 Event |
On the Whipping Side
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| Venue |
Regional QLD Touring, Muttaburra QLD 4732, QLD |
| First Date |
September 1991 |
| Opening Date |
September 1991 |
| Last Date |
September 1991 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
A story of the 1891 Queensland Shearers' Strike.
Gough Whitlam was in attendance at the show opening in Rockhampton.
Following the Rockhampton performances, the show toured west to towns that had participated in the 1891 Shearers' strike and eventually wound up at the Cremorne Theatre in Brisbane (Event 16570, October 1991). Western rural towns in the tour included Clermont, Blackall, Blackbutt, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton, Tambo , Muttaburra and Aramac. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The programme in the Wolanski collection is a photocopy only.
More information on the Shearers' Strike is available at https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/shearers-strike-1891.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Contact / Friend |
Aubrey Mellor |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
207244 |
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