A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

1988 0h 45m
Documentary

A documentary style drama depicting the life and times of one of Australia's greatest explorers. Matthew Flinders was the first man to circumnavigate the vast island continent known in the 18th century as New Holland. However few people are aware that he was also the first person to formally name it Australia.

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Director Antony J. Bowman

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Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

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