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Two silversmiths, a husband and wife. Like a majority of Australians, they migrated to Australia from a different country, from a different culture. In Australia their craft has acquired a different style, developed a new identity and skill. The creations have been inspired by the life of the Australian bush, that vast mysterious expanse of wilderness that spreads across the continent. This is the tale of a country as narrated by two of its crafts people.
One of a six-part series looking at the life of women, produced by members of the Asian Broadcasting Union. This episode shows women living in the Australian Outback. Robyn and Kevin Ingram are sheep farmers who lead a self- sufficient lifestyle. Robyn combines the roles of farmer, wife, butcher, cook and hostess. Other episodes were produced in Japan, Bangladesh, Korea, Macau and Sri Lanka.
The story of two brothers growing up in a mixed race family. Their father is Chinese born and their mother Australian born. Looks at the relationships of the extended family, both Chinese and Australian; plus a trip to the drought stricken outback, to the Aussie farming friends.
The story of two elderly gentlemen living in Sydney. One is going through rehabilitation in a Sydney hospital so that he can return to his home and be relatively independent. The other is a fit old ballroom dancer who uses his experience of rehabilitation to encourage and be an example to others. The program uses the analogy of recycling rubbish.
The vast Australian outback is dotted by hundreds of small towns. Sometimes they are marked only by a petrol station or fast-food cafe. To the car speeding by, there is nothing there. When one looks deeper, one discovers a network of people, each dependent upon the other. The many sheep stations, the general store, the post office, school, petrol station, church, and the RSL Club. This program looks at these people.
This is the story of some of the crew of Papua New Guinea's airline. Each year they take a short break/holiday from their sophisticated and international lifestyle, to return for a while to their place of origin. Following them, the story unfolds in villages of crocodile hunters in the heart of the jungle, in hamlets of the foggy highlands of the country, in the alluring environments of the Trobriand Islands, also known as the 'love islands'. All places and lifestyle are so little known even tod
This four-part film develops through an imaginary exchange of letters between people in Australia and relatives in their country of origin — Czechoslovakia, Turkey, Vietnam and Italy. They narrate the making of a new nation with a new culture. A story of split families, split moral values, the battle to maintain traditional cultures, hard work, vision and success.
A portrait of the town of Normanton and in particular the 'Gulflander' train which travels between Normanton and Croydon, delivering mail and supplies to the people in the small communities or on properties along its route.
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