Australian Icon Towns DVD Set

Australian Icon Towns takes you from coast to glorious coast, celebrating timeless reminders of who we are, where we’ve come from and how this great nation came to be.

Step Back In Time:  
• Hobart – Discover Australia’s oldest theatre and oldest working brewery.
• Bathurst – Discover the rich plains and drive the famous Mt. Panorama circuit.
• Beechworth – See how gold was first discovered in the heart of Ned Kelly country.
• Cooma – See where skiing first started in Australia and the huge Snowy Mountain scheme.
• Strahan – Take a look at the world’s second oldest growing tree; the Huon Pine.

See Rare Historical Film and Photographs:
• Darwin – Witness rare footage of the Japanese bombing in WWII and Cyclone Tracy.
• Surfers Paradise – Watch the introduction of the bikini, meter maids and high-rises.
• Gundagai – Hear about the Dog-On-The-Tuckerbox legend.
• Bendigo – Learn of the birthplace of the Chico Roll and the great Myer empire.
• Broken Hill – See the biggest ore deposit in the world and the start of BHP Billiton.

Meet The True Blue Aussies:
• Coober Pedy – Hear how a 14-year old local boy was the first to discover opal.
• Launceston – See the brazen newspaper campaign that ended convict transportation.
• Ballarat – Check out the ‘Welcome Nugget’ and home of the Eureka Stockade.
• Tenterfield – Learn about the life of Alexander Donaldson, the first Premier of NSW.
• Tanunda – Have a wander through the stunning Chateau Tanunda, built in 1890.

A Collection To Treasure Forever:
• Albany – See Albany as it was on 1st November 1914 as our troops marched to war
• Tamworth – Learn how Tamworth became the country music capital of Australia.
• Charter Towers – Visit Australia’s first and only regional stock exchange.
• Echuca – Turn back time and take a cruise on a paddle steamer down the Murray River.
• Alice Springs – Come and meet ‘Bertha’ - Australia’s first road train.
• Fremantle – Relive the Aussies’ famous victory in the America’s Cup.
• Newcastle – Witness the birth of an industry capital, plus the earthquake in 1989.
• Kalgoorlie – Come and experience the early days of the infamous Hay Street.
• Goulburn – Take a ride on the Cobb & Co stagecoach service down the Hume Highway.
• Broome – Discover the history of pearling and the oldest operating cinema in Australia.

4 DVDs