The Explorers

Episode 1 · 30m

The Prison Walls

After Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, the next great barrier to face our expanding economy was the Blue Mountains. Bill Peach retraces the steps of Wentworth, Blaxland and Lawson on their epic journey to discover the lush pastures west of the mountains.

May 2, 1984

Episode 2 · 30m

Across the Great Divide

May 9, 1984

Episode 3 · 30m

Overland to Port Phillip

May 16, 1984

Episode 4 · 30m

The Secret of the Rivers

The most baffling question facing the early explorers was the destination of the inland rivers of NSW. They seemed to flow into the centre of the continent, perhaps to an inland sea. Bill Peach traces the career of the Captain Charles Sturt who solved this great mystery in an epic whaleboat journey to the mouth of the Murray River and back again.

May 23, 1984

Episode 5 · 30m

Australia Felix

May 30, 1984

Episode 6 · 30m

The Pinnacle of Fame

Jun 6, 1984

Episode 7 · 30m

East to West

Jun 13, 1984

Episode 8 · 30m

East to North

Jun 20, 1984

Episode 9 · 30m

South to North

Jun 27, 1984

Episode 10 · 30m

The Desert Explorers

Jul 4, 1984