Whicker's World
They're Dishing Out Money Here - For Nothing!
S5 • E8 Sep 14, 1970 25m
In early 1970, three Aborigines sold their desert claim in Western Australia for £50. Six weeks later that stake was valued on the world's stock exchanges at £80 million. Whicker observes the effect of nickel fever in Kalgoorlie, a town where old prospectors dream of striking gold, and an elderly cook prepares to become a millionaire.