Things That Made Australia

Once dismissed by Henry Ford as a kangaroo chaser, the ute has become an Australian classic. It's part of life in the country and the city.

Refrigeration profoundly changed the world, but few know it is an Australian invention dating back to the 1850s. Tim Lee explores the history of Geelong inventor, James Harrison.

No other breed of livestock has shaped the Australian continent as profoundly as the merino sheep with its fine valuable. Tim Lee looks at how far the merino breed has come.

Tim Lee looks at the profound impact the discovery of gold had on colonial Australia. The precious metal gave the country much more than wealth.

Tim Lee reports on how mechanical shearing changed the wool industry. Shearers feared it would put them out of work, but soon realised they could shear more sheep with less physical toil.