Past Programs
Identity - 2008
Taking the Waters... in Moree
23/11/2008
There is an ancient tradition of taking the waters at natural hot springs. It continues today at Moree in flat, dry, north-western New South Wales. Each year hundreds of thousands of eastern Europeans journey to the hot pools of this very old style, Australian country town in search of health and rejuvenation.
The annual spring and autumn visits by the Europeans feel ritualistic; Hungarians, Croats, Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, Italians, Turks... The visitors immerse themselves each day, sometimes for hours, interweaving their lives and sharing tales about the miracles performed by the waters.
They are mainly old. Many of them have been living in Australia for more than forty years. They often speak little English and perhaps because of this, word of the wonders of Moree's waters have not permeated the wider Australian community.
The faces of the people taking the waters in this story are as marvellous as their voices and we have created an audio slideshow, as well as a separate photo gallery, to share them with you.
My Street Sampler, Number 2
28/09/2008
Take a walk with us down somebody else's street...
It could be friendly...
It could be menacing...
It could have a great organic garden...
Or a fascinating Indigenous history...
Join us for our second My Street Sampler to hear stories uploaded from all around the country as part of the Street Stories 'My Street' project. The results have been terrific -- and don't forget, it's not too late to tell us the story of your street.
