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form y separately published work icon Men of the Endeavour single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 Men of the Endeavour
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Written especially for educational purposes, Men of the Endeavour aims to dramatise something of Captain James Cook's character and of the life and attitudes of the men serving under him. The action takes place as the HMS Endeavour nears the Eastern coast of New Holland. In addition to Cook, the characters also include Joseph Banks, Parkinson, a boy, two seamen, a steersmen, and other sailors.

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    y separately published work icon Close-Up : Scripts from Australian Television's Second Decade Don Reid (editor), Frank Bladwell (editor), Sydney : Macmillan Australia , 1971 Z159243 1971 anthology screenplay A selection of scripts from television programs telecast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission between 1965 and 1970. (See note below for the accuracy of this date span.) Sydney : Macmillan Australia , 1971 pg. 211-224
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    Includes two photographic stills from the original ABC broadcast.
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