Great Australian Railway Journeys
Sydney to Broken Hill - Part One
Season 1
Michael Portillo explores New South Wales by train, travelling 570 miles from Sydney to the mining city of Broken Hill. He explores the origins of Sydney as a penal colony, visits the Hyde Park barracks where many of the first convicts were housed and volunteers for the lifesaving club at Bondi Beach
Great Australian Railway Journeys airs on BBC Four at 7:00 PM, Thursday 7 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
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Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
Ben Rowland
Director