Event | A Local Man | |||||||||||||
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Venue | The Ponton Theatre, Bathurst, NSW | |||||||||||||
First Date | 6 August 2004 | |||||||||||||
Opening Date | 6 August 2004 | |||||||||||||
Last Date | 15 August 2004 | |||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||
Status | Pro-Am | |||||||||||||
World Premiere | Yes | |||||||||||||
Description | The date is 9 June 1951. Ben Chifley has returned to his home in Bathurst to write a key speech he is to deliver the following day at the ALP's conference in Sydney. It is a time of challenge for Chifley. He has led his party into its second defeat at the polls. The dreams he had for post-war Australia lie shattered. His health is failing. His life now seems but an epilogue to earlier times of aspiration and power. It is time for decisions. It is equally a time for reflection on his life as a national political leader and as a man - a local man. | |||||||||||||
Description Source | Flyer/Poster | |||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Drama
Biographical One Person Show |
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Subjects |
Historical
Political |
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Text Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||
Production Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 63698 | |||||||||||||
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