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The Age [TV/Radio Supplement], 17-23 February 1961, p.2.
form y separately published work icon The First Joanna single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of The First Joanna : A Play in Three Acts Dorothy Blewett , 1943 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 The First Joanna
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'[Blewett's] play, The First Joanna, is the story of two women bearing the same name but who are born a century apart. Flashback to the colonial era provides the link to the story.

'The modern Joanna is a restless, sophisticated English woman married to the owner of a vineyard in South Australia. The first Joanna is the pioneer. Her story unfolds through entries in a diary discovered in an old chair.'

Source: 'Tale of Two Women–Aust. TV Drama', The Age [TV/Radio Supplement], 17-23 February 1961, p.2.

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Notes

  • Television play.

Production Details

  • Live broadcast on ABC TV, ABV-2, on 22 February 1961.

    Adapted by Wal Cherry.

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      :       Australian Broadcasting Commission ,       1961 .
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      The Age [TV/Radio Supplement], 17-23 February 1961, p.2.
      Description: Black-and-white.

      Holdings

      Held at: National Film and Sound Archive (aka ScreenSound Australia)
      Location: 48075-1
      Note:
      Release Print, Black & White, 16mm.
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