Boy from the Never Never is a 1949 Australia radio feature about soil erosion by D'arcy Niland.
The broadcast was attacked in Federal Parliament for being blasphemous.[1] It was defenced b the ABC and Arthur Calwell, the relevant minister.[2]
The Adelaide News called it " a remarkable piece of work... The play was too disturbing to be called entertainment, but entertainment was not its mission. I found the build-up a little drawn out, but the message itself packed a terrific punch, was well presented and' exceedingly well written."[3]
Premise
edit"The story of Jimmy Perry, an ignorant aboriginal boy, who sees a vision of Christ, who tells Jimmy that it is his mission to warn Australia of the problem of its dust-bowl."[4]
Cast
editReferences
edit- ^ "THE BOY FROM THE NEVER-NEVER " - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS". Handard. 28 June 1949.
- ^ "Play not vulgar". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 32, 089. Victoria, Australia. 8 July 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Radio Roundabou". News. Vol. 53, no. 8, 083. South Australia. 2 July 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (25 June 1949), "BOY FROM THE NEVER-NEVER", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1352890627, retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Trove