Season 1

Episodes

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   1. The Roaring 20's

   23 Jun 2013 · 60 min

   In Australian mythology, nationhood was forged in the slaughter of Gallipoli in 1915. Masters introduces a very different proposition. Far from bringing the nation together, the First World War tore the country apart and threatened to destroy the Federation Dream.

2. 2

   2. Survival

   13 Jul 2013 · 60 min

   The Great Depression wrecked a struggling recovery and just when light appeared on the horizon, the gates of hell reopened with the Second World War.

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   3. Gathering Storms

   27 Jul 2013 · 60 min

   This is the story of how the parents, grandparents and great grandparents of today’s Australians survived crisis after crisis and laid the groundwork for the nation we know today.