The Lost Tools of Henry Hoke Season 1, Episode 2: Henry Hoke: Bush Mechanic

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Henry Hoke: Thwarted Genius

Henry Hoke was an inventor, engineer and scientist from the remote Australian town of Hoke's Bluff. Enigmatic and unrecognised, Henry Hoke's restless energy produced a stream of brilliant, often unrealised inventions.

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Henry Hoke: Bush Mechanic

For the pioneer motorist, outback Australia was the ultimate test. When things went wrong, the price of failure was high. Henry Hoke's mechanical resourcefulness was famous, and his dog was pretty handy too.

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Beryl Hoke: The Forge of Destiny

Henry Hoke's talent for invention owes a great deal to his mother, Beryl Hoke who was a superb blacksmith. Come full moon, Beryl and her Ladies Blacksmithing League would be at it with hammer and tongs — literally.

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The Murky Arts of Silas Hoke

Henry Hoke picked up a vast knowledge of science from his father, Silas Hoke. Silas, a pharmacist who acquired his business under rather odd circumstances, was a renowned purveyor of unusual patent medicines.

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The Hokescope: A Dusty Archive

Henry Hoke's inventive mind has resulted in dozens of products, most of which are now hard to find. But for the keen collector, there are still treasures to be found in bric-a-brac stores and garage sales.

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Henry Hoke: Wooden Magnetist

One of Henry Hoke's greatest innovations was the wooden magnet. Sadly the mysteries of how wooden magnetism actually worked is now lost to the world but for some time, this breakthrough held great promise.

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Henry Hoke: Automotive Pioneer

Legendary engineer Henry Hoke invented an amazing vehicle, powered by a revolutionary engine. The car was set to break speed records, until Henry made a near fatal error... and was noticed by certain vested interests.

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Henry Hoke and the DHMO Threat

The anti DHMO movement is gathering momentum. There is strong evidence that responsibility for the world DHMO crisis upon an obscure Australian pharmacist, Silas Hoke and his inventor son, Henry.

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The Dust Question

Through his research the great Australian scientist and inventor Henry Hoke devised a theory that the local dust had the power to change time and space in amazing ways. Henry called it the General Theory of Bulldust.

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Henry Hoke: Football Legend

In the outback town of Hoke's Bluff, football was everything. Local inventor Henry Hoke brought unique insights and skills to the game and only now is he credited as the man who first brought science to football.

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Henry Hoke's Musical Career

Music has the power to profoundly move the human spirit. This enigma attracted the restless mind of the inventor Henry Hoke and In his hands, a common farm tool became a powerful instrument of musical expression.

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Hoke's Bluff's Strange Cults

Hoke's Bluff, the birthplace of Henry Hoke, was a town of various religious beliefs. In its day, the town had all the standard creeds, but there were also two unusual local faiths that apparently existed nowhere else.

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Time, Space and Henry Hoke

Australian scientist and inventor Henry Hoke was a pioneer in the science of time and space. He found that time could be chopped up, looped and knotted like fencing wire. This discovery would lead to his greatest invention.

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The Vanishing Bookie of Hoke's Bluff

The town of Hoke's Bluff, the home of the great Henry Hoke, holds a grim mystery. What really happened to Morrie Dibbock, the town bookie who disappeared after the Hoke's Bluff races? And what is in Hoke's Muddy Ale?

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Henry Hoke's Nautical Adventures

Australian engineer and inventor Henry Hoke was one of the world's most prolific marine inventors. Sadly, credit for his revolutionary nautical products was snatched from him by an unscrupulous superior — until now.

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Henry Hoke: Culinary Pioneer

Henry Hoke's scientific experiments are famous, but his culinary exploits are less well known. A culinary pioneer, Henry Hoke was responsible for creating the now fashionable and dramatic 'explosive cuisine' method.

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Henry Hoke's Unconscious Universe

Australian engineer and scientist Henry Hoke produced a stream of brilliant inventions. Where did this enigmatic man's dazzling ideas actually come from? The secret of his prodigious output is revealed.

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Henry Hoke and the Canine World

Canine science was a lifelong preoccupation of the scientist and inventor, Henry Hoke. His controversial experiments into Canis lupus familiaris, such as canine linguistic analysis, are only now coming to light.

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Henry Hoke's War

During WW2 Australian scientist and inventor Henry Hoke was involved in shadowy defence projects long hidden by a veil of secrecy. Henry Hoke's role in top-level cryptography and weapon development can now be disclosed.

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Henry Hoke, Scientist & Engineer

A hazardous dust crisis at Hoke's Bluff sets alarm bells ringing. It is thought that the Random Excuse Generator, which was invented by the famous inventor and scientist, Henry Hoke, was the cause of the emergency.

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Henry Hoke and the Random Excuse Generator

For many years, Henry Hoke's fabled invention the Random Excuse Generator has been the source of numerous intriguing but unverified stories. Finally we seem to be getting some real answers.

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