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A Crying In The Night
''A Crying in the Night'' is a 1979 Australian radio play written by Anthony Scott Veitch about Frederick Bailey Deeming. It originally aired 22 April 1979 and was the Sunday Play on the ABC. The script won an Awgie Award The AWGIE Awards are annual awards given by the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), for excellence in screen, television, stage, and radio writing. History The AWGIE awards were conceived in 1967, with the first event being held in 1968. Bettina ... for Best Original Radio Script. References External linksA Crying in the Nightat Ausstage {{DEFAULTSORT:Crying In The Night 1970s Australian radio dramas Works by Anthony Scott Veitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Scott Veitch
Anthony Scott Veitch (6 January 1914 – 23 February 1983) was an Australian writer of radio, films, novels and TV. He worked for a number of years in British film and TV. His feature credits include '' The Kangaroo Kid'' (1950) and ''Coast of Skeletons'' (1964). He wrote more than 100 novels, including westerns and historical fiction. Biography Veitch was born in Scotland. He moved to Australia when he was fourteen. He did a variety of jobs, then joined the church and studied for two years before deciding to leave. Veitch worked in publicity and broke into radio writing the radio adaptation of the film ''Rhodes of Africa'' in 1936 then he joined to company of James Raglan. While writing he was advertising manager for 2KO, Newcastle, and servied in the army in intelligence. After the war he focused on writing. Select credits *''Rhodes of Africa'' (1936) - radio play *''The Queen's Necklace'' (1938) - radio *historical pageant on Methodism (1945) *''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Bailey Deeming
Frederick Bailey Deeming (30 July 1853 – 23 May 1892) was an English-born Australian serial killer who was convicted and executed for the murder of his entire family in Rainhill and his second wife in Melbourne. He is remembered today because he was suspected by some of being the notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper. Life Early life and first murders Frederick Bailey Deeming was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England, the son of brazier Thomas Deeming and his wife Ann (née Bailey). According to writers Maurice Gurvich and Christopher Wray, Deeming was a "difficult child." At age 16 he ran away to sea, and thereafter he began a long career of crime, largely theft, thieving and obtaining money under false pretenses. Deeming was also responsible for the murder of his first wife Marie and their four children at Rainhill, England, on or about 26 July 1891; and a second wife, Emily Mather, at Windsor, Victoria, Windsor, Melbourne, on 24 December 1891. Less than thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards are annual awards given by the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), for excellence in screen, television, stage, and radio writing. History The AWGIE awards were conceived in 1967, with the first event being held in 1968. Bettina Gorton the wife of prime minister John Gorton was guest of honour at the event held at the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney on 22 March 1968, Also in attendance was Sir Robert Madgwick, chairman of the ABC. There were 250 guests in attendance, only 35 of whom were AWG members. Note: This source appears to list the year of the first awards The AWGIES awards ceremony has become a prominent industry event, and has featured many well-known guests of honour and speakers in the past, including: Manning Clark; Ken Hall; Fred Schepisi; Tom Keneally; Gough Whitlam; Paul Keating; and Roy and HG. It was held in Melbourne for some years, Current/upcoming awards The 56th Annual AWGIE Awards event is being held on 15 February 2024 at the National Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being '' The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Australian Radio Dramas
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
