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Mar 09, 1986
At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer.
Mar 10, 1986
At last, fortune seems to smile on young Bert. He goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.
Mar 11, 1986
Bert's relationship with his mother is both sweet and sour, but mostly sour. He has been toughened by years of hard work which has made him almost totally self-reliant.
Mar 12, 1986
At nineteen, powerfully built from his years of manual labour, Bert joins Mickey Finn's Boxing Troupe as a prize fighter. Touring Australia as a heavyweight, he never loses a bout. When World War I breaks out, Bert rushes to enlist.
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A Fortunate Life Season 1 (1986) is released on Mar 09, 1986. Watch A Fortunate Life online - the English Biography TV series from Australia. A Fortunate Life is directed by Marcus Cole,Henri Safran and created by A.B. Facey with Bill Kerr and Dorothy Alison.