Roland Pertwee was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor. He was the father of Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee and playwright and screenwriter Michael Pertwee. He was also the second cousin of actor Bill Pertwee and grandfather of actors Sean Pertwee and Dariel Pertwee.
Red Sky at Morning is a 1944 Australian melodrama set during the 19th century based on a play by Dymphna Cusack. It features an early screen performance by Peter Finch, who plays a convict who falls in love with the wife of a sea captain.
Edward Vivian Timms (1895–1960), better known as E. V. Timms, was an Australian novelist and screenwriter. He was injured serving in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I and was an unsuccessful soldier settler before turning to writing. He became a popular novelist, and also wrote scripts for films and radio. He served as an officer during World War II and was on duty the night of the Cowra breakout. He has been called "Australia's greatest historical novelist."
Sheepmates was a proposed Australian film from director F. W. Thring based on a 1931 novel by William Hatfield. It commenced filming in 1933 but was abandoned.
Hills of Hate is a 1926 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford, based on the debut novel by E. V. Timms, who also did the screenplay. It is considered a lost film.
The Kingdom of Twilight is a 1929 British-Australian film directed by British author and explorer Alexander MacDonald.
The Beckoning Shore is a 1950 novel by E. V. Timms. It was the third in his Great South Land Saga of Australian historical novels, and shifts the action to New South Wales.
The Pathway to the Sun is a 1949 novel by Australian author E. V. Timms. It was the second in his Great South Land Saga of historical novels..
The Scarlet Frontier is a 1953 Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the sixth in his Great South Land Saga of novels.
The Fury is a 1954 Australian novel by E. V. Timms. It was the seventh in his Great South Land Saga of novels.
Flames of Convention was the third novel by F. J. Thwaites.
The Defender is a 1936 novel by F. J. Thwaites. It was his eighth novel.
NSW Bookstall Company was a Sydney company which operated a chain of newsagencies throughout New South Wales. It was notable as a publisher of inexpensive paperback books which were written, illustrated, published and printed in Australia, and sold to commuters at bookstalls in railway stations and elsewhere in New South Wales.
The Red Chief: As Told By the Last of His Tribe is a 1953 book by Ion Idriess about Gambu Ganuurru or Red Kangaroo, a tribal leader in the Gunnedah region in the 18th century prior to European settlement.
These Small Glories was a collection of short stories by Australian author Jon Cleary which was published in 1946. They were set during World War II, during which Cleary had served in the Australian army.
The Highwayman is an Australian musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by Edmond Samuels. Set in Bendigo during the Gold Rush in the 1860s, the story concerns the love of an innkeeper's daughter for a highwayman.
Vera Gladys Dwyer was an Australian novelist. She also contributed stories to magazines and newspapers.
Grace Ethel Martyr was an Australian poet, short story writer and journalist. She often wrote as Ethel Martyr.
Blood on His Hands is a 1936 Australian novel by Max Afford. It was his first novel and featured Jeffrey Blackburn his detective hero. It was set in Melbourne during that city's Centenary celebrations. Afford wrote the novel for a competition held by John Long a publishers in London, submitted it in December 1934, then while waiting to hear back wrote a sequelo. John Long accepted it and offered a contract for three books. The novel was published in London before Australia.
The Valley of Adventure is a 1926 Australian novel by E. V. Timms. In the novel, a father and his sons discover a map that takes them to a hidden valley.
