What connects a stabbing in Fitzroy to a series of murders in the Queen Victoria Market and the disappearance of an aspiring politician in Griffith? In the 1960s, Australians first heard the word 'ndrangheta', the name for a ruthless mafia with origins in Calabria, that had taken root Down Under. My Australian Mafia Roadtrip will take you on a journey between Melbourne, Griffith and Mildura to discover key sites in Australia's mafia history. You will meet the protagonists of a century-old story and, together with hosts Carlo Oreglia and Anna Sergi, discover what lies behind the headlines.
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What connects a stabbing in Fitzroy to a series of murders in the Queen Victoria Market and the disappearance of an aspiring politician in Griffith? In the 1960s, Australians first heard the word 'ndrangheta', the name for a ruthless mafia with origins in Calabria, that had taken root Down Under. My Australian Mafia Roadtrip will take you on a journey between Melbourne, Griffith and Mildura to discover key sites in Australia's mafia history. You will meet the protagonists of a century-old story and, together with hosts Carlo Oreglia and Anna Sergi, discover what lies behind the headlines.
V. Mayhem at Queen Victoria Market: A turf war erupts
My Australian Mafia Road Trip
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1 year ago
V. Mayhem at Queen Victoria Market: A turf war erupts
After exploring Griffith and Mildura, Carlo and Anna start the long drive back to Melbourne, 'ndrangheta's "third corner" in Australia. But how exactly is Melbourne connected to the origin of the Honorable Society Down Under? And what is the thread that connects a gruesome murder in post-war Fitzroy to a bloody turf war at the Queen Victoria Market in the 1960s?
My Australian Mafia Road Trip
What connects a stabbing in Fitzroy to a series of murders in the Queen Victoria Market and the disappearance of an aspiring politician in Griffith? In the 1960s, Australians first heard the word 'ndrangheta', the name for a ruthless mafia with origins in Calabria, that had taken root Down Under. My Australian Mafia Roadtrip will take you on a journey between Melbourne, Griffith and Mildura to discover key sites in Australia's mafia history. You will meet the protagonists of a century-old story and, together with hosts Carlo Oreglia and Anna Sergi, discover what lies behind the headlines.