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Moses Tjalkabota was a charismatic and well-known personality in Central Australia. An Arrarnte man, his early years were spent on country in a traditional Aboriginal lifestyle, learning Arrarnte culture from his elders. As a child, he was scho
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) Edith Cowan made it her mission to see women participating in every area of public life – education, religion, politics, health, the law and social justice
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) David Unaipon was an Aboriginal preacher, inventor, author and activist. Profoundly gifted in several fields, his achievements emphatically disproved the p
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) Lt. Col Ralph Honner is a World War II hero and one of Australia’s best-known officers. He is remembered for his inspired efforts leading the exhausted men
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) Caroline Chisholm was a philanthropist, social reformer and humanitarian, who devoted herself to helping unemployed migrants, particularly vulnerable young
A true, rags to riches story, Mary Reibey came to Australia as a teenage convict in 1792. She was just 14 years old when she was sentenced to seven years transportation. When her husband died, leaving her with seven children, she took over all
In the 1920s, Stanley and Lucy Drummond travelled together around the remote outback areas of Far Western NSW from their base in Cobar. In their travels, they met many families who had suffered unspeakable loss due to the lack of medical servic
Content Warning: This Episode Contains The Mention Of Suicide Rev Sir Alan Walker is best known as the founder of the telephone counselling service, Lifeline. It was the first service of its kind and led the way for telephone counselling and te
Sir Doug and Lady Gladys Nicholls had a powerful partnership. They grew up together at Cummeragunja Mission on the Murray River. Doug was a Yorta Yorta man who played AFL at the highest level for ten years, playing for both Northcote and Fitz
Ever heard the expression ‘telling a Furphy’? In this episode, you’ll learn where that saying comes from. John Furphy was the inventor of the ubiquitous Furphy water cart, seen all over rural Australia. It was during the first world war that
Charles O’Neil was the founder of Vinnies in New South Wales. An accomplished engineer and a former Parliamentarian in New Zealand, Charles was torn between his professional career and his desire to serve the poor. Charles sought a ‘more authen
Thomas Shadrac James is one of Australia’s most successful teachers. He turned a wooden building on the Murray River into a bush university for the Yorta Yorta people – one that grew leaders who changed Australia! The son of indentured labourer
David Bussau was a multi-millionaire by the age of 35. Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, he set up his first business – a hotdog stand at the footy – by the age of 15. David’s entrepreneurial spirit wasn’t satisfied with just being rich, h
‘Everyone has a song to sing…’ Sister Janet Mead was a humble nun who shot into the international music charts in 1974 with a rock version of The Lord’s Prayer. Her unexpected hit reached number 3 on the Australian music charts. She was the f
Mei Quong Tart was a Sydney businessman and Mandarin of the Fourth Grade. His QVB tearooms were regarded as the finest in the city. Quong Tart was an active philanthropist, and his thriving business was a hub of charity and community. He hoste
Professor Graeme Clark may not be a household name, but as the man behind the Cochlear implant or ‘bionic ear’, he is one of Australia’s most successful inventors. When he first outlined his dream of bypassing the inner ear so deaf people could
Meet the man behind the iconic department store. Coming to Australia in the 1830’s, David Jones created a new way to do business. Well known for his landmark department store, he used his wealth to serve his community. Along with other members
Fascinated by anatomy from a young age, Constance Stone was unable to study medicine in Australia because no Australian university would accept women. Undeterred, she travelled to the USA, Canada and the UK to train as a doctor. After working i
David Garland was the driving force behind Anzac Day commemorations. Garland was a minister and volunteer military chaplain who served in the Middle East during the first world war. His love for the service men and women of the first world war
An orchardist, trader, midwife and mother, Maria Ann ‘Granny’ Smith was highly regarded in her community, as were her distinctive green apples. After her passing, her popular apple became famous around the globe. However, behind this well-known
Donate to our November Appeal. Click here http://hope1032.com.au/donate Betty Cuthbert was a Sydney girl, who went on to become one of Australia’s Greatest Athletes. She was the first Australian Olympian to win 3 gold medals at the one games, t
Donate to our November Appeal. Click here http://hope1032.com.au/donate Florence Young was a New Zealand-born farm girl who sought to better the lives of Pacific Islander farm labourers who had been blackbirded into the Queensland sugar industr
Donate to our November Appeal. Click here http://hope1032.com.au/donate Hester Hornbrook was a big-hearted woman who was moved by the plight of kids in poverty in Melbourne in the 1850s. At the age of 74, she launched her first ragged school t
Donate to our November Appeal. Click here http://hope1032.com.au/donate In this episode, we meet an adventurous bush nurse who dedicated her life to helping people in the outback. Further reading: Flynn’s Outback Angels – Vol 2, by Ivan Rudolph
Donate to our November Appeal. Click here http://hope1032.com.au/donate Fighting McKenzie: The Salvation Army Chaplain who became a legend at Gallipoli. Further reading: The Man the Anzacs Revered by Daniel Reynaud Fighting McKenzie: Anzac Chap
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