2006, 54.5 Minutes

Three women uncover the rags-to-respectability tale of their ancestors - the feisty convicts who became the unlikely founding mothers of modern Australia. In 1789, the fledgling penal settlement in Sydney was battling to survive, but help would come from a most unlikely quarter. This is the rip-roaring tale of The Lady Juliana and the boatload of streetgirls, thieves and con-women who sailed to the ends of the earth to breathe life and a sense of enterprise into a dying colony. Together they would give Australia something much more - a future.

A Film Australia/Essential Viewing Production. Produced in association with the NSW Film and Television Office and with the assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Classification: M. Consumer advice: Moderate sexual references.

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DVD released on ABC label for home users. Available at ABC Shops & Centres, department stores and other selected retailers.

Mark Hamlyn (Film Australia), Chris Hilton (Essential Viewing)

Sonja Armstrong

Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis

Wendy Hughes

Level: Secondary, Tertiary, Lifelong Learning

Curriculum links include Australian History and early society at middle and upper secondary levels, as well as English and Media.

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