Kangaroo Dog is a radio documentary commissioned by ABC Radio National’s The History Listen, broadcast on 24 August 2024.
Born in the early days of the Sydney colony, this deerhound-greyhound mongrel dog was bred to hunt and kill kangaroos.
The kangaroo dog was there at key moments in Australia’s colonial past – from hunting dog that fed the colony, to bushrangers best mate – to battle dog in the Frontier wars, and family member.
The kangaroo dog has seen a lot.
What happens when we see history through a dog’s eyes?
Listen to Kangaroo Dog (36 minutes).
See a gallery of photos, illustrations and historical paintings; an annotated transcript; and meet the guests, on my Kangaroo Dog website.
Guests: Julie Dowling, Carol Dowling, Guy Hull, James Boyce, Julie Gough, Lex Rayment, Brooklyn.
Producer and research: Jane Curtis
Supervising Producer: Ros Bluett, ABC
Story Editor: Jenny Arsanow
Sound: John Jacobs, ABC
With special thanks to Sienna Brown, Kate Lawrence, Anna Clark, Ray Kerkhove, Elaine Rabbitt, Oral History Australia SA/NT.
