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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

But that was pretty edgy Back in Australia, Back in Australia,before the outbreak of war,...

but that was pretty edgy
(STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS) (STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS) ANJA TAYLOR: Back in Australia,
(STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS) ANJA TAYLOR: Back in Australia,
before the outbreak of war, a young man from Wollongong
was trying to go it alone, showing Aussie ingenuity
could tip the balance showing Aussie ingenuity
in the life-or-death equation of war

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but that was pretty edgy (STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS)
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(STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS)
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ANJA TAYLOR: Back in Australia, (STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS)
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ANJA TAYLOR: Back in Australia, before the outbreak of war,
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a young man from Wollongong was trying to go it alone,
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showing Aussie ingenuity could tip the balance
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showing Aussie ingenuity in the life-or-death equation of war.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:53
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 • E01 Oh, yeah, it was the real... the real McCoy. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
Oh, yeah, it was the real... the real McCoy.
S01 • E02 John never did find those tiny black holes, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
John never did find those tiny black holes,
S01 • E01 And if there was one thought - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
And if there was one thought
S01 • E05 Military doctors in World War II - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
Military doctors in World War II
S01 • E08 These shows that combined short films and live performances - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
These shows that combined short films and live performances
S01 • E07 Each kite was constructed of calico and red cedar. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Each kite was constructed of calico and red cedar.
S01 • E06 It doesn't need any electricity, and it emits no CFCs. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
It doesn't need any electricity, and it emits no CFCs.
S01 • E04 Once the furnace fires up, the steam pressure should start to build. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Once the furnace fires up, the steam pressure should start t...
S01 • E07 Quite fiddly. So, is it the diagonals that go up first? - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
Quite fiddly. So, is it the diagonals that go up first?
S01 • E02 A quarter of a century ago, it was hugely frustrating - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
A quarter of a century ago, it was hugely frustrating
S01 • E01 I've had a photo of Merv in every office I've had - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
I've had a photo of Merv in every office I've had
S01 • E06 It's basically built out of a sturdy frame of either wood or metal, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
It's basically built out of a sturdy frame of either wo...
S01 • E08 The success of these long-form Salvo shows, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
The success of these long-form Salvo shows,
S01 • E03 Evelyn Owen had been working on a weapon - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
Evelyn Owen had been working on a weapon
S01 • E05 VOICEOVER: This picture is about the transistor. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
VOICEOVER: This picture is about the transistor.
S01 • E03 As Australia itself feared invasion. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
As Australia itself feared invasion.
S01 • E01 That man meant so much to so many people. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
That man meant so much to so many people.
S01 • E08 He wanted to tell a long story, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
He wanted to tell a long story,
S01 • E07 Oh, I get it. So it's all self-supportive, really. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
Oh, I get it. So it's all self-supportive, really.
S01 • E05 These tiny transistors are destined to play a big part - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
These tiny transistors are destined to play a big part