Side Note: Where The Truth Lies

Side Note: Where The Truth Lies

Just days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Murray Chambers from Queensland survived when an enemy submarine sank the merchant ship Donerail a few hundred miles off Hawaii. Twenty four men made it into a lifeboat. When this lifeboat washed up 38 days later, 2000 miles away in Tarawa, Chambers was the lone survivor. But his story didn’t quite add up.

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Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three

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Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two

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Miniseries – Blue Murder on the Golden Mile – Part One

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The First Anzac Day – 13 October 1915

The First Anzac Day – 13 October 1915

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Talking History – ‘Fighting Mac’: The Man Behind the Anzac Legend

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Our First Olympic Hero – Part Two: The Lion of Athens

Our First Olympic Hero – Part Two: The Lion of Athens

Having already won two events at Athens in 1896, young Aussie athlete Teddy Flack throws himself at a third victory by entering the Marathon – and he’ll reckon the result ensures the success of the fi...

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Our First Olympic Hero – Part One: An Aussie’s Greek Odyssey

Our First Olympic Hero – Part One: An Aussie’s Greek Odyssey

Teddy Flack becoming our first Olympic champion is the prototypical tale of the Aussie have-a-go sporting hero. But in 1896, when Teddy was undertaking his Greek odyssey, and making history against th...

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Miniseries Finale – Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Ten: Nature & Nurture

Miniseries Finale – Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Ten: Nature & Nurture

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