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Notes
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The play is based on the life of Ric Throssell's father, Hugo ('Jim') Throssell, VC.
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A note in the MS copy held at the Fryer Library states : 'For Valour was written in 1958 with the assistance of a Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowship. In February, 1960, it was commended in the Mary Gilmore Awards for the previous year.'
Production Details
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For Valour was first performed at the Canberra Repertory Theatre under the sponsorship of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in August 1960. The first performance was directed by Ric Throssell.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:
London,
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England,c
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United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Currency Press
,Methuen
, 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Repatriation, single work criticism (p. ix-xv)
- The Hero in Defeat, single work criticism (p. v-vii)
- "The Man I Want to Follow", single work biography (p. xxii-xxvii)
- Throssell, VC (from Wild Weeds and Wind Flowers : The Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard), single work biography (p. xvi-xxi)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Hero in Defeat
1976
single work
criticism
— Appears in: For Valour 1976; (p. v-vii) -
A Throssell Play
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 September vol. 81 no. 4205 1960; (p. 24)
— Review of For Valour 1958 single work drama -
The V.C.
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Observer , 17 September vol. 3 no. 19 1960; (p. 26)
— Review of For Valour 1958 single work drama -
Manners of a Small Town
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 September 1960;
— Review of For Valour 1958 single work drama -
"The Man I Want to Follow"
1915
single work
biography
— Appears in: Daily Mail (London) , 27 October 1915; For Valour 1976; (p. xxii-xxvii)
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Manners of a Small Town
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 September 1960;
— Review of For Valour 1958 single work drama -
The V.C.
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Observer , 17 September vol. 3 no. 19 1960; (p. 26)
— Review of For Valour 1958 single work drama -
A Throssell Play
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 September vol. 81 no. 4205 1960; (p. 24)
— Review of For Valour 1958 single work drama -
The Hero in Defeat
1976
single work
criticism
— Appears in: For Valour 1976; (p. v-vii) -
"The Man I Want to Follow"
1915
single work
biography
— Appears in: Daily Mail (London) , 27 October 1915; For Valour 1976; (p. xxii-xxvii)
Awards
- 1960 winner ACTU Dame Mary Gilmore Award
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