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1 form y separately published work icon Certain Women Tony Morphett , Anne Brooksbank , David Williamson , Laura Jones , Ted Roberts , Jennifer Compton , Michael Cove , Robert Caswell , Glyn Davies , Chris Peacock , Julian Halls , Charles E. Stamp , Barbara Vernon , Ron Harrison , David William Boutland , Ron McLean , Phillip Grenville Mann , ( dir. Bruce Best et. al. )agent 1973 Sydney : ABC Television , 1973-1977 Z1857626 1973 series - publisher film/TV

Certain Women began as a short series in 1973 and continued on as a serial until 1977. At the centre of the narrative were six women from three generations of a Sydney family. Dolly has two daughters Freda and Jane. Jane has three daughters Marjorie, Helen, and Gillian.

In a short piece announcing the extension of the series after the broadcast of the first six episodes television critic Valda Marshall said the decision to make further episodes 'should also keep the women's libbers happy ... so far as I know, it's the first TV series made here specifically as a starring vehicle for women'.

Source: Marshall, Valda. 'ABC's 'Women' Given Longer Reign'. The Sun-Herald, 25/3/1973, p. 77.
1 1 Father Dear, Come Over Here Ron Harrison , 1972 single work drama
1 form y separately published work icon Dynasty Tony Morphett , Tony Morphett , Bob Ellis , Glyn Davies , Peter Schreck , John Dingwall , David Anthony , Ron Harrison , Alan Burke , Ben Blakeney , 1970 Australia : ABC Television , 1970-1971 Z1391204 1970 series - publisher film/TV

The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) produced the critically acclaimed, award-winning series Dynasty between 1970 and 1971. Dynasty--which bears no relation to the 1980s' American series of the same name--was developed from Tony Morphett's novel and later television play.

The series explores the intrigues and conflicts of powerful media family the Masons who, through the Mason Corporation Board, publish The Standard newspaper and own the television station MSN Channel 6. Head of the family and chairman of the board Jack Mason is a newspaperman like his father. And, again like his father, he is an old-style autocratic owner-publisher, determined to retain control of all aspects of his empire.
2 form y separately published work icon A Ride on the Big Dipper Ron Harrison , Australia : ABC Radio , 1968 Z1573982 1968 single work radio play
— Appears in: Take One : A Selection of Award-winning Australian Radio and Television Scripts 1972; (p. 83-120)
1 form y separately published work icon Contrabandits Martyn Sanderson , James Workman , Colin Free , Brian Wright , Ron Harrison , Robert Peach , Allan Trevor , John Martin , ( dir. John Croyston et. al. )agent Sydney : ABC Television , 1967-1968 Z1805752 1967-1968 series - publisher film/TV detective crime

Contrabandits was a fifty-minute procedural series following the Customs Special Branch, an elite group of law-enforcers intercepting contraband in Sydney.

Colin Free was script editor for the series (as well as scripting several episodes).

Source:

Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series

Storey, Don. Classic Australian Television http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/contrab.htm (Sighted 13/9/11)

See also:

Musgrove, Nan. 'Contrabandits'. Australian Women's Weekly 4 October 1967, p.17.

'Smuggling Theme of New Series'. Canberra Times 18 September 1967, p.15.
1 2 form y separately published work icon A Ride on the Big Dipper Ron Harrison , 1967 Australia : ABC Television , 1967 Z10588 1967 single work film/TV
1 1 form y separately published work icon In the Absence of Mr Sugden Ron Harrison , ( dir. Bob Cubbage ) Brisbane : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1965 22799943 1965 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon The Dam Ron Harrison , 1938-1968 (Manuscript version)x400760 Z854419 1938 single work radio play
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