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'''''Prelude to Harvest''''' is a 1963 Australian TV play. It was written by [[Kay Keavney]] and directed by [[Colin Dean]]. |
'''''Prelude to Harvest''''' is a 1963 Australian TV play. It was written by [[Kay Keavney]] and directed by [[Colin Dean]]. |
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The production was broadcast to celebrate the 175th anniversary of [[Arthur Phillip|Captain Phillip]]'s landing at Sydney Cove.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104257362 |title=PRELUDE TO HARVEST |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=37, |issue=10,444 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 January 1963 |accessdate=28 January 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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In January 1789 in London, a ship is loading up with convicts including 200 women. Six months later the ship is still there with the convicts on board, in miserable condition. In Sydney, a ship is meant to arrive with supplies but is wrecked on the way. Governor Philip must come up with a plan to avoid famine in the colony.<ref name="smh"/> |
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==Cast== |
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*Betty Dyson<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=March 15, 1965|title=Guest Stars for Homicide|page=13}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
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Australia Day 1963 would mark the 17th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove. The ABC decided to commemorate it by commissioning two productions to screen over the Australia Day weekend - ''The Land That Waited'', a 50 minute documentary on the history of white exploration and settlement in Australia which screened on Saturday January 26, and ''Prelude to Harvest''.<ref name="smh">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Australia Day Programs|page=11|date=14 January 1963}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[https://www-austlit-edu-au.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/austlit/page/14563976 ''Prelude to Harvest''] at [[AustLit]] (subscription required) |
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Revision as of 08:09, 15 February 2019
| Prelude to Harvest | |
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| Directed by | Colin Dean |
| Written by | Kay Keavney |
Production company | ABC |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 17 January 1963 |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Prelude to Harvest is a 1963 Australian TV play. It was written by Kay Keavney and directed by Colin Dean.
The production was broadcast to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove.[1]
Plot
In January 1789 in London, a ship is loading up with convicts including 200 women. Six months later the ship is still there with the convicts on board, in miserable condition. In Sydney, a ship is meant to arrive with supplies but is wrecked on the way. Governor Philip must come up with a plan to avoid famine in the colony.[2]
Cast
- Betty Dyson[3]
Production
Australia Day 1963 would mark the 17th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove. The ABC decided to commemorate it by commissioning two productions to screen over the Australia Day weekend - The Land That Waited, a 50 minute documentary on the history of white exploration and settlement in Australia which screened on Saturday January 26, and Prelude to Harvest.[2]
References
- ^ "PRELUDE TO HARVEST". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, , no. 10, 444. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 January 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b "Australia Day Programs". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 January 1963. p. 11.
- ^ "Guest Stars for Homicide". Sydney Morning Herald. March 15, 1965. p. 13.
External links
- Prelude to Harvest at AustLit (subscription required)
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