Cellomane-Eracilon, Cellofan-Eracilon, Piano and Classic Man-Armando Lagozza, Cinematic-Moff, Suspence-Rally Wender, Color Blue-Ad Libitum, Strings of Sorrow-Szymon Pytel, Fate-Gregoire Lourme -
Episode 7: News of a Monstrous Deed
A bold plan, a printing press and a violent murder: the rise and fall of Dr Robert Wardell.
Music provided by Jamendo: Perpetuum II-Ad Libitum, Cellendade-Eracilon, Cellofan-Eracilon, Sad Keys-Julian Guacaneme, Suspence-Rally Wender, Charcoal-Chad Crouch, Folitude (piano)-Eracilon, Szymon Pytel-Strings of Sorrow, Anxious Thoughts-Celestial Aeon Project -
Episode 6: Digging Up the Dead
How thousands of human remains were exhumed and moved.
Music provided by Jamendo: Passando-Mattia Vlad Morleo, Cellofan-Eracilon, Mirage-Ad Libitum, Cellomane-Eracilon, Cellenade-Eracilon, Mendelsshon-Barcarola op.19 n.6-Aufklarung, Reflexion-Whiteyes, Perpetuum II-Ad Libitum, Folitude (piano)-Eracilon. -
Episode 5: Crime and Punishment
The gruesome story behind the murder of Samuel and Esther Bradley.
Music provided by Jamendo: Ad Libitum-Color Blue, Szymon Pytel-Strings of Sorrow, Gregoir Lourme-Insomnia, Titan Slayer-Eerie Atmosphere. Additional Music provided by: RoyaltyFreeMusic, Instrumental Version-Cinematic Dark Mysterious Suspense Grand Piano Drama Pictures Theme Soundtrack 022
Customer Reviews
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NSW State Library makes first-class podcasts, and this one of their best. Fascinating account of Sydney’s history that’s detailed and super accessible. Brilliant.
Highly recommended if you’re interested in Sydney
Stumbled upon this podcast by chance and I was so pleasantly surprised at how well produced, fascinating, and insightful the show was. As a newly frequent patron of the state library, I didn’t know about these podcasts series you guys produced until very recently. I wish there would be more advertising or articles about them so more people would know about the great work the state library’s curators have done.
Wonderful podcast
If a historic cemetery and its adventures is of interest to you you have just struck gold.