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Henson Park: the eighth wonder

Henson Park: the eighth wonder

ABC Rewind vor 4 Jahren

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A deep dive into the past told by the people who lived through it. The Rewind podcast interrogates the events and characters that have shaped our world and revisits history through archives, interviews, and compelling storytelling.

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History, tragedy, and triumph. Marrickville’s Henson Park is an
icon of Sydney's inner west.

But before the unshakable Newtown Jets footy fans called it home,
the community oval was a giant hole in the ground supplying
Sydney's building boom.

When at least nine children drowned at the site, council took
charge and began to dream big. It paid off for them when their
hidden suburban park wound up on the world stage.