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Jane Oehr Jane Oehr i(A5021 works by)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 form y separately published work icon The Journey Jane Oehr , Ken Cameron , ( dir. Jane Oehr ) 1990 Z1561583 1990 single work film/TV children's young adult adventure fantasy

'12-year-old Ada Zuckermann becomes an orphan when her father Justus, is killed in a fall. Before he dies, he tells Ada that she must journey south to find her true inheritance. Agnes, the housekeeper's stepdaughter, is to accompany her. As the two set out on their journey adventures befall them. The final discovery, however, of the buried treasure and a letter from Justus, makes the purpose of the journey very clear.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive (http://www.australiantelevision.net/more_winners.html). Sighted: 10/11/2011
1 y separately published work icon The Journey Jane Oehr , Ringwood : McPhee Gribble Penguin , 1990 Z550556 1990 single work novella young adult adventure When Justus Zukermann dies rich but miserable, Ada, his well-brought up young daughter, must undertake a perilous journey to claim her inheritance. Accompanied by Agnes, a servant with a secret of her own, the two girls must overcome not only the physical dangers of Australia's goldrush times, but strange supernatural forces as well. (Source: back cover)
1 form y separately published work icon On the Loose On the Loose : Three Stories About Leaving School Tim Gooding , Ken Cameron , Mark Stiles , Jane Oehr , Tom McPartland , ( dir. Jane Oehr ) Greenwich : Health Media Productions , 1984 Z1708206 1984 single work film/TV

The film shows the experiences of three school leavers, two of whom actively seek work: Nicole suffers the indignity of sexual harassment; Nick lies to get a job and is later caught out; Eddie seems destined to be permanently unemployed.
1 form y separately published work icon Roma Jane Oehr , ( dir. Jane Oehr ) Australia : West Film Video , 1980 Z1268685 1980 single work film/TV

Roma Moore is a housewife in her mid-50s. She stays at home, but doesn't like to admit it. Staying at home has become a habit, even a phobia. One day, she believes she is being interviewed about her life and begins to explore it more thoroughly, with surprising results.
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