'THIS is a dramatisation of an event in Australian history. In 1797 the "Sydney Cove" was wrecked in Bass Strait. A party under the leadership of Mr. Hugh Thompson set off for help, but the nearest colony was Port Jackson, some 400 miles away through rough scrub country that had never before been traversed by white man. John Warwick opens his play when the party is only 90 miles from their destination. After two months of grinding marching, the party has shrunk from 18 to seven. Capturing the atmosphere of tension and almost hopelessness, John Warwick has constructed a gripping play that holds unwavering interest to the end.'
Source: 'For Next Week', ABC Weekly, 14 April 1951, p.13.
Broadcast on 2UE on 17 April 1951, from 8:30pm.
Cast: Walter Sullivan, Alan White, Leonard Bullen, Guy Doleman, Syd Chambers, and John Hansberry.
