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Cecil William Holmes Cecil William Holmes i(A21153 works by)
Born: Established: 23 Jun 1921
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 24 Oct 1994 Darlinghurst, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1949
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1 1 y separately published work icon One Man's Way Cecil William Holmes , Ringwood : Penguin Australia Council. Literature Board , 1986 Z1673463 1986 single work autobiography Autobiographical account of author's life's work; includes life history sketch of artist Yirawala of Croker Island; account of race relations, Nhulunbuy, Yirrkala.
1 1 form y separately published work icon The Killing of Angel Street Michael Craig , Cecil William Holmes , Evan Jones , ( dir. Donald Crombie ) Australia : Forest Home Films , 1981 6973223 1981 single work film/TV crime thriller

'Jessica Simmons returns from London to find her father fighting to save his street. After his death Jessica reluctantly carries on the fight with her commitment growing in the face of emotional and physical threats.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 30/1/2014)
1 Tom Ronan : A Profile Cecil William Holmes , 1966 single work criticism
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 32 no. 9 1966; (p. 20-22)
1 Comments on Stuart's Yandy Cecil William Holmes , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , September vol. 19 no. 3 1960; (p. 319-320)
— Review of Yandy Donald Stuart , 1959 single work novel
1 Wild Turkey Cecil William Holmes , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 13 1958; (p. 44-45)
— Review of Wild Turkey : A Novel Max Brown , 1958 single work novel
1 3 form y separately published work icon Three in One Rex Rienits , Ralph Peterson , ( dir. Cecil William Holmes ) Australia : Australian Tradition Films , 1956 Z919028 1956 selected work film/TV

A trilogy of stories reflecting a socialist view of Australian life in the 1950s, with a particular focus on mateship. Joe Wilson's Mates, based on Henry Lawson's 'The Union Buries its Dead', shows union members in a country town holding a funeral for an unknown tramp who carries a union card. In Frank Hardy's A Load of Wood, men in a make-work job during the Depression assert themselves by stealing firewood from a farmer and distributing it to the poor. The third story, The City by Ralph Peterson, follows young lovers trying to make a life in the hustle and bustle of Sydney.
1 6 form y separately published work icon Captain Thunderbolt Creswick Jenkinson , ( dir. Cecil William Holmes ) Australia : Associated TV , 1953 Z1696820 1953 single work film/TV historical fiction crime

A film tracing the life and career of Fred Ward: imprisoned on Cockatoo Island for horse stealing, he escapes and reinvents himself as the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt.
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