Australia: The Story of Us - Season 1

Australia: The Story of Us - Season 1

Season 1

An extraordinary narrative more than 40,000 years in the making about the people, places and events which have shaped Australia from the first footprints on our continent to the present day.
Network
Episodes8
DatesFeb 15, 2015 - Apr 23, 2015

Episodes

Worlds Collide: Early Australia
Season 1Episode 160 min

Worlds Collide: Early Australia

Feb 15, 2015
Break Out: 1837 to 1854
Season 1Episode 260 min

Break Out: 1837 to 1854

We journey through 1837 to 1854, as wool drives British expansion across the continent. Australia begins to break free from its convict shackles and the discovery of gold creates a global population explosion.
Feb 22, 2015
Fair Go: 1862 to 1890
Season 1Episode 360 min

Fair Go: 1862 to 1890

As we journey through 1862-1890, gold brings new wealth to Australian colonies and AFL is born.
Mar 1, 2015
New Nation at War: 1914 to 1918
Season 1Episode 460 min

New Nation at War: 1914 to 1918

In the years 1915-1918, our nation throws itself into a global conflict that will decide Australia's fate and leave a historic mark. In WWI, Australian nurses help transform emergency medicine.
Mar 8, 2015
Hard Roads to Glory: 1928 to 1942
Season 1Episode 560 min

Hard Roads to Glory: 1928 to 1942

From 1928-1942, Australia emerges from WWI. Charles Kingsford Smith attempts to cross the Pacific, the Sydney Harbour Bridge nears completion, Phar Lap races to victory and soldiers are tested on the Kokoda Track.
Mar 15, 2015
Nation Building: 1944 to 1956
Season 1Episode 660 min

Nation Building: 1944 to 1956

Holden, Lang Hancock, Sydney Opera House, Snowy Mountains Scheme, Melbourne Olympics and Television.
Mar 22, 2015
Revolution: 1956 to 1974
Season 1Episode 760 min

Revolution: 1956 to 1974

Rock ‘n’ Roll Riot, Beach Wars, The Rise of the Larrikin, Evonne Goolagong, Cyclone Tracy.
Apr 16, 2015
New Frontiers: 1975 to 2015
Season 1Episode 860 min

New Frontiers: 1975 to 2015

Operation Babylift, America’s Cup, Exporting Australia, Bionic Ear, Sydney Olympics.
Apr 23, 2015

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