And Their Ghosts May Be Heard
And Their Ghosts May Be Heard
1975
- NFSA IDvggtr9q8
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- Duration50 mins
- Year1975
In 1893, leaving behind workers' strikes, a bitter depression and unemployment, a group of more than 200 Australian workers set sail for Paraguay in South America under the charismatic leadership of trade unionist William Lane. Their dream is to set up a utopian society, to be run along communist lines and according to Australian principles of mateship and equality.
Through interviews with the descendants of those first settlers, AND THEIR GHOSTS MAY BE HEARD tells the story of that expedition. It also follows the journey of the youngest grandson, Peter Wood, who has returned to live in the land of his ancestors.
Film Australia. © National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
In 1893, leaving behind workers' strikes, a bitter depression and unemployment, a group of more than 200 Australian workers set sail for Paraguay in South America under the charismatic leadership of trade unionist William Lane. Their dream is to set up a utopian society, to be run along communist lines and according to Australian principles of mateship and equality.
Through interviews with the descendants of those first settlers, AND THEIR GHOSTS MAY BE HEARD tells the story of that expedition. It also follows the journey of the youngest grandson, Peter Wood, who has returned to live in the land of his ancestors.
Film Australia. © National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
- NFSA IDvggtr9q8
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- Duration50 mins
- Year1975
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