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Fifty short radio programs exploring South Australia's contribution to the federation of the six colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia
REPEAT SERIES
Mondays
to Fridays
7.35am and repeated at 12.35pm
From March 5 to May 11 2001
Programs
1-10
| 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40
| 41-50
On Radio Adelaide
simulcast on the internet
Series Producer and Presenter Anna Gillam
Additional Technical Production Darren van Schaik
Executive Producer Tony Ryan
Enquires or Feedback to:
Deborah Welch (08) 8303 5000
deborah.welch@adelaide.edu.au
NEW!
Federation
Forum
ON-AIR 11am Sunday April 8
We
have two RealAudio samples for you to enjoy:
1. Program
07
Mary Lee
and Votes For Women
2. Program 45
Government
House SA: A Window on History
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| March 5 |
| Federation: Introducing the Word and the Event! | |
| Starting with the basics, Anna Gillam hits the road in an attempt to find the meaning of federation. | |
| The Honourable John Bannon (Master of St Mark's College and former SA Premier) Dr Robert Nicol (State Historian with the History Trust of SA) Dr Tom Burton (University of Adelaide) | |
| Duration: 6' 00"
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March 6 |
| Why Federate: The Case of South Australia | |
| What prompted the proud Province of South Australia to federate with her colonial neighbours? | |
| Associate Professor Peter Howell (Flinders University) Dr Robert Nicol (State Historian with the History Trust of SA) | |
| Duration 5' 54"
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March 7 |
| Small Change: Colonial Coinage and Stamps | |
| Australia didn't produce its own coins and stamps until 1911, so what did people use before then? | |
| Jenny Marshal (Adelaide Exchange Jewellers) Barry Parker (Philatelic Society of SA Inc) | |
| Duration 5' 11"
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March 8 |
| The Railways: A Symbol of Federation? | |
| The story of how the colonies went their separate ways in choosing their own railway gauges. | |
| Steve York (Port Dock Railway Museum) | |
| Duration 6' 01"
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March 9 |
| Connected to the World: The Overland Telegraph | |
| The remarkable story of our first telegraphic link with Europe and the other colonies. | |
| Richard Venus (Writer and Journalist) | |
| Duration 6' 25"
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March 12 |
| A National Anthem: Song of Australia | |
| Early signs of Australian nationalism, thanks to a German immigrant musician. | |
| Dr Robert Nicol (State Historian with the History Trust of SA) Dr A. W. Jones (former SA Director General of Education) Miss Nora Haeml (a descendent of Carl Linger) Peter Tamm (President, The Adelaide Liedertafel) Dr Ian Harmstorf (Adelaide University) | |
| Duration 6' 47"
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March 13 |
| Mary Lee and Votes for Women | |
| The story of Mary Lee and how South Australian women won the right to vote and stand for parliament. | |
| The Honourable Ann Levy (former SA parliamentarian) Helen Jones (Historian) Historical Readings by Martha Bishop | |
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Duration 5' 54" Listen! in RealAudio [requires RealPlayer 8]
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March 14 |
| Australia's White Natives | |
| The rise of the Australian Natives Association. | |
| Professor Marian Quartly (Monash University) Historical Readings by Jonathon Lucraft | |
| Duration 5' 54"
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| March 15 |
| A Federation Great: Charles Cameron Kingston | |
| A character larger than life - scandal, politics and more! | |
| Dr Margaret Glass (Historian) Dr John Williams (Adelaide University) Historical Readings by Suzanne Hayes & Keith Hempton | |
| Duration 5' 49"
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| March 16 |
| Securing the Big Event: The 1897 Adelaide Convention | |
| How Adelaide came to host one of the most important political events in our history. | |
| The Honourable John Bannon (Master of St Mark's College Adelaide, and former SA Premier) Historical Readings by Jonathon Lucraft. | |
| Duration 5' 50" |
