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A Fortunate Life - DVD    2 Disc set

At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer. Unschooled, his father dead, abandoned by his mother, by the age of twenty he had survived the rigours of pioneering the harsh Australian bush and the slaughter of the bloody WWI campaign at Gallipoli.

Adapted from A.B. Facey's best-selling autobiographical novel, this is the extraordinary tale of an ordinary Aussie battler, and remains one of the great Australian miniseries. In the tradition of A Town Like Alice and Sara Dane, the complete four chapters of this epic television event finally comes to DVD.

Part I: Starting Out (1897-1905)
Bert Facey's tormented early years through his father's death and harsh economic depression
Part II: Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
Bert goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family
Part III: Journey (1908-1914)
Reunited with his mother after 12 years, Bert soon moves north to seek work.
Part IV: Providence (1914-1916)
A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.

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(The) Four Minute Mile - DVD

The true story of John Landy, Roger Bannister and the "race of the century". Though Bannister will always be remembers as the first man to break this barrier, this film continues to the 1954 Empire Games and their first head to head race.

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(The) Great Barrier Reef - DVD

The only living organism that can be seen from space. It is a collection of many individual reefs.

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Hellfire Pass - DVD

Survivors of the Burma-Thailand railway return to honour their mates on Anzac Day 1986. 100,000 men died during construction. 

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(the) Last Great Cattle Drive - DVD

To celebrate the Australian bicentenary, Pic Willetts takes 1200 cattle from Newcastle Waters to Longreach. An authentic look at cattle droving.

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Life in the Graveyards of the Pacific - DVD

Explore the Rainbow Warrior, Waikato and Tui in New Zealand waters, but rather than focussing on the wrecks, this DVD instead looks at the sea creatures that have now made the wrecks their home. 60 min.

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Little Desert Flora & Fauna - DVD

Mid way between Adelaide and Melbourne, the Little Desert provides a natural haven for much of Australia's fascinating wildlife. Explore the region through the eyes of Raymond & Maureen Reichelt, who have operated the Little Desert Lodge & Tours for over 25 years. During this period they have raised awareness of this living wilderness and promoted conservation of rare and endangered species, including the unique mound building Malleefowl.

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