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The Shiralee is an Australian classic; the story of a swagman who comes to have his daughter in tow as he roams the continent working transient jobs and living out of a bag. The four year old is the shiralee, an Australian word for “burden”. What transpires between this man and his daughter is as sweet a transformation as I have ever ...
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- D'arcy Niland
Jun 23, 2023 · The Embers at the Shiralee - John "Yuk" Harrison, drummer Mike Kelly, saxophonist Willy Schneider, singer Joy Yates, pianist Mike Perjanik, and guitarist John Willetts. - Auckland Libraries 1269-E0745-15. Singer Joy Yates was also a regular at the club, so much so that she was referred to in advertisements as the “Voice of the Shiralee ...
The Shiralee is the debut full-length novel by D'Arcy Niland published in 1955. [1] It was adapted into a movie in 1957 and a mini series in 1987. Plot
The Shiralee is a 1957 British film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Peter Finch. [2] It is in the Australian Western genre, [3] based on the 1955 novel by D'Arcy Niland.It was made by Ealing Studios, and although all exterior scenes were filmed in Sydney, Scone [4] and Binnaway, New South Wales [5] and Australian actors Charles Tingwell, Bill Kerr and Ed Devereaux played in supporting ...
D'Arcy Francis Niland (20 October 1917 – 29 March 1967) was an Australian farm labourer, novelist and short story writer. In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a swagman and his four-year-old daughter. It was made into a 1957 film, starring Peter Finch, and a 1987 TV mini ...
The Shiralee (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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The Shiralee Paperback – 6 Nov. 2014. by D'Arcy Niland (Author) 4.3 181 ratings. See all formats and editions. THE BOOK: The Shiralee is an Australian classic, originally published 60 years ago by Angus & Robertson and reissued in the UK in November 2014 by independent publisher Fox, Finch & Tepper. Set on the back roads of New South Wales ...
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