The Explorers Overland to Port Phillip Episode 3

Fantastic series produced by the ABC's Bill Peach in 1984. This is an old VHS recording and hope it is still of interest.

[@tristancarroll5979]

Awsome

[@pamelacareysaltmer6644]

The soap opera of the early years.

[@skatedd2451]

Thank you for putting this videos up haven't seen this series for a long time used to have them all on video tape but I wore them out great series when Australia used to make good documentaries

[@hypercomms2001]

Hamilton Hume would be happy to know that there are many important Reminders of him, but many of Hovell....

[@PMcKay00]

A lot of the extras are from the Forbes Aero Club. They were paid $27 a day I was told.

[@Alex-ok7mg]

Well they did a good job despite the poor pay 🙂

[@graemesydney38]

I for one would love to see the Murray renamed the Hume River. Why name an Australian river to celebrate an obscure Pommy politician rather than a True Son of Australia.

[@stevedavis381]

Hovell was a whinging incompetent who wanted to turn back at the drop of a hat and failed to navigate to the correct destination and then to undeservedly claim the glory for himself only ..Hamilton Hume was the true leader and he deserves full credit...the real story has been passed through our family..my great great grandfather was Henry Angel one of his assigned convicts who after the expedition became a very close friend of Hamilton Hume

[@Alex-ok7mg]

I suppose with the Hume Highway being one the best known Highways in Australia he ultimately got our recognition.

[@tristancarroll5979]

Awsome