What Happened to Leichhardt?

What Happened to Leichhardt?
Genre	drama play
Running time	60 mins (7:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	ABC
Written by	George Farwell
Original release	April 5, 1948

What Happened to Leichhardt? is a 1948 Australian radio play by George Farwell about the disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt.^[2]^[3]

According to Leslie Rees, the play was one of the most highly regarded Australian radio plays of the 1940s.^[4]

The Brisbane Sunday Mail said it was "a long time warming up."^[5]

According to another listener the play "was quite good, although a little involved and choked with a mass of superfluous and redundant detail; but a period set aside for repertory plays should not be used for other features."^[6]

Premise

Two drovers on the Birdsville Track discuss three possible theories behind the disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt.^[7]

References

^ "Monday April 5", ABC Weekly, 10 (14), Sydney, 3 April 1948, retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Trove
^ "ABC Plays on Sundays", ABC Weekly, 10 (20), Sydney, 15 May 1948, retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Trove
^ "ABC Playlovers Guide", ABC Weekly, 10 (14), Sydney, 3 April 1948, retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Trove
^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 167.
^ "Radiopinion". Sunday Mail. No. 944. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Letters to the editor", ABC Weekly, 10 (18), Sydney, 1 May 1948, retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Trove
^ "A.B.C. SUNDAY DRAMA MATINEES". Centralian Advocate. Vol. 2, no. 52. Northern Territory, Australia. 21 May 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[1] "Monday April 5", ABC Weekly, 10 (14), Sydney, 3 April 1948, retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Trove

[2] "ABC Plays on Sundays", ABC Weekly, 10 (20), Sydney, 15 May 1948, retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Trove

[3] "ABC Playlovers Guide", ABC Weekly, 10 (14), Sydney, 3 April 1948, retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Trove

[4] Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 167.

[5] "Radiopinion". Sunday Mail. No. 944. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Letters to the editor", ABC Weekly, 10 (18), Sydney, 1 May 1948, retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Trove

[7] "A.B.C. SUNDAY DRAMA MATINEES". Centralian Advocate. Vol. 2, no. 52. Northern Territory, Australia. 21 May 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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