Гость программы «Back Roads» исследует историю забастовки скотоводов в Баркалдине

Back Roads: Aug 13 Guest presenter Paul West visits Barcaldine in outback Queensland. - Published by David Knox - on - Filed under Programming In this week’s Back Roads, guest presenter Paul West journeys to the heart of Outback Queensland. Travelling aboard the ‘Spirit of the Outback’ train, Paul arrives in the town of Barcaldine. Here, he uncovers tales of rebellion and resistance beneath the legendary ‘Tree of Knowledge’, a memorial to the 1891 Shearers’ Strike that sparked the birth of the Australian Labor Party. Back then, Barcaldine was a “bush battleground”, making headlines around the world. Although ‘Barcy,’ as the locals affectionally call it, appears a lot more sedate these days, Paul soon discovers how the town’s turbulent past continues to shape its identity. Paul meets determined locals who refuse to let their town fade, townsfolk like Janine and Phil Hunt, who are not only working hard to revive an old Barcaldine pub but also share a surprising link with the town’s shearing strike history. 8pm Thursday on ABC. - Tagged with Back Roads