Ancient Land, New Beginnings: From Convicts to Gold | The Story of Australia Extra Long Documentary

Today's Extra Long Documentary combines stunning visual storytelling with dramatic narratives to explore the history of how modern Australia was shaped. It traces the lives of Aboriginal Australians, who thrived for over 50,000 years, facing challenges like the marsupial lion, one of the world’s deadliest predators. The arrival of British convicts and their guards in 1788 marked the beginning of a profound cultural collision. Later, gold rushes, wool booms, and expansive journeys spurred the transformation of Australia from a penal colony into a land of opportunity, with wool driving British expansion across the continent.
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[@Andy_Babb]

Australia has some great ancient history docs, not just about Australia but in general. Please more from Australia and UK bc they make so much better content than any US network or program lol

[@mahmoudrefaat3009]

20:24 - 20:30 The true spirit of the new world, thieves stealing from thieves, while the home owner is tied in the corner.

[@juanitahamilton9523]

👍👍👍💖 lovely

[@get.factual]

Thanks 🤗

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was a wonderful historical coverage documentary about Australian colonialism history...as most notorious British faraway prison .escapees from European famines, wars, poverty, European and American adventures ,settlers from Britain 🇬🇧, white Americans, and indigenous peoples...successful adventures to converting wild ,crucial naively faraway islands to modernized, wealthy, crucial recognized independent country and mixtures cultural

[@get.factual]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the documentary♥️

[@mahmoudrefaat3009]

I am about five minutes into the video, and nobody seems to want to mention that Australia is a stolen land and not a no man's land. The very introduction presents the aboriginal people very briefly as the "heart" slouched, slumped, helpless, disengaged, and insignificant, after a series of white man's glorifying scenes. What a horrific celebration of colonialism! I treat these kinds of ahistorical documentaries as comic movies, except comedies are not as harmful. I'll watch it anyways just to learn about the ideologies that created it, and come back to testify if my initial impression proves right or otherwise.

[@JamesMcnorton]

Why all of sudden Commercials every xxcking minute.

[@Ukie88]

A white history of colonialism clearly depicted. Aboriginal marginalized at the outset.

[@larryparis925]

This is a re-post, from 2015. Lots of pro-White propaganda.

[@John.Flower.Productions]

There is more anti-White propaganda in this piece of work than anything that you are imagining.

[@afzalbahram3462]

What a Shame Not to mention The Afghan camelares, and that The Abows are Actualy Afghan, S....

[@reekhavoc2932]

From ABORIGINAL'S ===> convicts ====> gold

[@salamander554]

No Homo erectus---> aboriginals---> convicts---> gold