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Nurse Hannah Mitchel gained the reputation of “Melbourne’s most notorious woman” from operating and illegal abortion clinical in Richmond. She escape all charges laid against her throughout the years. The gentle Bertha Coughlan was one of her victims. Content warning, this show contains mentions of domestic abuse, murder, and discussions of illegal abortion.

Playlist for Mystifying Melbourne – 2 December 2022
  • Children of the EmpireWeyes Blood
  • Futile Devices (Doverman remix)Sufjan Stevens
  • Burning PileMother mother
  • We belong togetherRitchie Valens
  • The imitation gameAlexandre Desplat
  • Glassworks: OpeningPhilip Glass, Vikingur ólafsoon
  • Etudes: No 2Philip Glass, Vikingur ólafsoo
  • My one and only thrillMelody Gardot
  • Cheap Chance RomanceJoel Fausto
  • Dark Night of the SoulDanger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch
  • A Hill IIgnacio Simón
  • Inside of a Dark CastleMartias muses
  • Sad WatersNick Cave
  • Lonesome TownRicky Nelson
  • Give Me A SmileSibylle Baier
  • So Long MarianneLeonard Cohen
  • Open windowWarhaus
  • The RiverAnna Weatherup
  • PassengerAbraham Kenny
  • SongbirdFleetwood Mac

About this program

A penchant for the weird and mysterious? Spooky and unusual? Tune in to Mystifying Melbourne, a show dedicated to exploring the more quirky and oft-overlooked aspects of Melbourne/VIC.

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