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Television dramatisation of Ruth Park’s novel following the life and times of a poor Irish Australian family in the aftermath of World War II. This is the poignant saga of the poverty-stricken Darcys of number 12 1/2 Plymouth Street in Surrey Hills - a Sydney slum with its complement of gangs, brothels and sly grog shops.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324682
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty - Australia
History → Australia - History - 1945-1965
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)