Superb picture, thanks for posting it.

Without wishing to appear to join any bashing of my adopted country, it does seem that Australians do not have such a refined or developed sense of history, nor do they seem to miss it in the way that Americans love to travel to Europe to see old buildings etc.

Perhaps it is the fact that the lifestyle is more outdoor orientated here in Australia, with people being enthusiastic boaties, fishermen, 4WD, team sports players etc.?

Interesting question and something I had noticed myself since being here.

I would also add (as is often the case) that what you see and the perception of what you see in documentaries is not always the real picture by virtue of how a film is cut or edited. That is not an attempt at obfuscation or “defence” (if any were needed) in respect of this 1970s film but an honest appraisal of how these things often work. What you saw, or thought you saw, in that film was not neccesarily how it was. On the other hand, it was best that other things were not seen, probably. Can’t be more honest than that!

I think that is a key point that we should remember, journalism in all its forms rarely presents the unedited. Your contribution to this discussion is certainly honest and interesting.

Funny this thread should have come up. I was recently motivated to look into a project I recalled from my primary schooling, the BBC Domesday project which was, I suppose, a forerunner of Google maps plus wikipedia in that ordinary folk contributed. It was to mark 900 years since William the Conqueror’s original book. Interestingly, anyone with a working knowledge of Latin can go to Kew and read the original nine-hundred years later. The digital edition was/is on the verge of obsolescence already as nobody uses the files or the video discs anymore. I believe work is ongoing to save it.

It certainly makes one think.

Ouch. Gruesome picture. What a shame.