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Women were 'bush pigs', 'swamp hogs' or 'maggots'
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Women were 'bush pigs','swamp hogs' or 'maggots'

Women were 'bush pigs',
'swamp hogs' or 'maggots'

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Women were 'bush pigs', 'swamp hogs' or 'maggots'.
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5 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:56
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E03 And if you were good-looking, they called you a 'glamour maggot'. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And if you were good-looking, they called you a 'glamou...
S01 • E02 He and his partner were known as the Suicide Twins - Books That Made Us 00:08
He and his partner were known as the Suicide Twins
S01 • E03 And if you were good-looking, When we stopped putting up with it, - Books That Made Us 00:05
And if you were good-looking, When we stopped putting up wit...
S01 • E02 When Richard was 21, he nearly died kayaking the Franklin. - Books That Made Us 00:05
When Richard was 21, he nearly died kayaking the Franklin.
S01 • E03 The rest of the girls stayed there and kept putting up with it. - Books That Made Us 00:04
The rest of the girls stayed there and kept putting up with ...
S01 • E01 "If you lose your temper, you will have declared war, - Books That Made Us 00:07
"If you lose your temper, you will have declared war,
S01 • E02 Richard himself was trapped under a rapid - Books That Made Us 00:04
Richard himself was trapped under a rapid
S01 • E03 KATHY: We had to sit on the beach, fetch the Chiko roll, - Books That Made Us 00:04
KATHY: We had to sit on the beach, fetch the Chiko roll,
S01 • E01 "By keeping your temper, you will win their respect. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"By keeping your temper, you will win their respect.
S01 • E03 And we didn't have any feminism at all, - Books That Made Us 00:07
And we didn't have any feminism at all,
S01 • E02 And I think when you have a near-death experience, - Books That Made Us 00:06
And I think when you have a near-death experience,
S01 • E01 "And when somebody says to you, 'Yer know wot yer c'n do yer bastard,' - Books That Made Us 00:19
"And when somebody says to you, 'Yer know wot yer ...
S01 • E02 Oh, there it is. Wow, it's moving fast. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Oh, there it is. Wow, it's moving fast.
S01 • E03 But as we started to realise how badly we'd been treated, - Books That Made Us 00:10
But as we started to realise how badly we'd been treate...
S01 • E02 We're gonna go down there like a bat out of hell. - Books That Made Us 00:04
We're gonna go down there like a bat out of hell.
S01 • E03 I guess it's a bit of a confessional, but, also, - Books That Made Us 00:06
I guess it's a bit of a confessional, but, also,
S01 • E02 To get some tiny insight into what Richard went through - Books That Made Us 00:09
To get some tiny insight into what Richard went through
S01 • E03 Revenge. You can always impale an enemy on the end of your pen. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Revenge. You can always impale an enemy on the end of your p...
S01 • E01 The story follows Nino Culotta who's just arrived off the boat from Italy. - Books That Made Us 00:05
The story follows Nino Culotta who's just arrived off t...
S01 • E01 The story follows Nino Culotta who's He thinks he can speak English - Books That Made Us 00:07
The story follows Nino Culotta who's He thinks he can s...