Name: Further Back in Time for Dinner: The Development of a Nation
Released: 2020-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Annabel Crabb

Available on ABC iview

An ordinary family immerse themselves in Australian history, experiencing key events in the history of Australia in each decade from Federation to the 1940s.

Educational · 2020 · 14 min

Starring Annabel Crabb

EPISODE 1

1900s

The family travel back to the 1900s, when the widely-supported Federation took effect, the White Australia policy legislation was introduced, and the women's suffrage movement finally brought women the vote.

13 min · 8 Sept 2020
EPISODE 2

1910s

The family travel back to the 1910s, when the first census of the Commonwealth is released, World War I breaks out, and the end of the war introduces the observation of Remembrance Day.

17 min · 8 Sept 2020
EPISODE 3

1920s

The family travel back to the 1920s where many changes for women begin to take place. Australia's first female member of parliament, Edith Cowan, is elected, and Parliament House in Canberra opens.

18 min · 15 Sept 2020
EPISODE 4

1930s

The family heads back to the 1930s during The Great Depression which saw the introduction of the `susso'. The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens, and Australia celebrates the 150th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet.

16 min · 22 Sept 2020
EPISODE 5

1940s

The family travels back to the 1940s when World War II broke out. Women begin to move into the paid workforce and food rationing is enforced.

17 min · 29 Sept 2020