Episode 9: Treachery and Treason

A series of factory fires in Sydney in 1916 leads to a full-blown treason trial. 

The case of the ‘IWW Twelve’ sees a dozen local members of a radical worldwide movement caught in a perfect political storm.

Storyteller: Dr Stephen Gray, Monash Law School

Hosts: Dr Melissa Castan & James Pattison

Further reading:
- ‘Death Cults, Murdering a Police Officer, and the First World War' by Dr Stephen Gray (Alternative Law Journal) 
- 'Enemy Within? The Wobblies' by Nerida Campbell (Sydney Living Museums) 
- 'The Sydney Twelve — treason, conspiracy and conscription in Australia 1916' by Dr Barry York (Museum of Australian Democracy Blog)

All music in this episode by Podington Bear. 
Track listing:
- 'Elephants on Parade'
- 'Senseless'
- 'Kaleidoscope'