Australian Story · SEASON 18
On Maggies Farm
Episode 37 · 2013-10-14

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Three years ago Maggie MacKellar, daughter of a former Federal Cabinet Minister, was living on the family farm in NSW trying to reassemble the pieces of her life. A writer and Sydney Uni academic, Ms MacKellar was left widowed and pregnant in particularly harrowing circumstances. She seemed resolved to raise her daughter and son alone, on her own terms in the country. When her story was aired on Australian Story in February 2011, it drew a big viewer response. Among the emails was a message from a stranger – a divorced 49 year old sheep farmer in Tasmania. What happened next was as unexpected as it was heart warming...
30 minutes
Season 18 episodes
1. The Light of Day2013-02-04
2. On the Precipice2013-02-11
3. So Much to Say2013-02-18
4. The First Word2013-02-25
5. The Chosen One2013-03-04
6. Suddenly Last Summer (1)2013-03-11
7. Suddenly Last Summer (2)2013-03-18
8. On the Warpath2013-03-25
9. Letters to the Editor2013-04-01
10. Down by the Sea (1)2013-04-08
11. Down by the Sea (2)2013-04-15
12. Fade to Black2013-04-22
13. Call of Duty2013-04-29
14. Know Thy Enemy (1)2013-05-06
15. Know Thy Enemy (2)2013-05-13
16. Listen to Me2013-05-20
17. The Hazel Effect2013-05-27
18. A Life Laid Bare2013-06-03
19. Northam Exposure2013-06-10
20. When Blood Runs Cold2013-06-17
21. The Men Who Fell to Earth2013-06-24
22. No More Than a Ghost2013-07-01
23. The Music Lesson2013-07-08
24. Irons in the Fire2013-07-15
25. There but for Fortune2013-07-22
26. Too Good to Refuse2013-07-29
27. Corridors of Power2013-08-05
28. A Place for Us2013-08-12
29. Long Walk Back2013-08-19
30. A Voice in the Wilderness2013-08-26
31. Driving Greg Norman (1)2013-09-02
32. Driving Greg Norman (2)2013-09-09
33. In Your Face2013-09-16
34. Turning the Gaze2013-09-23
35. Count On Clive2013-09-30
36. A Sapper's Lullaby2013-10-07
37. On Maggies Farm2013-10-14
38. Cracking the Code2013-10-21
39. Letters From Elizabeth2013-10-28
40. Think Big2013-11-04
41. A Feeling for the Water (1)2013-11-11
42. A Feeling for the Water (2)2013-11-18
43. Taking Flight2013-11-25