Pioneers Of LoveSeason 1, Episode 2

The second part of Pioneers of Love looks at how after the The Bolshevik Revolution of 1918 and the backlash from the Brisbane Red Flag riots, many of the Illin family left for South America. But the law of the early 20th century prevented full-blood Aborigines from travelling. Thus Leandro remained behind with Kitty and their children. Disillusioned, Leandro withdrew to a remote outback location, taking his family with him. Tragedy struck when Kitty, isolated and far from medical assistance, died after enduring a complicated birth. With his wife and newborn child dead, Leandro moved the family closer to civilisation, at Greenvale station. (Commissioned by SBS, in English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC WS

Pioneers Of Love was broadcast on SBS ONE at Thursday 23 November 2023, 13:00. This episode was initially placed on Monday 26 November 2018.