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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

Alexander Worsfold designed and builtmany of the sledges for Douglas Mawson'ssuccessful...

Alexander Worsfold designed and built
many of the sledges for Douglas Mawson's
successful expedition to the south magnetic pole

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Alexander Worsfold designed and built many of the sledges
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for Douglas Mawson's successful expedition
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to the south magnetic pole.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:06
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 • E08 In the world of forensic science, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
In the world of forensic science,
S01 • E07 So I found myself on a bomber, going to England, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
So I found myself on a bomber, going to England,
S01 • E02 Out of the noises in his head, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
Out of the noises in his head,
S01 • E06 ..the boxes let him down and the ice melted and the...the meat went off, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
..the boxes let him down and the ice melted and the...the me...
S01 • E04 What we've done now is we've just put a hydraulic ram in here - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
What we've done now is we've just put a hydraulic ...
S01 • E01 The Great Depression, triggered by the crash on Wall Street, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
The Great Depression, triggered by the crash on Wall Street,
S01 • E07 We even had engine failure and I sat there with that recorder in my lap, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
We even had engine failure and I sat there with that recorde...
S01 • E03 In fact, Worsfold was such an accomplished sledge-maker, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:13
In fact, Worsfold was such an accomplished sledge-maker,
S01 • E05 And he had this idea that if lithium could quell an agitated guinea pig, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
And he had this idea that if lithium could quell an agitated...
S01 • E08 It all started back in the 1970s, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
It all started back in the 1970s,
S01 • E02 "I hear a sound." - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
"I hear a sound."
S01 • E06 Rather than risk having his volatile ether machine on board, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
Rather than risk having his volatile ether machine on board,
S01 • E04 And can you control the hydraulic pressure from up in the cab? - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
And can you control the hydraulic pressure from up in the ca...
S01 • E08 ARCHIVAL NARRATOR: The laser luminesces perspiration body oils - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
ARCHIVAL NARRATOR: The laser luminesces perspiration body oi...
S01 • E05 Now, John Cade was an honourable man, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
Now, John Cade was an honourable man,
S01 • E04 Yeah, we can, so if it's very stony country - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:15
Yeah, we can, so if it's very stony country
S01 • E07 David toured the UK and North America, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
David toured the UK and North America,
S01 • E02 They played God Save The Queen through Dad's implant. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
They played God Save The Queen through Dad's implant.
S01 • E06 But as the last of it melted away, he faced his defeat. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
But as the last of it melted away, he faced his defeat.
S01 • E08 Federal police in Canada discovered they could spot latent prints - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Federal police in Canada discovered they could spot latent p...