Bloody awesome show! Well worth the time to watch and learn some of Australia’s history 🇦🇺👍

That poem always brings me to tears every time..

Kidman was a very canny business entrepreneur, making a huge fortune out of red dirt land that not many others would touch. He looked after the land and his employees. A great Australian pioneer.

2 Great Australian people of the outback. Sir Sidney Kidman and R.M. Williams. I remember growing up and loving to look at the new R.M.W. Catalogue when they came in the post to our farms in South Australia back in the 60s. Went to Percy St. Prospect in Adelaide many times with my grandfather or Dad to buy.

A great documentary. It is quite sobering to live through a drought, where the hope of rain is always beyond grasp. It is an awful feeling and one I hope never to have to live through again. Imagine, 8 years without rain at the back of Bourke. And then one flood after another. A land of contrasts all right. But yes, Kidman was a visionary at a time when visions were possible to turn into realities. He would have a lean time trying to buy up land and water rights nowadays Thanks for sharing this story.

I learned so much about Australia by watching this film. Excellent film.

Hard but fair, Many men from that country were like this , I to started my career as a ringer under a hard man but he was fair and I admire the ground he walks on , Great old story.

Well done I’m a very proud Aussie 👍🍻🇦🇺

This was interesting. I've always marveled and wondered at why Western America and Australia shared so much in common. The stock handling, horsemanship, even the dam droughts. Good video.

Very Interesting, Reminds me of our terrible Winters of the past. Thanks 🇺🇸

I thought 6 million acres was a lot. I have a new number to talk about when we talk about big ranches. I have a big respect for Kidman's employees. They made it all possible.

The fascinating true story of a man of his times, ruthless yes but the men whole helped build his empire at the end gave credit to his vision and were proud of their part.

there was an australian tv series called the dirtwater dynasty, this is the man who they where talking about, a great great man, hope theres statues of the man all over australia for what he achieved

good on you for posting this mate.

worked for a rancher in Montana who did the same thing only had twenty dollar gold piece and a dream ended up with the ability to do anything he wanted but his ranch was first I liked him and had a great respect for him

Amazing history of early Australia

Sir Sidney Kidman (9 May 1857 - 2 September 1935), known as Sid Kidman and popularly called "the Cattle King", was an Australian pastoralist and businessman who owned or co-owned large areas of land in Australia during his life. Youth Sidney Kidman was born on 9 May 1857 in Adelaide, in the colony of South Australia, third son of George Kidman (died December 1857), farmer, and his wife Elizabeth Mary, née Nunn. Kidman was educated at private schools in Norwood and left his home near Adelaide at age 13 with just five shillings and a one-eyed horse aptly named Cyclops that he bought with his savings. He joined a drover and learned quickly. He then worked as a tramp and bullock driver at Poolamacca cattle station, and Mount Gipps station. and later as a drover, shepherd and cattle dealer. He made money by trading whatever was needed and providing services (transport, goods, a butcher's shop) to new mining towns springing up in inland New South Wales and South Australia (including Cobar, Kapunda, Burra and eventually Broken Hill). After he and his brothers worked at the same station, they bought their own. On June 30, 1885, Kidman married Isabel Brown Wright. They had four children. Company Kidman saved money and bought a team of oxen, opened a butcher's shop and a store in the Cobar copper rush and made a good profit. When he was 21, he inherited £400 from his grandfather's estate and used the money to buy and sell horses and cattle. Kidman was in his early twenties when he acquired a fourteenth share of the BHP mine for 10 oxen worth around £4 each. He sold his share for £150 less £50 commission and was satisfied with the profit. He had large-scale postal contracts and in 1886 purchased the Owen Springs station. Gradually he extended his holdings until he reached Queensland and New South Wales. In 1895 Kidman, in partnership with his brother Sackville, acquired Covarie Station. In 1896, Kidman purchased her first Queensland property, Annandale Station, situated in Channel Country and described as ideal cattle fattening country. In 1899 he acquired Eringa Station in South Australia, Austral Downs (NT) and Carcoory Station. In 1903, Kidman owned or co-owned about 38,000 square miles (98,420 km) of country stretching from Carlton Hill Station in Western Australia to Victoria River Downs Station in the Northern Territory and Macumba Station in southern Australia. Australia, and properties in the Channel County of Queensland, including Annandale and Bulloo Downs. Kidman acquired Diamantina Lakes Station in 1908, paying A£25,000 for the station and all its stock. Later in 1908 he purchased the 700-square-kilometre (270 sq mi) Mount Poole station in inland New South Wales.] The estimated size of Kidman's holdings in 1908 was 50,000 square miles (129,499 km 2 ). Another large Channel Country property, Durham Downs Station, was purchased in 1909.] Kidman purchased the property along with Tilbaroo, Morney Plains and Durrie stations in Queensland, Burrawinna on the border and Macumba station in South Australia as part of her plan of acquiring prime pastures along the areas followed by watercourses. He borrowed A£50,000 to pay the asking price of A£100,000. Kidman and the company Bovril Australian Estates purchased Carlton Hill station in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1909 along with two other stations one being Northcote and Victoria River Downs in the Territory of the North, for £200,000. Boorara Station was acquired in 1913. Kidman acquired Yancannia Station in far western New South Wales in 1916 followed by Corona Station, also in far western New South Wales, in 1917 In 1916, Kidman invested in Glenroy Station with the then owners, Reginald Spong and Jabez Orchard, forming the Glenroy Pastoral Company. He acquired Urisino Station in 1913 along with Elsinora and Thurloo Downs in inland New South Wales from Goldsbrough Mort & Co In 1924, Kidman acquired Merty Merty Station in outback South Australia. When World War I broke out, Kidman was a millionaire. He was knighted in the 1921 Birthday Honors for his support of the war effort Kidman's business initiatives extended to many other rural industries. Probably his only unsuccessful business venture was the Kidman & Mayoh shipyard, which he established with engineer brothers Arthur and Joseph Mayoh in the Sydney suburb of Putney, Sydney, when the Commonwealth government asked for 24 wooden ships to be built by various companies for the war effort. The company employed hundreds of men to fell and square heavy timber on the New South Wales north coast. With labor shortages, "bush carpenters" left the north coast to work in the shipyard, assisting the skilled shipbuilders. However, with the end of hostilities, the government reduced Kidman & Mayoh's contract from six to two. In early 1920 the Australian trading company, Burns Philip, made an offer to the government to purchase the two ships. However, the first ship - reported to be “the largest wooden ship ever built in Australia” - was damaged on launch and failed to receive the necessary first class certification. A saga of litigation ensued, and the ships, one of which had no usable timber, were burned in 1923. Kidman lost many thousands of pounds, but was reported to have said that his greatest regret was that the work of the superb axes of the north coast forests, with his enthusiasm, skill and loyalty, everything went in vain Known at that time as "the Cattle King", Kidman retired in 1927. At the time of her death in 1935, Kidman owned, or had a large interest in, land that reportedly covered from 85,000 square miles (220,000 km) to 107,000 square miles (280,000 km), the latter value equating to 3.7. percent of Australia's mainland area. Around 176 thousand heads of cattle and 215 thousand heads of sheep were stored in 68 different stations. They comprised a vast network from the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Fitzroy River in Western Australia to South Australia near the Flinders Ranges and also into New South Wales. He was well served by his vision of making his empire the drought proofing by growing and fattening cattle at remote northern stations and moving them along station lines along the great inland river systems to southern markets, providing good feed and water. on the way to sell them in great condition

wonderfull bit of history

All you people giving out about what he did, but he was a self made man and I would like to see more people take as much risks as him

My father always said money is only a way of measuring something and if you have a dry bed and enough to eat what more can you use.

excellent

Good program.

Excellent....

Great doco

I have watched this three times. One thing is clear, Australia I too dry. Ausie are hard workers but I think the dryness nature affect their efforts. I am readily available to partner with any rancher who would like to allocate to Tanzania. Tanzania also have vast land, with grasses and crops are grown to feed livestock such as maize, sorghum, soyabean, lablab etc. Many areas receive two rainfall season and some of them have single but enough rainfall season. Fresh underground water available in plenty, rivers (under government control), but also can dig rain water harvest dams. Tanzania is a gateway to the Middle East market and Asia. 3-major Ports, airports used to import and export.

Kidman. The John D Rockerfeller of the aussie cattle industry

Excellent

Unconditional sulte to Him ;

Rock and roll the beer will flow

Sidney Kidman Iv been to his pub its in south Australia it's called Kaupnda pub.

1970s 16yr old worked on a station in vic horseback Go down the back paddock & move a herd cattle they said 2 hrs L8tr Didnt relise how big the property was .mortat station vic then went droving 2,500 head sheep 150miles- Sheep like Holes in broken fences & train lines Hopless job i left for the city afterwards :)

About 1925 Kidman correctly sensed another drought was coming. As an outdoorsmen he knew that weather historically repeats itself and that he would have to face disaster again. I wonder why didn't he sell his mobs that were vulnerable to drought and keep those mobs that could survive instead of suffering those incredible losses? Hell-uv-a story, and I tip my hat to you Aussies...

I have read some books on sir Sydney and apparently he was a light drinker and smoker.

he was a great man ruthless but fare

Looking from history it was a time of hardship & opperturity Sir S>dney surely took the opportunity route with a bit of luck a man with vision

I worked for the cattle company Kidman’s for 4 and a half years and was told by my bosses that Nicole Kidman was no relative at all

A 5-year drought 100 years ago ? Our present-day Climate Change hysterics would prefer not to know that...

It’s interesting to compare two well-known Australians of the same era. Kidman and Ned Kelly were born only three years apart. While Kelly was stealing horses, Kidman was building his business through hard work and shrewd dealing. I regard Kidman as one of the best answers to those Kelly-romantics who like to excuse Kelly on the basis of a poor childhood.

There was no mention of him having shares in Broken Hill, which he sold to buy, I think, a bullock team.

1 word made it possible: Shorthorns.

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no tax is a great help

Well, at least the man looked out for the Aboriginal people

There is no way a bushman would build a fire that big, a total waste of effort.

How ,when and where did he die ???

The producer is Dick Sniff. Is that the Australian electronics guy? How is everything in the medical martial law police state of Australia?

Hmm, wow! People were tough back then.

Dr. Temple Grandis pioneered humane ways to handle livestock that are profitable...

Great respect for sidman. Why don’t we have such brave courageous men these days. The world is infested with sissy cowardly men.❤❤❤

I just watched and marveled at this story for a second time. I heard once that Nicole Kidman the actress is related to this man. Just curious and I wonder if that is true??

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Those surviving properties are now owned by gina Rhinehart and her Chinese backers.

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Sidney kidman is not related whatso ever to Nicole Kidman....don’t know where people get their information

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harsh country

Ihe began with nothing except an old half blind horse that a fellow traveller sold for a few coins then promptly drank the lot.

Keep your branding irons hot never miss a clean skin miss one miss the lot

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Why aren't the children taught about our great Australian pioneers .....? AND constructions etc ??? What's wrong with us ?? Nat Buchanan .. is another tremendous . drover and pioneer.....performing amazing fetes opening some of the most arid areas of this country with thousands of head of cattle..., . Bet most people haven't even heard of him !!! SHAME Australia.. .

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U can have a that land,I,d rather have 100acres 3cuts hay per year

five year drought ? sounds like a real waist of time ?

Dick Smith is cut from the same cloth.

Related to Nicole Kidman???

snow white shirt after days in the saddle, so disappointing that first minute, lady poor Scots accent

Nicole Kidman granddaughter

How you gonna the blacks though .... great story but that was out of line.

Propaganda?

Sure did make a lot of money, but all of these people benefited directly from taking land that was clearly owned by Aboriginal people. There was not fair, 'Christian' deals - just plain stolen. And who is living in the lap of luxury now? The Kidmans or the people who owned the land for the previous 50,000 years?

Sounded like a real boring prat !

those poor horse's mouths...!!! they hold the reins too tight, ride em too hard, & give em back too little for what they get/take out of them! you'd think they were machines. i call that 'abusive'. if you 'need' em then treat em with respect & gratitude! animals are next in importance to humans & God gave us dominion over them to CARE for them. not to use & abuse them!

Why didnt he drill for water