Home > Cattle King 1983 (48 mins)
This drama/documentary tells the story of Australian pastoralist, ‘Cattle King’ Sir Sidney Kidman, who owned or co-owned large areas of land in Australia in his lifetime. Directed by Bill Bennett and produced by Dick Smith in 1983 to raise funds for the initial Stockman’s Hall of Fame.
Articles
Stockman’s Hall of Fame 1983
April Fools Iceberg Prank 1978
Panorama Magazine Coffee Royal article 1982
AUSSAT – first national satellite 1986
Solo to the Top of the World 1987
To the Top of the World 1988
Macquarie Island Airdrop 1989
Circling Everest 1993
Transcontinental Balloon Challenge 1993
High Flyer Continental Balloon Challenge 1994
Australia Outdoors 1997
The vertical pole-to-pole flight: flat earthers 2018
Why Dick Smith Electronics imported 2018
Books
Kookaburra by Dick Smith & Pedr Davis
Above the World by Dick & Pip Smith
Balls Pyramid by Dick Smith
Makers & Shakers by Robert Gott
Our Fantastic Planet by Dick Smith
Solo Around the World by Dick Smith
Talking to Dick Smith by Elaine Furniss
Terrey Hills & Duffys Forest by Gay Halstead
The Dick Smith Way by Ike Bain
The Earth Beneath Me by Dick Smith
Unsafe Skies by Dick Smith
Dick Smith Family Tree
Ancestors of Dick Smith – A Line of Smiths
Ancestors of Dick Smith – The Cazneaux
Magazines
Dick Smith’s Forbidden Ideas Magazine 2012
Truth an Ad Magazine 1985
Australian Geographic editorials 1986 – 1999
Policy Documents – Dick Smith Fair Go
All Policy Documents/Introduction
Dick Smith Fair Go Manifesto
Australia’s Debt
Aviation Call for Action
Housing Affordability Crisis
DOCUMENTARIES & FILMS
Adventure Documentaries
Assault on Balls Pyramid 1964 (18 mins)
Balls Pyramid, Hands on Rock 1980 (29 mins)
Balls Pyramid, Rock of Ages 2004 (27 mins)
Bourke to Burketown Bash 1985 (43 mins)
Canyoning 1966 (37 mins)
Coffee Royal Affair Expedition 1981 (46 mins)
Flight to Mountains of Moon 1999 (89 mins)
Great Aussie Balloon Race 1993 (46 mins)
Search for Mahogany Ship 1981 (46 mins)
Secret Oasis 1986 (47 mins)
Solo Around World 1982-83 (3 x 45 mins)
Solo Around World – BBC 1982-83 (47 mins)
Solo to North Pole 1987 (47 mins)
Dick Smith Family Documentaries
Dick Smith Explorer Series – The Early Days
Dick Smith Explorer Series – In The Footsteps of Captain Charles Sturt 1980 (48 mins )
Family China Trip 1986 (47 mins)
Family Himalayan Trip 1985 (43 mins)
Family Wollangambe Trip 1986 (15 mins)
Other Documentaries
Cattle King 1983 (48 mins )
Dick Smith’s Population Puzzle 2010 (67 mins )
Ten Bucks a Litre 2013 (58 mins)
Ten Bucks a Litre 2013 – excerpt (40 secs)
Tassie Helicopter Adventure 2015 (25 mins )
Water Divining Documentary 1980 (44 mins)
Everest – Sea to Summit 1990 (59 mins)
Short Films
Around world by 4WD
A Life of Adventuring 2015 (6 mins)
Dick Smith’s Flying Bus 1983 (1 min)
I am a Stockman 2014 (14 mins)
India Story , Girl under Bridge 2015 (17 mins)
Konyukhov Balloon Flight 2016 (11 mins)
Mt Litchbird, Lord Howe Climb 2011 (9 mins)
Mystery of the Marree Man 2016 (8 mins)
Tasman Balloon Crossing 2000 (3 mins)
TV Ads & Shows
Dick Smith, Classic Restos 2018 (28mins)
Dick Smith Australian Made ad 1989 (30 secs)
Dick Smith Electronics Wizz Kids ad 1982 (1 min)
Dick Smith Food Aussie Day ad 2013 (1 min)
Grim Reaper ad 2017 (1 min)
Inside Story, Dick Smith 1978 (28 mins)
This Is Your Life TV Show 1978 (24 mins)
This is Your Life TV Show 1997 (23 mins)
MAPS
All trips World Map
All trips World Digital Tracking Map
Around world, both poles Map 1988-89
Around world by EarthRoamer Map 2006-08
Around world twice Map 1999-2000
Balloon trips Map 1993
East-west around world Map 1994
First solo around world Map 1982-83
Solo to North Pole Map 1987