A Fortunate Life
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.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 ... Read more
Starring Dorothy Allison, Dale Randall, John Ley, Anthony Richards, Benedict Sweeney, Dominic Sweeney, Pat Bishop, Paul Sonkkila, Jeffrey Rhoe, Maurie Ogden
Watch "A Fortunate Life" from streaming services Amazon, Tubi TV released in 1986. It's a drama and biography show, and has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of show, and is currently available to watch for free.
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