At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer. Unschooled, his father dead, abandoned by his mother, by the age of twenty he had survived the rigours of pioneering the harsh Australian bush and the slaughter of the bloody WWI campaign at Gallipoli.
1 season · 4 episodes
Starting Out (1897-1905)
Apr 27, 198690 min
Bert Facey's tormented early years through his father's death and harsh economic depression
Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
Date to be announced90 min
Journey (1908-1914)
Apr 29, 198690 min
Reunited with his mother after 12 years, Bert soon moves north to seek work.
Providence (1914-1916)
Apr 30, 198690 min
A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.
