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Why do we insist on seeing it as this noble defeat
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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

Why do we insist on seeing itas this noble defeat when there's this story to tellabout...

Why do we insist on seeing it
as this noble defeat when there's this story to tell
about perseverance, resourcefulness when there's this story to tell
and just plain cleverness?

Full Transcript

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Why do we insist on seeing it as this noble defeat
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when there's this story to tell about perseverance, resourcefulness
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when there's this story to tell and just plain cleverness?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:21
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 • E06 Forever ambitious, James Harrison continues to expand his enterprise, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
Forever ambitious, James Harrison continues to expand his en...
S01 • E04 And as more land was cleared, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
And as more land was cleared,
S01 • E07 So it's basically the TARDIS of water safety. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
So it's basically the TARDIS of water safety.
S01 • E05 I see people's lives are changed in an instant, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:15
I see people's lives are changed in an instant,
S01 • E03 You know, the simplicity of that thing - tins, wire, sandbags. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
You know, the simplicity of that thing - tins, wire, sandbag...
S01 • E07 Today we just know him as the Slide Raft Guy - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
Today we just know him as the Slide Raft Guy
S01 • E04 But the plough was churning up more than just the land. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
But the plough was churning up more than just the land.
S01 • E03 It was really an era of make do and fix yourself. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
It was really an era of make do and fix yourself.
S01 • E04 The relationship between the brothers, Richard and Clarence, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
The relationship between the brothers, Richard and Clarence,
S01 • E02 MATT: In 1978, Australians were making themselves heard - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
MATT: In 1978, Australians were making themselves heard
S01 • E06 Finally, he has created an artificial ice market. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
Finally, he has created an artificial ice market.
S01 • E07 He came up with a dual-frequency beacon - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
He came up with a dual-frequency beacon
S01 • E03 The way that the story of the drip rifle came out - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:19
The way that the story of the drip rifle came out
S01 • E08 ..and the invention that shines a light on the invisible. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
..and the invention that shines a light on the invisible.
S01 • E02 Love was in the air for John Paul Young - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Love was in the air for John Paul Young
S01 • E04 Soon, even the brothers would be falling out - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
Soon, even the brothers would be falling out
S01 • E08 ANJA TAYLOR: The study of forensic science - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:13
ANJA TAYLOR: The study of forensic science
S01 • E01 The rack-and-pinion design was simple, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
The rack-and-pinion design was simple,
S01 • E05 (APPLAUSE) - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
(APPLAUSE)
S01 • E02 Meanwhile, Graeme Clark and his team of quiet achievers, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
Meanwhile, Graeme Clark and his team of quiet achievers,