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The Meeting of the Waters (radio play)

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The Meeting of the Waters
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home station2BL[1]
SyndicatesABC
StarringJohn Tate[2]
Written byEdmund Barclay
Directed byFrank Harvey
Recording studioSydney
Original releaseJanuary 26, 1950 (1950-01-26)

The Meeting of the Waters is a 1950 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay.

It was especially commissioned from Barclay by the ABC for Australia Day 1950.[3]

Premise

It was about a "typical Australian family."[4] According to ABC Weekly "Australia’s past, present, and future are skilfully linked in this appealing play by a well-known Australian author."[5]

References

  1. ^ "Neil Murray's radio roundup". The Sun. No. 12, 478. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1950. p. 26 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Thursday, January 26", ABC Weekly (Vol. 12 No. 3 (21 January 1950)), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1939, nla.obj-1448078152, retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Trove {{citation}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "Radio Roundabout". The News. Vol. 54, no. 8, 262. South Australia. 28 January 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Australia Day Talks by Governor -General and Prime Minister". The Age. No. 29, 558. Victoria, Australia. 20 January 1950. p. 1 ("The Age" Radio Supplement). Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "The Weeks Plays Over the A.B.C.", ABC Weekly (Vol. 12 No. 3 (21 January 1950)), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1939, nla.obj-1448077711, retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Trove {{citation}}: |issue= has extra text (help)