y separately published work icon Light Breaking Through single work   drama   - 45 mins.
Issue Details: First known date: 1934... 1934 Light Breaking Through
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'The setting is typically Australian - among the tea-tree on the Mornington Peninsula. A young married couple camp there away from all home influences so that they can settle one of the big problems of their life--whether the husband should accept a more lucrative position that has been offered him. '

Source: 'Distinctive Literature', The Herald, 22 Nov. 1934, p. 14.

Notes

  • Produced on ABC radio in 1934 after winning 3rd prize in the ABC One-Act Play Competition.

Production Details

  • Characters: the husband, the wife, and a stranger.

  • First played at 3LO, Melbourne on 4 January 1935. 

    Director: Frank D. Clewlow

    Source: 'Winning Entries in Play Competition', The Newcastle Sun, 26 Dec. 1934, p. 3.

  • Replayed at 4QG, Brisbane on 16 February 1935 at 9pm.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1934
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      (Manuscript) assertion

      Holdings

      Held at: University of New England Dixson Library
      Location: Campbell Howard Collection
      Local Id: 178

Works about this Work

Distinctive Literature: Hope For Future 1934 single work column
— Appears in: The Herald , 22 November no. 17948 1934; (p. 14)
Distinctive Literature: Hope For Future 1934 single work column
— Appears in: The Herald , 22 November no. 17948 1934; (p. 14)
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