 Event |
Watershed
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| Venue |
York Town Hall, York, WA |
| Umbrella Event |
York Theatre Festival |
| First Date |
4 June 1988 |
| Opening Date |
4 June 1988 |
| Last Date |
5 June 1988 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Charles Yelverton O'Connor masterminded the building of Fremantle harbour, the establishment of WA's railway system and the construction of the water pipeline form Mundaring to Kalgoorlie. One of Australia's greatest engineers, he was pilloried in the West Australian Parliament and press. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Historical
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| Subjects |
Pipelines
Suicide
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The biennial York Theatre Festival was founded in 1984 under the auspices of Theatre Studies, Department of English, University of Western Australia. it took place over a long weekend at venues in York, 100 km east of Perth.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
UWATCH |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
103143 |
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