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Country store [incomplete]

The country store, is a play for television by Dorothy Blewett adapted from a short story by Myra Morris. It is unknown when Dorothy Blewett wrote this play, possibly from the 1940s or 1950s. There is one complete version of this play: Carbon copy typescript, 32 leaves, undated.

Society of Australian Writers documents

This file is comprised of few items relating to time Dorothy Blewett was secretary for the Society of Australian Writers (SAW) based at Australian House, London. It includes: a SAW sticker; a typescript letter of thanks, 30 Nov 1959, signed by the SAW Committee; two cards with SAW lectures for 1957 and 1958; and an invitation to the unveiling of a plaque in commemoration of Henry Handel Richardson with accompanying program (1957).

Correspondence, Australian War Memorial Art Committee

Daphne Mayo was nominated to act in an advisory capacity to the War Memorial Art Committee in May 1944. This file contains correspondence from 18 May 1944 to 9 October 1959.

Australian War Memorial. Art Committee

Relative truth

Relative truth, a play in three acts, was most likely written during by Dorothy Blewett when she lived in London in the 1950s, as this address appears on earlier versions of the play, and when she returned to Australia in 1959 (later versions have her Eltham (Victoria) address on it). It would appear the play was never performed. There are five versions of the playscript in this file.

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Folder 10
This typescript, with some original and carbon copy leaves, has 'NO' written on the cover with a circle around it; it has Dorothy Blewett's name and address handwritten on the title page, approximately 94 leaves (separately numbered for each act), undated.

Folder 11
This typescript, with some original and carbon copy leaves has 'Old version' written on the front cover, with Blewett's London address on the first page, two inserted pages, approximately 94 leaves (separately numbered for each act), undated.

Folder 12
Carbon copy typescript, the title page has 'by "Gemma" crossed out and "Dorothy Blewett" written instead, approximately 91 leaves (separately numbered for each act) with 2 inserted leaves at the end for Act 2, undated but most likely 1959. Earlier versions have time of play as 'the present however this version has the time as 1959.

Folder 13
Carbon copy typescript, with Blewett's Eltham (Victoria) address on title page, 91 unnumbered leaves, with envelope that housed the playscript retained, undated but most likely 1959. Earlier versions have time of play as 'the present however this version has the time as 1959.

Folder 14
Typescript, with Blewett's Eltham (Victoria) address on title page, 91 unnumbered leaves, [1959]. Earlier versions have time of play as 'the present however this version has the time as 1959.

Folder 15
Various incomplete sections of the play.

Pony from Tarella

'Pony from Tarella', a television serial for children by Mavis Thorpe-Clark and Dorothy Blewett has several typescript drafts with handwritten annotations.

Clark, Mavis Thorpe

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