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Tagged: The Great Depression

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Australian History Timeline: 1900s to 1940s
The Australian History Timeline features over 90 film clips showcasing a unique collection of Australian history documentaries. Part 2 covers the 1900s to the 1940s.
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The Melbourne Cup 1930
Phar Lap's incredible win at the Melbourne Cup in 1930 made him an Australian icon. One cable from successful punters East of Perth summed up the national feeling well: 'If you could only stand on...
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The Broken Melody: 'There is no joy for us'
John Ainsworth (Lloyd Hughes) has returned to the theatre after seeing his father in hospital. He conducts the final act of his new opera, unaware that the young singer playing the understudy is his...
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Remembering the Great Depression
Oral historian Wendy Lowenstein talks about her book Weevils in the Flour which is about the lives of Australians during The Great Depression. Mike Walsh also interviews Jack and Phyllis Acland about...
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The secret of a happy marriage
Married for 60 years, Tom and Emily Pearson share their secrets for a happy marriage with guest presenter Ita Buttrose. The Mike Walsh Show featured the biggest name stars from stage, screen and...
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Phar Lap: Bobby and Pikey make history
Tommy Woodcock (Tom Burlinson) runs Phar Lap onto the track at Flemington for the 1930 Melbourne Cup. The horse has been kept in hiding after an attempt on his life; the race has been delayed 15...
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Phar Lap: Lightning strikes
Mr Telford (Martin Vaughan) arrives at the stables with his son Cappy (Steven Bannister). Telford tells Tommy the strapper (Tom Burlinson) to take Phar Lap for his morning workout and work him hard....
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Phar Lap: 'This is not a horse'
Harry Telford (Martin Vaughan) watches his new horse arrive on the docks from New Zealand. His wife, Vi (Celia de Burgh), wonders why the horse looks so skinny. The buyer, Dave Davis (Ron Liebman),...
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Caddie: The Great Depression
With the country in the grip of the Depression, Caddie (Helen Morse) has to be smarter and quicker than everyone else if she wants to secure a job. She rises before dawn to read the 'situations...
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For Love or Money: Equal pay paradox
This clip examines the situation for women in the 1930s Depression when many were forced to work as the men in their families were unemployed. Denied equal pay and still being paid piece-rate wages,...
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