Australian Encounters — Season 1, Episode 6: Rupert Murdoch and Kamahl 1958
Animation, Documentary • 3 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
Just before Christmas, 1958, Rupert Murdoch, then aged 27, met a sensitive young Tamil on the dodge from the immigration authorities. A poor scholar with black skin, Kamahl's days in White Australia were numbered.
About Australian Encounters
Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover and shaker.
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- E2Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919
- E3Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914
- E4Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902
- E5Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937
- E7George Johnston and Leonard Cohen 1960
- E8Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence 1987
- E9Lionel Rose and Elvis Presley 1968
- E10Edward Kelly and Redmond Barry 1880