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December 6, 2020 21 mins
Moloch is the biblical name of a Canaanite god associated with child sacrifice, through fire or war. The investigation into the Luna Park fire of 1979 has involved demons and gangsters. Find out the story in this episode of Fairground Fuck Ups. Story written by: Mitchell and Lindsay Hall This series is being produced by Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ or  https://twitter.com/piccolopodcasts & https://www.instagram.com/piccolopodcasts/ Keep up with the show at:  https://www.instagram.com/fairgroundpod/ Sources https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/disaster/industrial/display/22130-luna-park-ghost-train-fire   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QoBgzn3ys   https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/luna-park-tragedy-36th-anniversary-of-the-fire-that-killed-seven-riders-on-the-ghost-train-in-1979/news-story/6e70f4ea61959d1d393ce597da253c78   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHu7iS54oOo   A Secret Country by John Pilger - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/a-secret-country-9781407086323   https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/hellfire-richard-cooke/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sharp   https://www.sydneycrimemuseum.com/crime-stories/abe-saffron/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch#:~:text=Moloch%20(also%20Molech%2C%20Mollok%2C,root%20mlk%2C%20%22king%22.     https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/collection-ghost-train-model or https://twitter.com/fairgroundpod Produced by: Andrew Menczel   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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