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Hard Roads to Glory

In WW1 nurse Alicia Kelly helps transform emergency medicine at the front line; Pompey Elliot breaks the stalemate of trench warfare. Charles Kingsford Smith is first to fly across the Pacific. Despite the Great Depression, Australians build the ambitious, elegant Sydney Harbour Bridge; racehorse Phar Lap carries the hopes of the nation.

English
  • Originally Aired January 1, 2013
  • Runtime 52 minutes
  • Created July 12, 2021 by
    ncaracciolo
  • Modified July 12, 2021 by
    ncaracciolo