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Australian Icon Towns (DVD)
All aboard...& welcome to an unforgettable tour of Australian Icon Towns. Proudly presented by Reader's Digest you'll travel to 25 of Australia's most memorable towns and discover our great heritage. In these programs we will visit: Albany - See Albany as it was on 1st Nov 1914 as our troops marched to war. Alice Springs - Come and meet 'Bertha' - Australia's first road train. Ballarat - Check out the 'Welcome Nugget' & home of the Eureka Stockade. Bathurst - Discover the rich plains & drive the famous Mt. Panorama circuit. Beechworth - See how gold was first discovered in the heart of Ned Kelly country. Bendigo - Learn of the birthplace of the Chico Roll and the great Myer empire. Broken Hill - See the biggest Ore deposit in the world & the start of BHP Billiton. Broome - Discover the history of Pearling + the oldest operating cinema in Australia Charters Towers - Visit Australia's first and only regional stock exchange. Coober Pedy - Hear how a 14-year old local boy was the first to discover Opal. Cooma - See where skiing first started in Oz & the huge Snowy Mountain scheme. Darwin - Witness rare footage of the Japanese bombing in WWII & Cyclone Tracy. Echuca - Turn back time & take a cruise on a paddle steamer down the Murray. Fremantle - Relive the Aussies' famous victory in the America's Cup. Goulburn - Take a ride on the Cobb & Co stagecoach service down the Hume hwy. Gundagai - Hear about the Dog-On-The-Tuckerbox legend. Hobart - Discover Australia's oldest theatre and oldest working brewery. Kalgoorlie - Come and experience the early days of the infamous Hay Street. Launceston - See the brazen newspaper campaign that ended convict transportation. Newcastle - Witness the birth of an industry capital plus the earthquake in 1989. Strahan - Take a look at the world's second oldest growing tree the Huon Pine. Surfers Paradise - Watch the introduction of the bikini meter maids and high-rises. Tamworth - Learn how Tamworth became the country music capital of Australia. Tanunda - Have a wander through the stunning Chateau Tanunda built in 1890. Tenterfield - Learn about the life of Alexander Donaldson - the 1st Premier of NSW
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