The Explorers

S1 E1

The Explorers — Season 1, Episode 4: The Secret of the Rivers

30 min1 season, 10 episodes8.0/10

Episode synopsis

The most baffling question facing the early explorers was the destination of the inland rivers of NSW. They seemed to flow into the centre of the continent, perhaps to an inland sea. Bill Peach traces the career of the Captain Charles Sturt who solved this great mystery in an epic whaleboat journey to the mouth of the Murray River and back again.

About The Explorers

Bill Peach explains the stories of the great 18th and 19th century explorers of Australia, complete with full-cast re-enactments.

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