Identity area
Reference code
AU NBAC Z656-6
Title
My Old Black Billy. Director: Keith Gow. Production Company: Peter Hamilton Productions
Date(s)
- 1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 videoreel (5 min)
Context area
Name of creator
(1890 - 1993)
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Originally commissioned by the Melbourne New Theatre the play is set in the aftermath of the 1890s shearing strike which saw the Shearer's Union almost destroyed, its leaders goaled and its membership dazed. The old ballad is sung while its story is enacted.
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Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
1 in. videotape; sound, b&w; 7 in. plastic reel in carboard box; this copy provided by Videolab, Sydney, 31 Oct 1985
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
NFSA: No. 0182195; State Library of NSW: A2527; http://vimeo.com/album/1560018/video/20886538