A Fortunate Life

Season 11986

At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer. Unschooled, his father dead, abandoned by his mother, by the age of twenty he had survived the rigours of pioneering the harsh Australian bush and the slaughter of the bloody WWI campaign at Gallipoli.

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At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer. Unschooled, his father dead, abandoned by his mother, by the age of twenty he had survived the rigours of pioneering the harsh Australian bush and the slaughter of the bloody WWI campaign at Gallipoli.

First Aired
April 27, 1986
Last Aired
April 30, 1986
Runtime
1h 30min
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Genre
Drama
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
Nine Network
Production
PBL Productions
Cast
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