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Of All The Crowd That Assembled There

They'll Yet Regret

Hard working miner Mick Draper has done well at the diggings, and plans to form a partnership with his friend Jim Hill.

They Faced All The Dangers, Those Bold Bushrangers

Toe The Scratch And Never Say Die

There's A Change From The Old To The New

For That New Promised Land

Three Cheers For Her Gracious Majesty

When a fever epidemic sweeps Crockers Gully, young Jessie Smith's father dies, and Sarah takes the girl to see the Reverend Mr. Fisher.

Lament The Days That Are Gone By

Poor John Chow Chow

Manners Maketh Man

A badly wounded Aboriginal girl, Werowey, is brought to Dr. Woods. Sarah offers to care for her, and Williams is sympathetic and worried for Werowey, but Lansdowne and Fitzalan consider all Aboriginals are savages.

There's A Good Time Coming

There's Only You, Mate, And I

The O'Halloran brothers dig a well in a lore belonging to the Great Eastern Mining Company. Some company men intervene and a fight breaks out. Patsy O'Hollaran is killed...

Welcome Back Sergeant McKellar

Widow Melanie Parker owns five acres of land which Farrar desperately needs to appease his shareholders, so he hires security man Henry de Witt to apply pressure - but he goes too far, and kills her friend Billy Adams.

The Great Eastern Bubble

A gypsy family is a convenient scapegoat when rioting miners seek vengeance on an unknown police informer.

Romany Gold

Sgt. McKellar confronts Farrar over the mystery of a skeleton and a gold earring found by two miners in a bush grave on Great Eastern land.

The New Golden Mountain

Farrar has a rival when the Chevalier de Vaucluse arrives in Turon Springs and sets up a major new mining venture, with many miners leaving the Great Eastern to work for the new concern.

La Belle France

McKellar competes against Farrar in a horse race to win back money intended for a young orphan girl.

Farrar's Pride

Sgt. McKellar and Supt. Kendall clash over Farrar's treatment of the Curran family who have settled on crown land he uses for sheep.

Live to Fight Another Day

In pursuit of the notorious bushranger Jack Jessop, Sgt. McKellar captures his girlfriend and shoots dead one of his brothers. Jessop seeks revenge, and McKellar faces a shootout in the main street of Turon Springs.

I'll See You Dead McKellar

Sgt. McKellar and Supt. Kendall both become involved when a kleptomaniac comes to Turon Springs to visit his estranged wife.

You Just Can't Win

McKellar is on the trail of an Aboriginal fugitive, who is feared to be a kadaitcha man by his tracker.

The Kadaitcha Man

Sgt. McKellar is seriously injured when a bank robbery is attempted while Turon Springs is deserted due to surrounding bushfires.

McKellar R.I.P.

Three inexperienced bushrangers attempt to hijack a large gold nugget en route to Bathurst.

The Second Oldest Trade

McKellar becomes personally involved when Tim Thomas leads the miners in direct action against the Great Eastern in support of a pay rise.

A Shilling a Day

Rush was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1974 and 1976. The first 13 episodes were produced in 1974 and filmed in black and white. In 1976, 13 more episodes were produced, in colour, in conjunction with French production company Antenne 2. Each series featured a different cast with the exception of John Waters.

The Best Seasons of Rush

The Best Seasons of Rush

Season 1

Season 2