Lure of the Inland Sea

Lure of the Island Sea is a 1945 Australian radio play by Dymphna Cusack about Charles Sturt.[1][2] It was one of Cusack's main radio plays and was recorded in Melbourne.[3]

Lure of the Inland Sea
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Written byDymphna Cusack
Original release1945

The play focused on Sturt's expedition to discover the inland sea.[4] Cusack had written a piece about the expedition in 1944.[5]

It is not to be confused with another radio play about Sturt, The Heroic Journey.

Cast

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  • Walter Pym as Charles Sturt
  • Douglas Reid
  • Reginald Goldsworthy
  • John D'arcy

References

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  1. ^ "This Week's Radio Features". The Advertiser. Vol. 87, no. 27046. Adelaide. 9 June 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Sunday", ABC Weekly, 9 June 1945, retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Trove
  3. ^ Phil, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. Eureka. p. 212.
  4. ^ "This week's A.B.C. PLAYS on the National programmes", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 9 June 1945, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
  5. ^ "Centenary of a Search: Sturt's Last Journeys". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33,271. 12 August 1944. p. 9. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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