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Ross Dick Ross Dick i(A31492 works by)
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1 Untitled i "There was an old man from Chillie", Ross Dick , 1969 single work poetry
— Appears in: Makar , August vol. 5 no. 2 1969; (p. 19)
1 form y separately published work icon Shadow of the Boomerang John Ford , Ross Dick , 1960 Minneapolis : World Wide Pictures , 1960 Z1385434 1960 single work film/TV An overtly Christian 'Western' set in Australia, the story's objective was to promote the benefits of Billy Graham's crusade by focusing on the lives of several individuals. (Graham had undertaken a tour of the country in 1959.) The central characters are Bob and Kathy Prince, an American brother and sister who have come to Australia to manage the cattle station owned by their father. While Kathy treats the local Aboriginals with respect, Bob is prejudiced against them and only changes his attitude after he hears Graham's message on the radio.
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