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Tal Ordell Tal Ordell i(A33623 works by) (birth name: William Ordell Raymond Buntine)
Born: Established: ca. 1880 ; Died: Ceased: 1948
Gender: Male
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1 Bush - Bred i "One crisp young day from the woof of Life I beg of Eternity", Tal Ordell , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 June vol. 53 no. 2731 1932; (p. 20)
1 In the City i "Here is my world as I bought it", Tal Ordell , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 March vol. 53 no. 2719 1932; (p. 29)
1 The Bloke from Wyalong i "From Brocken Hill to lone Paroo", Tal Ordell , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 December vol. 52 no. 2707 1931; (p. 20)
1 R.S.V.P. i "Goin' to a party down at Cudmore's", Tal Ordell , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 November vol. 52 no. 2701 1931; (p. 20)
1 Meetin' Tilly i "Trailin' down the fallows,", Tal Ordell , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 November vol. 52 no. 2700 1931; (p. 20)
1 So It Seems i "Faces in the city", Tal Ordell , 1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 March vol. 50 no. 2561 1929; (p. 23)
1 Weddin' Morn i "Goin' to a weddin' down at Murphy's,", Tal Ordell , 1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 January vol. 50 no. 2552 1929; (p. 12)
1 Waitin' i "There's a dancin' party", Tal Ordell , 1928 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 October vol. 49 no. 2541 1928; (p. 20)
1 2 form y separately published work icon The Kid Stakes Tal Ordell , ( dir. Tal Ordell ) Australia : Ordell-Coyle Productions , 1927 Z1619164 1927 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units)

Fatty Finn is the scruffy six-year-old leader of a gang of kids in the dockside suburb of Woolloomooloo in Sydney. When Fatty enters his pet goat Hector in a local goat race, his rival Bruiser Murphy does his best to make sure that Hector won't win. He manages to let Hector loose in the grounds of a Potts Point mansion, where he eats a large portion of the prize garden. The owner locks the goat up, so Fatty and his gang sign an oath in blood to bust Hector out. With no time to get to the races, Fatty persuades a friendly aviator to fly Hector to the race track . After arriving just in time, Hector wins his heat and lines up against the other finalists, including Bruiser Murphy's goat Stonker.

[Source: Australian Screen]
1 A Bushman Broadcasts i "Old mate, I'm listenin'-in - a new affair", Tal Ordell , 1925 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 March vol. 46 no. 2353 1925; (p. 24)
1 6 Kangaroo Flat Tal Ordell , 1925 single work drama humour

Described in advertising prior to its 1926 Melbourne debut as 'full of comedy from the first scene, which depicts the pioneer's golden wedding, Kangaroo Flat interprets as well as describes Australian country life. The narrative centres on the romance of the pioneer's daughter and a young drover…' (Age 9 January 1926, p.22). The Age reviewer goes on to further record:

Bob [Ashley] is married to Nell, the sweet young daughter of Dad and Mum, but he is blackmailed by the adventuress [Estelle] because he wished to keep the crime of his brother a secret. Redmond Carson [the squatter] takes Nell to witness one of her husband's meetings with the city lady and Nell runs away heartbroken to the city, where the adventuress, apart from her enormous capacity for collecting money, does not seem such a bad sort, puts her people in the way of finding, while Carson is hurried off to gaol in the approved fashion. The story is, however, but a peg to hang a great deal of comedy, and there's much more laughter than tears (11 January 1926, p.10).
1 Fallow i "Winter days are passin',", Tal Ordell , 1924 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 October vol. 45 no. 2333 1924; (p. 22)
1 The Morning Lesson i "Sittin' on the house-steps,", Tal Ordell , 1920 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 January vol. 41 no. 2084 1920; (p. 24)
1 Jim and Bill i "Silence in the old 'ome,", Tal Ordell , 1917 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 1 March vol. 38 no. 1933 1917; (p. 22)
1 Comin' 'Ome i "Skippin' through the day's work,", Tal Ordell , 1917 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 March vol. 38 no. 1936 1917; (p. 22)
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