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Issue Details: First known date: 1959-1960... 1959-1960 Whiplash
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'The series was loosely based on the famous Cobb & Co. stagecoach lines, which commenced services from Melbourne to the Victorian goldfields in 1853, and soon spread to cover a major part of eastern Australia. This was an obvious choice for dramatisation as the rapid turnover of towns and passengers would make a small lead cast possible, with good scope for a variety of plot situations and guest characters.'
Source: TV Eye Australian Classic Television

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Note: Other directors included American directors John Meredyth Lucas (who also directed episodes of The Fugitive and Star Trek) and Ben Fox (who was also series producer of Whiplash).

Works about this Work

60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s Stephen Vagg , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 18 February 2019;
60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s Stephen Vagg , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 18 February 2019;
Last amended 13 Oct 2017 12:59:57
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  • ca. 1850s
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  • Victoria,
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