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A contemporary newspaper report offers the following synopsis: 'The story deals with a crew which deserts a ship to find a fortune on the NSW goldfields of the 1850s and the efforts of the captain to lure them back on board.'
Source: '"Combat" Private in a Ballad', Canberra Times, 2 August 1965, p.1.
Notes
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Television play.
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Noonan's play was made-for-television almost simultaneously in Australia (aired in August 1965) and the UK (aired in September 1965).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Settings:
- New South Wales,
- 1850s
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