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Short narrated stories about the people, places, and moments that live along Australia’s roads. From small towns to quiet landmarks, each episode is a journey into the history and character of a place. From The People We Meet onthisroad.substack.com

Episodes

  1. South Australia – Beltana – The Ghan

    7 HRS AGO

    South Australia – Beltana – The Ghan

    Before the railway pushed north through the centre of Australia, Beltana was one of the most important towns in South Australia’s far north. In the late 1800s Afghan cameleers passed through here with camel trains carrying supplies deep into the interior. When the railway arrived, the train itself became known as The Ghan, remembering those early drivers of the desert. For a time Beltana was a busy railway town on the edge of the outback. Today the trains no longer stop, but the story of the Ghan still passes quietly through this place. From The People We Meet Podcast If you would like to preserve the story of someone in your own family: The People You Know – Conversations for families thepeopleyouknow.carrd.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    4 min
  2. South Australia – Ceduna – George Goyder

    8 HRS AGO

    South Australia – Ceduna – George Goyder

    In the 1860s, Surveyor-General George Goyder rode across South Australia studying drought, soil, and rainfall. When he returned, he drew a simple line across the map. South of the line, farming would usually succeed.North of it, the country was better suited to grazing. More than 150 years later, Goyder’s Line still marks the boundary between reliable farming country and the dry pastoral land beyond. From The People We Meet Podcast If you would like to preserve the story of someone in your own family: The People You Know – Conversations for families thepeopleyouknow.carrd.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    3 min
  3. Northern Territory – Wave Hill –Vincent Lingiari

    9 HRS AGO

    Northern Territory – Wave Hill –Vincent Lingiari

    Out on Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory, a group of Gurindji stockmen once walked away from their work. They walked off the station, but they didn’t walk away from the land. Led by Vincent Lingiari, their stand began in 1966 as a protest over wages, but it grew into something much larger — a long and patient claim for land and recognition. Many Australians later came to know the story through the song From Little Things Big Things Grow by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody. This is the story of that place — and the man who stood there. from the people we meet podcast If you would like to preserve the story of someone in your own family: The People You know – Conversations for families thepeopleyouknow.carrd.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    5 min
  4. Tasmania – Hobart – The Hobart Bridge Collapse

    2 DAYS AGO

    Tasmania – Hobart – The Hobart Bridge Collapse

    On a quiet night in January 1975, a bulk carrier struck the Tasman Bridge in Hobart. In seconds, a section of the bridge collapsed into the Derwent River. Cars plunged into the dark. A ship lay broken across the channel. The city was suddenly cut in two. This is the story of what happened — and what followed. Not a technical investigation, but a human one:the people driving home,the first rescuers,the divers in the water,and a city waking up to a new reality. From The People We Meet Podcast If you would like to preserve the story of someone in your own family: The People You Know – Conversations for families thepeopleyouknow.carrd.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    3 min
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Short narrated stories about the people, places, and moments that live along Australia’s roads. From small towns to quiet landmarks, each episode is a journey into the history and character of a place. From The People We Meet onthisroad.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Stories from Australia
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Anthony Byrnes
  • Show Website
    On This Road