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Robert James Merritt Robert James Merritt i(A1356 works by) (a.k.a. Bob Merritt; Bobby Merritt)
Born: Established: 1945 Cowra, Cowra area, Blayney - Cowra - Grenfell area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 2011
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 form y separately published work icon Short Changed Robert James Merritt , ( dir. George Ogilvie ) Sydney : Magpie Films , 1986 7934996 1986 single work film/TV

'An aboriginal man, Stuart Wilkins (David Kennedy) is arrested for taking part in a land rights demonstration, after the death of his father. His white wife Alison (Susan Leith) leaves him and takes their son Tommy (Jamie Agius). Seven years later, Stuart returns to Sydney, determined to re-establish contact with his son. When his ex-wife and her father (Ray Meagher) will not allow it, Stuart goes to court to get access.'

Source: Australian Screen (http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/short-changed/notes/). (Sighted: 15/10/2014)
1 form y separately published work icon The Cake Man Robert James Merritt , ( dir. Douglas Sharp ) Sydney : ABC Television , 1976 Z896530 1976 single work film/TV

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.
1 23 y separately published work icon The Cake Man Robert James Merritt , 1974 Woollahra : Currency Press , 1978 Z157470 1974 single work drama (taught in 1 units) A simple story of an Aboriginal family's hopes, The Cake Man is a compassionate plea for both blacks and whites to look again at the origins of mutual distrust and work together to restore a precious lost heritage. (Back cover of 1978 edition)
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