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'Strike of 57' is based on the recollections of playwright Dulcie Isaro who is the daughter of striker Willie Thaiday. Dulcie was 14 years of age at the time of the strike.
Production Details
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Produced by Townsville's Big Eye Theatre Company and was to debut first on Palm Island in 2007 and later Townsville.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Related Works
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The Day Palm Island Fought Back : The Strike of 1957
Dulcie Isaro
(illustrator),
Thuringowa
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Black Ink Press
,
2011
Z1903332
2011
single work
non-fiction
Indigenous story
'Dulcie grew up under 'The Act'. She was a fifteen year old girl in 1957, when her home of Palm Island in North Queensland was disturbed by a strike. On that day, her family's life changed forever, as Dulcie records in words and pictures. Essential reading for Queensland history.' (Source: Black Ink Press website)
Works about this Work
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Play Tells of '57 Strike
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 June no. 403 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of Strike of 57 2007 single work drama
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Play Tells of '57 Strike
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 June no. 403 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of Strike of 57 2007 single work drama
Last amended 23 Apr 2019 13:58:11
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- Palm Island, Ingham area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,
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