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form y separately published work icon The Cake Man single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Cake Man Robert James Merritt , 1974 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 The Cake Man
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The first television production of a play by an Aboriginal playwright, narrated by an Aboriginal storyteller, the 'Cake Man'. The story deals with an Aboriginal family facing emotional traumas, practical problems, and racism as they attempt to adjust to life in white society. The over-riding concern is that the white man's colonisation of Australia has been at the expense of the rights of the native Aboriginal people.

Notes

  • Television play.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Television , 1976 .
      Extent: 53 min.p.
      Description: Colour

      Holdings

      Held at: National Archives of Australia National Archives Library
      Location: C475, ARCH 08/0231; C5206, F 0475/82
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