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Offline MDS69

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Documentary - First Across Australia
« on: February 12, 2014, 11:50:54 AM »
Spied this in the TV guide today
First Across Australia - about the Burke and Wills expedition from Melbourne to the Gulf
SBS One - 8.35pm Friday February 14.

Thought this may interest some.
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2014, 12:18:46 PM »
I'll be watching that. I'd like to do a trip following their route and stopping where they camped. Would be good, I'll put it on the bucket list


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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2014, 12:40:11 PM »
try to remember that one
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2014, 12:56:00 PM »
If you ever get the chance to, have a watch of this doccumentory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9zhniND-8
Saw it years ago under the name of Solo Trek across Australia .
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2014, 03:12:13 PM »
Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2014, 03:52:50 PM »
Awesome, love anything Burke & Wills. X2 about wanting to travel their route and camp. Just a great story.  :cheers:
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2014, 06:25:29 PM »
Will make for a very romantic Valentine's Day evening.....
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2014, 07:11:18 PM »
This DVD covers it very well.  http://www.lifestylevideos.com.au/Burke-and-Wills-dvd.html  I was taught a lot about it at school many years ago but not in this much detail.
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2014, 07:18:21 PM »
On in ten minutes!
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2014, 04:02:43 PM »
Watched it.  Thought it could have been done heaps better.  Not sure I will be watching next week.
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2014, 04:19:30 PM »
For some reason, Perth had both episodes one after the other last night. Nodded off during the first one, watched the second, agree it could have been much better done to emphasise the drama and tragedy of the whole business.

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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2014, 04:59:49 PM »
Quote from: alnjan on February 15, 2014, 04:02:43 PM
Watched it.  Thought it could have been done heaps better.  Not sure I will be watching next week.
I thought the same Al, ended up turning if off after the second half came on as he was back tracking all the time. But it was nice to see parts of the country where we have been
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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2014, 05:06:21 PM »
Have been told that Les Hidden, The Bush Tucker Man did a doco on Burke and Wills, maybe this one - The Great Misadventure The tale of Burke and Wills is re-evaluated and Les speculates how a knowledge of bush tucker may have changed the outcome of this ill-fated party.

Might have to do some searching to find it.

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Re: Documentary - First Across Australia
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2014, 05:56:54 PM »
Yep, this was a bit of a disappointment, typical history channel crap with the series padded out with the same images, repeating everything after a break and very little detail. In fact you could of wrapped all the information presented from the two episodes into about 15 minutes. >:(

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