I Was Actually There – Season 1

Beaconsfield 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 trapped two others.

Woomera. A demonstration against indefinite mandatory detention at Woomera detention centre attracted more than a thousand concerned citizens from all over the country. But the protest took an unexpected turn.

The Beatles. When The Beatles flew into Adelaide, they had no idea that the biggest crowd they would ever witness was waiting for them.

Nicky 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 out racism.

Boxing Day Tsunami. A massive earthquake below the Indian Ocean unleashed the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, killing 230,000 people across 14 countries.

Port Arthur. On a crisp autumn morning at Port Arthur's historic convict settlement, a gunman walked into the Broad Arrow Cafe, killing 35 people.