The Australian Wars

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The Australian Wars (2022)

A documentary series that tells the extraordinary story of Australia's First Wars - and calls for the First Peoples who died in these conflicts to be acknowledged by the nation and officially recognised by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. First Wars investigates the frontier conflicts between 1788 and 1928 and their impact, asks Australians who we are, and what we want to become.

Series, 2022, Documentary, History, War


The Australian Wars - TV Showtimes

Tuesday, November 11

1:55pm

The Australian Wars ‘Series 1, Episode 2’

SBS

The Australian Wars

'Series 1, Episode 2'

SBS, 1:55pm, Tue, 11 Nov 2025, 65 minutes

REPEAT

The absence of public memorialisation of frontier warfare in Tasmania is incongruous in an island so characterised by its colonial past. This public amnesia is in stark contrast to the richly detailed records of war left by the colonial government in the Tasmanian archives. This government enacted elaborate military plans with the backing of martial law across the island in an effort to conquer the Tasmanian First Nations people. The First Nations people fought almost down to the last person before accepting the terms of an armistice, the terms of which were never honoured.

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, War, History, Season 1 Episode 2


The Australian Wars ‘Series 1, Episode 2’

SBS HD

The Australian Wars

'Series 1, Episode 2'

SBS HD, 1:55pm, Tue, 11 Nov 2025, 65 minutes

REPEAT

The absence of public memorialisation of frontier warfare in Tasmania is incongruous in an island so characterised by its colonial past. This public amnesia is in stark contrast to the richly detailed records of war left by the colonial government in the Tasmanian archives. This government enacted elaborate military plans with the backing of martial law across the island in an effort to conquer the Tasmanian First Nations people. The First Nations people fought almost down to the last person before accepting the terms of an armistice, the terms of which were never honoured.

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, War, History, Season 1 Episode 2


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