Murrumba : The Story of Tom Petrie single work   musical theatre  
Note: Music by Dale Jones and lyrics by Alan Drysdale. Note: Inspiration for the musical fom Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland Dating From 1837 (1904)by Constance Petrie.
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Murrumba : The Story of Tom Petrie
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Notes

  • 'Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland, compiled by his daughter in 1904, provides the most detailed of all surviving accounts of Aboriginal life in the Moreton Bay region. Petrie established his homestead, Murrumba (Aboriginal word meaning 'good'), near the North Pine River in territory held by the Aboriginal community which he called the North Pine tribe.' Source: www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/ (Sighted 05/10/2009).

Production Details

  • Funded by Q150 and Moreton Nay Regional Arts Development Fund, a world premiere at the Samford Community Centre, School Road, Samford Village on 10 October 2009

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Works about this Work

Snapshot Lucy Brook , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 7 - 13 October no. 755 2009; (p. 9)
The Back Story Gillian Cumming , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 4 October 2009; (p. 3)

— Review of Murrumba : The Story of Tom Petrie Alan Drysdale , 2009 single work musical theatre
The Back Story Gillian Cumming , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 4 October 2009; (p. 3)

— Review of Murrumba : The Story of Tom Petrie Alan Drysdale , 2009 single work musical theatre
Snapshot Lucy Brook , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 7 - 13 October no. 755 2009; (p. 9)
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