Category: I Was Actually There

I Was Actually There 2-6 Video DescriptionSydney To Hobart Yacht Race Tragedy. The 1998 race was a moment when nature asserted its dominance. Five yachts sank and hundreds of sailors were pulled into a brutal…

I Was Actually There 2-5 Video DescriptionFairlie Arrow Abduction Hoax. When a nightclub singer disappeared from her Gold Coast home in 1991, the tabloid media went to town. Arrow was reported as abducted by "an…

I Was Actually There 2-4 Video DescriptionCronulla Riots. On a hot December day, racial tensions boiled over at Sydney's Cronulla beach. The fuse had been lit a week earlier by an altercation between lifesavers and…

I Was Actually There 1-6 Video DescriptionBeaconsfield Mine Disaster. The small Tasmanian mining village of Beaconsfield became the centre of a global media storm when a mine collapse a kilometre underground killed Larry Knight and…

I Was Actually There 1-4 Video DescriptionThe Beatles. When The Beatles flew into Adelaide, they had no idea that the biggest crowd they would ever witness was waiting for them. First Broadcast: Tue, Jul 30,…

I Was Actually There 1-3 Video DescriptionNicky Winmar. It's a day etched into Australian sporting folklore for all the wrong reasons. A moment on a footy field where Nicky Winmar, a proud Noongar man, called…

I Was Actually There 1-2 Video DescriptionBoxing Day Tsunami. A massive earthquake below the Indian Ocean unleashed the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, killing 230,000 people across 14 countries. First Broadcast: Tue, Jul 16, 2024…

I Was Actually There 1-1 Video DescriptionPort Arthur. On a crisp autumn morning at Port Arthur's historic convict settlement, a gunman walked into the Broad Arrow Cafe, killing 35 people. First Broadcast: Tue, Jul 9,…