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Described by contemporary newspapers as 'a play in verse expressive of the feelings and reflections of a young soldier travelling in a troop-train which passes, en route, through town ships and scenes familiar to him: in everyday life. The lines of the choruses, as rendered onomatopoetically'.
Source:
'A Radio Play', West Australian, 17 March 1945, p.3.
Notes
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Dedication: To my wife.
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A play in verse.
Production Details
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The earliest production traced so far is 15 November 1945, although newspaper reports suggest that it was produced for radio before publication in book form.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Mulga Publications
, 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Australian Stages : A Play in Verse for Radio : Preface, single work criticism (p. vii-ix)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Radio Drama : The Australian Experience
1981
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Radio Drama 1981; (p. 244-259) -
Broadcasting and Australian Literature
1966
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary Australia 1966; (p. 89-116) -
Drama in Sydney
1945
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 17 no. 1 1945; (p. 126-127) -
Drama Chronicle
1945
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Spring vol. 4 no. 3 1945; (p. 210-211) -
Fill the Fife!
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 March vol. 66 no. 3395 1945; (p. 2)
— Review of Australian Stages : A Play in Verse for Radio 1944 single work radio play
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Fill the Fife!
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 March vol. 66 no. 3395 1945; (p. 2)
— Review of Australian Stages : A Play in Verse for Radio 1944 single work radio play -
Radio Drama : The Australian Experience
1981
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Radio Drama 1981; (p. 244-259) -
Drama in Sydney
1945
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 17 no. 1 1945; (p. 126-127) -
Broadcasting and Australian Literature
1966
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary Australia 1966; (p. 89-116) -
Australian Stages : A Play in Verse for Radio : Preface
1944
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Stages : A Play in Verse for Radio 1944; (p. vii-ix) -
Drama Chronicle
1945
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Papers , Spring vol. 4 no. 3 1945; (p. 210-211)
Last amended 15 Sep 2017 14:31:14
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Western Australia,
Settings:
- 1940s
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