Australia: The Story of Us

Season 1 Episode 5: Hard Roads To Glory

Mar 15, 2015NR45m6.9

From 1928-1942, Australia emerges from WWI. Charles Kingsford Smith attempts to cross the Pacific, the Sydney Harbour Bridge nears completion, Phar Lap races to victory and soldiers are tested on the Kokoda Track.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Worlds Collide

1. Worlds Collide

Aired: Feb 8, 2015

For over 50,000 years Aboriginal Australians meet challenges like the deadly ...

Episode 2 Break Out

2. Break Out

Aired: Feb 22, 2015

Wool drives the colonies' expansion. For some convicts Australia becomes a la...

Episode 3 Fair Go

3. Fair Go

Aired: Mar 1, 2015

As we journey through 1862-1890, gold brings new wealth to Australian colonie...

Episode 4 New Nation at War

4. New Nation at War

Aired: Mar 8, 2015

In the years 1915-1918, our nation throws itself into a global conflict that ...

Episode 5 Hard Roads To Glory

5. Hard Roads To Glory

Aired: Mar 15, 2015

From 1928-1942, Australia emerges from WWI. Charles Kingsford Smith attempts ...

Episode 6 Risky Business

6. Risky Business

Aired: Mar 22, 2015

Holden, Lang Hancock, Sydney Opera House, Snowy Mountains Scheme, Melbourne O...

Episode 7 Revolution

7. Revolution

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Rock ā€˜nā€™ Roll Riot, Beach Wars, The Rise of the Larrikin, Evonne Goolagong, C...


Info about Australia: The Story of Us

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Seven Network

Genres:Documentary, History