Series Series K - New Guinea letters of John Green [radio documentary] (1984)

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UQFL485-Series K

Title

New Guinea letters of John Green [radio documentary] (1984)

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  • 1983-1985 (Creation)

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4 folders

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Alternative title: The New Guinea letters of John Green

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Featured over two broadcasts on ABC Radio 2 in 1984 was the radio documentary written by Trevor Shearston based on the letters from New Guinea of John Green to his family in Healesville in Victoria. Working titles included: The John Green Letters; Edge of the Empire : the New Guinea letters of John Green; and The John Green letters. John Green, fifth son of John and Mary Green, went to British New Guinea in 1892. In 1897 he was speared and then clubbed to death by Binandere people. During this four years in New Guinea John Green wrote more than 3200 pages of correspondence.

This series contains drafts, agreements and correspondence with ABC regarding scripts and production, and research material for the radio documentary feature.

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Accruals

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Original order retained.

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Unrestricted access

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Copyright applies

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  • English

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Box 24 Folders 1-4

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Status

Final

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Full

Dates of creation revision deletion

Created, Linda Justo, 8-Oct-2019

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  • Box: UQFL485 Box 24