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The Swagman (1965)

The Swagman poster
Directed by
Henri Safran
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British writer sets a story in Australia. The play is a television production from 1965.

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What happens

"The Swagman" is a 1965 Australian television play. It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre on 31 March 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne. Despite being set in Australia, it was written by a British writer. A copy of the production is held at the National Archives of Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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