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Australians (also known as Michael Willesee's Australians) is a thirteen part anthology documentary drama series which screened on the Seven Network in 1988. There was a spin-off book. The series was not the idea of Willesee's but his company, Transmedia was involved. Episodes The episodes focused on famous individuals (with one exception covering soldier settlers): Mary Mackillop⁣ – starring Lorna Lesley Errol Flynn⁣ – starring Christopher Stollery Lola Montez Betty Cuthbert Lottie Lyell⁣ – starring Odile de Clezio Jack Davey⁣ – starring Rhys McConnochie Les Darcy⁣ – starring Peter Phelps Private John Simpson⁣ – starring Robert Willox Clyde Fenton Vivian Bullwinkle⁣ – starring Rachel Ward John Norton - starring John Ewart Gordon Bennett

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Notable quotes

“Distance is the continual theme and has been one of the main conditioning factors in Australian history. She was distant and dependent, a continent swinging on a long chain in antipodean darkness.”
— Marjorie Barnard, A History of Australia (1962)
“[At the time of Federation] Most Australians were still strangers in a new land. The land was only half won.”
— Geoffrey Blainey, A Land Half Won (1980)
“I have just finished writing a full-sized novel; title, Such is Life; scenery, and northern Vic.; temper, democratic; bias, offensively Australian.”
— Joseph Furphy, self-introduction to , published in The Bulletin (4 April 1897). Quoted in Iris Murdoch, (1962), ch. 9
“Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.”
— Douglas William Jerrold, "A Land of Plenty", The Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold (1859)
“Surely what the Americans have done by war, Australians can bring about in peace.”
— Sir Henry Parkes, Tenterfield Oration (24 October 1889)
“Australia began her political history as a crouching serf kept in subjection by the whip of a ruffian gaoler, and her progress, so far, consists merely in a change of masters.”
— The Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 416 (21 January 1888)

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Notable quotes

“Distance is the continual theme and has been one of the main conditioning factors in Australian history. She was distant and dependent, a continent swinging on a long chain in antipodean darkness.”
— Marjorie Barnard, A History of Australia (1962)
“[At the time of Federation] Most Australians were still strangers in a new land. The land was only half won.”
— Geoffrey Blainey, A Land Half Won (1980)
“I have just finished writing a full-sized novel; title, Such is Life; scenery, and northern Vic.; temper, democratic; bias, offensively Australian.”
— Joseph Furphy, self-introduction to , published in The Bulletin (4 April 1897). Quoted in Iris Murdoch, (1962), ch. 9
“Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.”
— Douglas William Jerrold, "A Land of Plenty", The Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold (1859)
“Surely what the Americans have done by war, Australians can bring about in peace.”
— Sir Henry Parkes, Tenterfield Oration (24 October 1889)
“Australia began her political history as a crouching serf kept in subjection by the whip of a ruffian gaoler, and her progress, so far, consists merely in a change of masters.”
— The Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 416 (21 January 1888)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Australians: citizens or residents of Australia

Australians (also known as Michael Willesee's Australians) is a thirteen part anthology documentary drama series which screened on the Seven Network in 1988.

Overview

Australians (also known as Michael Willesee's Australians) is a thirteen part anthology documentary drama series which screened on the Seven Network in 1988. There was a spin-off book. The series was not the idea of Willesee's but his company, Transmedia was involved. Episodes The episodes focused on famous individuals (with one exception covering soldier settlers): Mary Mackillop⁣ – starring Lorna Lesley Errol Flynn⁣ – starring Christopher Stollery Lola Montez Betty Cuthbert Lottie Lyell⁣ – starring Odile de Clezio Jack Davey⁣ – starring Rhys McConnochie Les Darcy⁣ – starring Peter Phelps Private John Simpson⁣ – starring Robert Willox Clyde Fenton Vivian Bullwinkle⁣ – starring Rachel Ward John Norton - starring John Ewart Gordon Bennett

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australians across IJR

Ask Genius by OpenServe about Australians Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos