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Malaysian-Australian Play about Adelaide's Founding Father William Light Premieres at OzAsia Festival
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Malaysian-Australian Play about Adelaide's Founding Father William Light Premieres at OzAsia Festival
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'In 1786, merchant and former naval officer Francis Light claimed the Malaysian island Penang for the British. Fifty years later, in 1836, his son William, appointed surveyor-general of the colony of South Australia, landed on Kangaroo Island, charged with choosing the location for the capital.'(Introduction)
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-19/australian-theatre-about-adelaide-founder-william-light-oz-asia/11603278
Malaysian-Australian Play about Adelaide's Founding Father William Light Premieres at OzAsia Festival
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