What It Was Like
My School Was Kidnapped at Gunpoint
Published: 9 May 2025 at 10:14 Europe/London
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In 1976, 20-year-old Rob Hunter was a month into his first teaching job at a remote Australian school when an armed gunman abducted him and his nine students. In this episode, Rob recounts the harrowing night they spent as hostages—and their dramatic escape via a high-speed car chase.
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