45 – Drovers Wife: Henry Lawson EXTRA
Following Ep 44 on Henry Lawson, this episode will be a reading of Henry Lawson’s short story (or sketch), The Drover’s Wife, published in the...
44 – Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was a ‘bush poet’ and writer from the 1880s. One of a number of writers that were focusing on the Australian experience and...
43 – Shipwreck & first contact
In 1796, the Calcutta merchants Campbell & Clark, sent a boat load of attractive goods, including much needed home and personal wares, and much desired...
42 – Snowy Hydro Scheme – Pt 5 – Completion
This episode concludes the series exploring the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme; the vast hydro electric, and irrigation project, that began in 1949 and was under...
41 – Snowy Hydro – Pt 4: Working environments & safety
Today we turn our attention the workers’ arrangements. At the peak of construction, over 1959/60, there were 7300 people employed on the project. So that’s...
40 – Snowy Hydro – Pt 3: Contractors & townships
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme began construction at Guthega, with a Norwegian contractor, and before too long, power was being delivered to the people. Workers...
39 – Snowy Hydro Scheme – Pt 2 – Getting Land & Workers
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme was underway. Now they Authority had to acquire the land across the Alps, and recruit a workforce, to survey, plan...
38 – Snowy Mountain Scheme Pt 1: Inception
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, took nearly 30 years to complete in the post war period, and was an astounding engineering feat. It remains one...
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37 – Lady Jane Franklin: adventurer
Lady Jane Franklin was an unusual woman. In the late 1830s, as the wife of Van Diemen’s Land Governor Sir John Franklin, she took the...