The Federation Files

Fifty short radio programs exploring South Australia's contribution to the federation of the six colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia

Series Producer and Presenter Anna Gillam
Additional Technical Production Darren van Schaik
Executive Producer Tony Ryan

	April 2
	South Australia: The Strongest Delegation
	The South Australian delegation to the 1897/98 Federal Convention was described as the most dynamic and vocal of all the colonies.
	Associate Professor Peter Howell (Flinders University) Historical Readings by Ewart Shaw
	Duration: 5' 36"
	April 3
	Winning Votes: The Federal Franchise for Women
	How women won the right to vote in Federal elections
	Dr Helen Jones (Historian) Dr Helen Irving (University of Technology Sydney) Historical Readings by Hugh Boyd
	Duration 5' 53"
	April 4
	Invoking the Divine in the Constitution
	The story of how Patrick Glynn had God inserted into the Preamble of the Constitution.
	Dr Anne Winckel (University of Melbourne) Historical Readings by Jonathon Lucraft, Norman Athersmith, David Buchanan
	Duration 5' 36"
	April 5
	The South Australian Press
	The nature and style of the South Australian Press in the late19th century.
	Hon John Bannon (Federation Historian and former South Australian Premier) Historical Readings by Jonathon Lucraft
	Duration 5' 42"
	April 6
	A Call to Arms: Fears of Russian Invasion
	Fort Largs and the story of South Australia's colonial defence force.
	Squadron Leader Deanna Ialacci (Director of Defence Public Relations, SA)
	Duration 5' 19"
	April 9
	Painting Australia: Federation Landscapes
	The heroic Australian landscapes of Hans Heysen and company.
	Sarah Thomas (Art Gallery of SA)
	Duration 5' 02"
	April 10
	An Informed Public: Literary and Debating
	The culture of self improvement in 19th century SA and its influence on the Federation movement.
	Derek Drinkwater (Senate Biographical Unit)
	Duration 5' 59"
	April 11
	A Place to Live: Federation Housing
	What is a Federation House and how does it reflect the times?
	Barry Rowney (Heritage Architect)
	Duration 6' 03"
	April 12
	Cricket and Nationalism: The 1898 Test
	Cricket first, then Politics. What's new?
	Dr Bernard Whimpress (Curator, Adelaide Oval Museum) Historical readings by Suzanne Hayes and Ewart Shaw
	Duration 5' 31"
	April 13
	The Absent Voice: Indigenous Australians
	The Constitution only mentions Aboriginal people twice and in both instances it is by way of omission.
	Dr Helen Irving (University of Technology Sydney) Klynton Wanganeen, (ATSIC South Australian Regional Council )
	Duration 6' 07"