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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

We know it as the Hills Hoist, and you might think you knowthe story behind it

We know it as the Hills Hoist, and you might think you know
the story behind it

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We know it as the Hills Hoist,
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and you might think you know the story behind it.
Duration
6 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:27
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 You've got Elizabeth Tait as Kate Kelly up on the horse, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
You've got Elizabeth Tait as Kate Kelly up on the horse...
S01 • E05 That constant investigation of "What's next?" fascinated him. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
That constant investigation of "What's next?"...
S01 • E02 David is going to help Anja demonstrate - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
David is going to help Anja demonstrate
S01 • E01 But while this clothes line was having its moment in the sun, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
But while this clothes line was having its moment in the sun...
S01 • E03 But the result is that it's probably one of the best submachine guns - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
But the result is that it's probably one of the best su...
S01 • E07 I'm not sure whether he said, "That's far enough," - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
I'm not sure whether he said, "That's far eno...
S01 • E02 ANJA: So this is it. Beautiful old coal loader tunnel. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
ANJA: So this is it. Beautiful old coal loader tunnel.
S01 • E04 There's something very familiar about this story for me, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
There's something very familiar about this story for me...
S01 • E03 So, what was it that made this such an unusual design? - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
So, what was it that made this such an unusual design?
S01 • E07 By achieving this feat, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
By achieving this feat,
S01 • E02 This is cool. Like radio, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
This is cool. Like radio,
S01 • E05 Thanks to the secret triumphs of Mark Lidwill - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:15
Thanks to the secret triumphs of Mark Lidwill
S01 • E01 Legend has it that Lance Hill - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
Legend has it that Lance Hill
S01 • E08 In today's money, that's $150,000. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
In today's money, that's $150,000.
S01 • E04 The shearers met the mechanical age that hit them - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:13
The shearers met the mechanical age that hit them
S01 • E03 What it allowed you to do was to get lower to the ground, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
What it allowed you to do was to get lower to the ground,
S01 • E06 This clever application of basic physics - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
This clever application of basic physics
S01 • E08 To make his money back, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
To make his money back,
S01 • E03 The other advantage was that the magazine feeds from the top. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
The other advantage was that the magazine feeds from the top...
S01 • E01 So, Lance built a compact rotary line - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
So, Lance built a compact rotary line