Such Was Life
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Such Was Life (2022)
A series of short stories giving a snap shot of life in the early days of Australia's history.
Series, 2022, Documentary, History
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Such Was Life - TV Showtimes
Sunday, August 16
4:50pm
Such Was Life ‘And Such Was Death’
SBS
Such Was Life
'And Such Was Death'
SBS, 4:50pm, Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 10 minutes
REPEAT
The early years of the gold boom in WA were a time of epidemics, suicides, riots, and murders. And almost 1,500 miners have died in accidents since 1892. Such was life? For many in the remote Western Australian Goldfields it was And Such Was Death.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 10
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Such Was Life ‘And Such Was Death’
SBS HD
Such Was Life
'And Such Was Death'
SBS HD, 4:50pm, Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 10 minutes
REPEAT
The early years of the gold boom in WA were a time of epidemics, suicides, riots, and murders. And almost 1,500 miners have died in accidents since 1892. Such was life? For many in the remote Western Australian Goldfields it was And Such Was Death.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 10
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Thursday, August 20
3:00pm
Such Was Life ‘G.W. Hall’
SBS
Such Was Life
'G.W. Hall'
SBS, 3:00pm, Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 15 minutes
REPEAT
Virtually unknown today, Welsh entrepreneur and amateur geologist, GW Hall was a true "movers-and-shaker" in the early years of the WA Goldfields. But matters turned sour for Hall. Mining accidents, falling share prices and his wife’s scandalous affair resulted in making Hall virtually penniless.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 9
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Such Was Life ‘G.W. Hall’
SBS HD
Such Was Life
'G.W. Hall'
SBS HD, 3:00pm, Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 15 minutes
REPEAT
Virtually unknown today, Welsh entrepreneur and amateur geologist, GW Hall was a true "movers-and-shaker" in the early years of the WA Goldfields. But matters turned sour for Hall. Mining accidents, falling share prices and his wife’s scandalous affair resulted in making Hall virtually penniless.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 9
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Friday, August 21
3:30pm
Such Was Life ‘A Right Royal Train Wreck’
SBS
Such Was Life
'A Right Royal Train Wreck'
SBS, 3:30pm, Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 10 minutes
REPEAT
A stray cow on a railway track near Bridgetown, Western Australia, almost killed the future King of England and changed British history. Styled as the Digger Prince for his service in the Grenadier Guards during the war, King Edward the Eighth led a colourful life of scandal, controversy and glamorous extravagance. But he was incredibly popular among large sections of Australian society.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 12
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Such Was Life ‘A Right Royal Train Wreck’
SBS HD
Such Was Life
'A Right Royal Train Wreck'
SBS HD, 3:30pm, Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 10 minutes
REPEAT
A stray cow on a railway track near Bridgetown, Western Australia, almost killed the future King of England and changed British history. Styled as the Digger Prince for his service in the Grenadier Guards during the war, King Edward the Eighth led a colourful life of scandal, controversy and glamorous extravagance. But he was incredibly popular among large sections of Australian society.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 12
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Saturday, August 22
4:10pm
Such Was Life ‘The Yanks Are Coming’
SBS
Such Was Life
'The Yanks Are Coming'
SBS, 4:10pm, Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 10 minutes
REPEAT
In the Museum of the Great Southern, is a memento of the time in WW2 when the American submarine fleet was based in Albany. The American servicemen proved to be very popular, True romances blossomed as many Western Australian women married these men. And when the war ended, they went through great lengths to join their husbands in America.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 7
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Such Was Life ‘The Yanks Are Coming’
SBS HD
Such Was Life
'The Yanks Are Coming'
SBS HD, 4:10pm, Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 10 minutes
REPEAT
In the Museum of the Great Southern, is a memento of the time in WW2 when the American submarine fleet was based in Albany. The American servicemen proved to be very popular, True romances blossomed as many Western Australian women married these men. And when the war ended, they went through great lengths to join their husbands in America.
Series, Australia, English, Documentary, History, Season 2 Episode 7
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