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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

A young Australian, William Scurry,stepped forward with an ingeniously simpleinvention - a...

A young Australian, William Scurry,
stepped forward with an ingeniously simple
invention - a delayed-action self-firing rifle

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A young Australian, William Scurry, stepped forward
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with an ingeniously simple invention -
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a delayed-action self-firing rifle.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:31
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
Production
SkinnyDip Pictures,Northern Pictures

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Movie Summary

The 8 part series reveals a raft of great Australian inventors who turned game-changing ideas into a reality and forever changed how we live.
S01 • E07 They've gotta survive a crash landing, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
They've gotta survive a crash landing,
S01 • E04 Richard Smith had teamed up - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
Richard Smith had teamed up
S01 • E05 "The swelling will take over his airway - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
"The swelling will take over his airway
S01 • E02 Lorayne Branch is Henry Sutton's great-granddaughter. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Lorayne Branch is Henry Sutton's great-granddaughter.
S01 • E01 But by the middle of 1915, there was no end in sight. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
But by the middle of 1915, there was no end in sight.
S01 • E07 The slides are made of urethane-coated nylon - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
The slides are made of urethane-coated nylon
S01 • E08 If you could jump up and go set the target - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
If you could jump up and go set the target
S01 • E06 ..much more fair price than what it would be in bottle. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
..much more fair price than what it would be in bottle.
S01 • E02 She's been on a 10-year detective mission - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
She's been on a 10-year detective mission
S01 • E01 (GUNFIRE) - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
(GUNFIRE)
S01 • E06 Giorgio is embracing the latest wine bladder technology. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
Giorgio is embracing the latest wine bladder technology.
S01 • E05 Burn injury is the initial insult, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
Burn injury is the initial insult,
S01 • E04 Jo Wundersitz is Clarence Smith's great-granddaughter. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Jo Wundersitz is Clarence Smith's great-granddaughter.
S01 • E03 Here's our ideas man, Lance Corporal William Scurry, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
Here's our ideas man, Lance Corporal William Scurry,
S01 • E08 Yeah, sure. Just do me a favour and Yeah, that's a good point. (LAUGHS) - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
Yeah, sure. Just do me a favour and Yeah, that's a good...
S01 • E04 She's the keeper of her family's intriguing history. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
She's the keeper of her family's intriguing histor...
S01 • E07 In the event of a water landing, Jack's invention comes into play. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
In the event of a water landing, Jack's invention comes...
S01 • E03 When you consider he was an architectural modeller - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
When you consider he was an architectural modeller
S01 • E01 Even so, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
Even so,
S01 • E02 He read every book on science between the ages of 10 and 14 - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:13
He read every book on science between the ages of 10 and 14