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ABC Weekly, 24 June 1950, p.25.
Eugene Lumbers Eugene Lumbers i(A48202 works by) (a.k.a. Eugene Cyril Lumbers; 'Gene Lumbers)
Born: Established: 2 Dec 1916 Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 13 Jan 1990
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Freelance writer Eugene Lumbers wrote/adapted a number of works for ABC children's radio and television, including Who's Robbing This Coach? and the science fiction series Andra (from the novel by Louise Lawrence). He contributed to the series Diamonds of Death and Traditional Folk Tales from Around the World. His A Taste for Blue Ribbons and his two Smocker books were based on popular ABC radio programmes.

He worked as a radio script-writer for Adelaide radio station 3AD in the 1940s, but left them c.1950 to freelance. During the same period, he also contributed non-fiction articles to Adelaide newspapers.

He retired in Mollymook, and was killed in an accident.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Other works not individually indexed on AustLit include the following:

    • Wings of Mercy, a radio documentary on the Royal Flying Doctors Service, broadcast on 5AD on 1 October 1949.
    • Radio Rodeo, a radio series broadcast in 1947, for which he was script-writer.
    • scripts for The Book of Drama, a radio series broadcast in Adelaide, which showcased South Australian writers, producers, and actors.
    • Who Is It?, a radio series broadcast on Adelaide radio station 5AD in 1948; the twenty-minute dramatic plays were followed by a quiz in which listeners could win cash prizes for correctly naming the characters from the plays.
    • 'Judgement Day', a short story with an 'H-bomb theme', Sunday Advertiser, 18 April 1954 [not sighted].
    • Diary of a Shanghaied Sailor, a documentary radio play, aired on 1 August 1950.
    • The Art of Pro Hart (Adelaide: Rigby, 1976).
    • Pro Hart's Silver City (Sydney: View Productions, 1986).
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