Produced by Hammerklavier Productions for The History Channel, The Stamp of Australia was two-part special documentary hosted by Scott McGregor.  The special premiered in March 2009 at  on The History Channel (Foxtel and Austar).

In the special, viewers are taken on a fascinating ride through the saga of the Post office that first opened for business in 1809 and now in 2009 celebrates it's Bicentenary as Australia Post.  The special pays homage to the intrepid pioneers and visionaries of postal communication who put Australia in touch wit heach other and the world - by foot, sailing ship, horseback, stagecoach, train, telegraph, truck and aeroplane.

For more information see The Stamp of Australia website.

 

 

Australian Icon Towns

 

Australian Icon Towns is a TV Series Co-Produced and Presented by Scott, for The History Channel. It features "iconic" Australian country towns  (some of which are really cities) and their history.

The first series featured Gundagai, Bathurst, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Newcastle, Broken Hill and Cooma.The second series revealed the fascinating past of Broome, Kalgoorlie, Albany, Charters Towers, Echuca, Alice Springs, Fremantle,Darwin, Surfers Paradise, Gundagai, Bendigo, Coober Pedy, Launceston, Ballarat, Tanunda,Hobart, Beechworth and Strahan.

The Series will appear again on the History Channel, but you can purchase it on DVD from Readers Digest.