Edward_John_Eyre_(radio_play)

<i>Edward John Eyre</i> (radio play)

Edward John Eyre (radio play)

1962 Australian radio play by Colin Thiele

Edward John Eyre is a 1962 Australian radio play by Colin Thiele about Edward Eyre. It was written especially for the 1962 Adelaide Festival of the Arts and was much acclaimed.[2][3]

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Thiele had long been interested in the career of Eyre, and had been involved in the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the explorer in 1955.[4]

A copy of the script is at the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland.[5]

Premise

The story of Eyre's 1840 trek around the Great Australian Bight along with John Baxter, Edward Scott and three Aboriginal men.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 253. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 June 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    "Noted Lecturer to Visit". The Beverley Times. Vol. 57, no. 31. Western Australia. 3 August 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    Stewart, Douglas (1965). Poetry in Australia. p. 239.
  4. [4]
    "Moyor Unveils Memorial To Edward John Eyre". Port Lincoln Times. Vol. XXVIII, no. 1607. South Australia. 15 December 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    Edward john Eyre at Fryer Library
  6. [6]
    "Story of Scott is fine local work". The Age. 14 June 1962. p. 24.
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