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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 min. 5 sec.) ; 175488224 bytes |
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Introduced by Tahmina Ansari from ABC NewsIn this final program for 2014, Australian Story visits a remote West Australian cattle station. The story of historic Wooleen and the young couple who live there drew a big reaction from viewers three years ago. Since that time, the big challenges of the property have increased for David Pollock and Frances Jones.Jones arrived at Wooleen from a lush, green suburb in outer Melbourne during a gap year trip. She fell for the station and its owner and has been there ever since. Together, the pair have embarked on a radical venture to return the rangelands to good health by destocking and replicating natural ecosystems. But with drought gripping WA their beliefs are now being put to the ultimate test |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2014-11-24 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Droughts -- Environmental aspects.
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Land tenure -- Government policy.
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Landscape ecology.
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Landscape protection.
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Man-woman relationships -- Psychological aspects.
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Radicals -- Attitudes.
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Young women -- Conduct of life.
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Western Australia -- Perth.
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Victoria -- Melbourne.
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Streaming video
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Ansari, Tahmina, host
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Brennan, Greg, contributor
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Halleen, Mark, contributor
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Jones, Andrew, contributor
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Jones, Frances, contributor
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Pollack, David, contributor
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Pollock, Brett, contributor
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Pollock, Richard, contributor
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