The Cooper Creek in South Australia's far north-east is in full flow toward Lake Eyre as four sisters meet on its banks where the youngest was born nearly 90 years ago, during the Great Depression.
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Olive, Nora, Ethel and Isabella have come to reflect on the life and legacy of their mother, Ettie Darlington. Against the odds, she raised her six children alone after losing her partner in the outback.
