I found a collection of small audio documentaries recently. They were on cassette so the quality after 30 odd years isn’t great. The talent is historian Peter Forrest.

Men and Cattle is a history of development  of the cattle industry in northern Austraia but touches on a lot of other themes.

Part one: The Overlanders

https://www.raeallen.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/men-and-cattle-the-overlanders-01.mp3?_=1

Part two: The Journeys Back

https://www.raeallen.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/men-and-cattle-the-journeys-back-02.mp3?_=2

Part three: Settlement Creek

https://www.raeallen.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/men-and-cattle-settlement-creek-03.mp3?_=3

Part four: The journey west from the Queensland border

https://www.raeallen.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/men-and-cattle-across-the-border-from-qld-04.mp3?_=4

Part five: Life on the trail

https://www.raeallen.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/men-and-cattle-on-the-trail-05.mp3?_=5