Event Organiser: City of Sydney Historical Association (COSHA)

Join Greg Clancy for the remarkable story of the Swiss born Nazi spy, Annette Wagner, who arrived in Sydney in March 1938 and departed Australia in February 1940.

Less than 4 months after arriving in Australia in 1938, she acquired espionages greatest communication asset — broadcasting her own programs on public radio to nationwide audiences — a secure channel for transmitting coded messages.

Overlooked in the National Archives for nearly seventy years, the story of the broadcasting spy may now be told.

This is not just an academic study. Clancy’s uncle knew Wagner and flew her to Newcastle, unaware she was taking aerial photographs of the city’s its steel works during the flight.

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Annette Wagner: Hitler’s Lost Spy (COSHA)

Saturday, 14 January 2017, 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Mitchell Theatre

Event Organiser: City of Sydney Historical Association (COSHA)

COSHA presents author Greg Clancy, for his second time at the SMSA in 2016, to share the story of Annette Wagner – a secret Nazi Spy.

Swiss born Wagner lived in Sydney from 1938 – 1940, and managed to smuggle out coded messages via her own public radio programme. Join Clancy for this fascinating true story of espionage, that has been locked away in the archives for the past 70 years.

When: Saturday, 14 January 2017, 2:00-3:30pm

Cost: $3.00 COSHA Members
$5.00 SMSA Members and General Entry

No Bookings Required

SMSA (Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts)

Event Organiser: City of Sydney Historical Association (COSHA)

Annette Wagner: Hitler’s Lost Spy (COSHA)

Event Organiser: City of Sydney Historical Association (COSHA)

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