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Canberra the Great is a 1938 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay that celebrated the history of Canberra.[2]

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It was performed again in 1944.[3][4]

Premise

According to Wireless Weekly "In the year 1820 a party of explorers climbed a hill over Lake George and looked down into the limestone plains, being the first white men to do so. Now standing on that same hill one can look down into a city of dreams-come-true— Canberra. In this presentation the history and legend of Australia s magnificent capital city is brought to you in a sequence of dramatic and narrative cameos, as an anniversary celebrations programme. "[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Saturday March 12", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (10), Sydney: Wireless Press, March 11, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  2. [2]
    "CANBERRA COMMEMORATION FEATURES". The Canberra Times. Vol. 12, no. 3270. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 March 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Coming on the air", ABC Weekly, 6 (11), Sydney, 11 March 1944, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  4. [4]
    "Sunday, March 12", ABC Weekly, 6 (11), Sydney, 11 March 1944, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
  5. [5]
    "Saturday March 12", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 31 (10), Sydney: Wireless Press, March 11, 1938, retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Trove
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