Podcasts featuring Ross McMullin can be found on this page.
Conversations with Richard Fidler
Ross McMullin brings 10 previously unknown WWI stories to light.
60,000 Australians lost their lives in the so-called “Great War”.
The death of so many was catastrophic for Australia – a whole generation lost from a young country with a small population.
Ross McMullin wanted to find out some of the personal stories behind the huge numbers
Pompey Elliott’s Letters
Ross McMullin spoke about Pompey Elliott’s letters at the National Library conference “Writing the Great War” on 20 June 2015.
To hear what Ross said, click here.
Interview for Ballarat Talks
Chris Ashmore interviewed Ross for the Ballarat Talks series, and three podcasts about Pompey Elliott resulted for the Ballarat Talks website (www.ballarattalks.com.au – episodes 9, 10 and 11).
Ross spoke about Pompey’s remarkable leadership in World War I, his life before and after the war, and his connection to Ballarat.
Late Night Live – Pompey Elliott
From the program notes:
“Freelance historian and writer, Ross McMullin published an extensive biography of Pompey Elliott. In it, he sought not only to bring to life this remarkable man, but to also take a fresh look at some of the most momentous Australian engagements of the Great War.”
To hear the interview click here.
Late Night Live – The World’s First National Labour Government
From the program notes:
“When the Deakin government fell on 21 April 1904, the Governor-General, Lord Northcote, offered the job of Prime Minister to a 37-year-old Labor politician called Chris Watson.
The reaction to the appointment of Australia’s first Federal Labor Government, and the first national Labor Government in the world, was hostile to say the least.”
To hear the interview click here.
Late Night Live – Will Dyson: War Artist
From the program notes:
“Will Dyson … was officially granted an honorary commission in the AIF and had volunteered his services to ‘interpret in a series of drawings, for national preservation, the sentiments and special Australian characteristics of our army’. Thus, Dyson became Australia’s first official war artist.”
To hear the interview click here.
Late Night Live – Anzac Day: Australia’s Lost Generation
From the program notes:
“In his latest book, Ross McMullin writes about ten Australians who, if they had lived through the Great War, would have distinguished themselves in a number of different areas and whose absence from post-war Australia deprived the nation as a whole.”
To hear the interview click here.