Peter Fintan Lalor was an Irish-Australian rebel and, later, politician who rose to fame for his leading role in the Eureka Rebellion, an event identified with the "birth of democracy" in Australia.
Eureka Stockade is a 1949 British film of the story surrounding Irish-Australian rebel and politician Peter Lalor and the gold miners' rebellion of 1854 at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, in the Australian Western genre.
Edmund Piers Barclay was an English-Australian writer known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's greatest playwright ever." Frank Clelow, director of ABC Drama, called him "one of the outstanding radio dramatists of the world, with a remarkable technical skill and ability to use the fade-back without confusing the audience."
Joseph George McParlane, known as Joe Valli, was a Scottish-Australian actor who worked in vaudeville and films. He had a long-running vaudeville partnership with Pat Hanna as "Chic and Joe".
Stockade is a 1942 radio play by Richard Lane who regarded it as one of his most significant works. It is a verse drama about the Eureka Rebellion. It tells the story though Bridget Shannahan who was on Bakery during the Stockade period. She was a real person, grandmother to Lane's then-wife.
Murder in the Silo is a 1937 radio drama by Edmund Barclay. It was described as a psychological melodrama and was very popular at a time when Australian set radio dramas were relatively rare. Leslie Rees called it "one of the most effective of our shorter radio plays."
Spoiled Darlings is a 1940 Australian romantic comedy radio play by Edmund Barclay that was broadcast nationally on the ABC.
Neath Southern Stars was a 1938 Australian historical pageant written by Edmund Barclay. Commissioned by the Department of Education for the Sesquicentenary of European settlement of Australia, it was performed by a thousand secondary school students at Sydney Town Hall in March 1938.
For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1935 Australian radio serial based on the novel of the same name by Marcus Clarke.
An Antarctic Epic is a 1933 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay about the Scott Expedition to Antarctica. It was the first radio drama script by Barclay who went on to become arguably Australia's leading radio writer.
Shanghai is a 1936 radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It ran for 26 weeks.
Khyber is a 1935 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay set in the north west frontier of India. According to contemporary reports "Undoubtedly it has proved one of the most successful serials ever broadcast in Australia or any part of the world."
Joy Hollyer was an Australian writer whose career ranged from the 1940s until the 1970s. She collaborated a number of times on radio scripts with Edmund Barclay She wrote a large number of adaptations for ABC radio as well as television scripts, short stories and plays for children.
The Bolero Murder is a 1945 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay and Joy Hollyer. It was one of a number of plays the two collarboated on together.
Singapore Spy is a 1939 Australian radio drama serial from Edmund Barclay set in Singapore. It was an adventure serial in the vein of his earlier works Khyber and Shanghai.
Sydney Goes Bush is a 1933 Australian radio revue by Edmund Barclay. It was one of several revues Barclay wrote for Humphrey Bishop.
The Idiot is a 1938 Australian radio drama. It was adapted by Edmund Barclay from the novel The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
The Democrat, or Under the Southern Cross is a 1891 Australian stage play by Edmund Duggan about the Eureka Rebellion. It is the first known stage play on this conflict. It was revived in 1897 under the title Eureka Stockade.
Lalor of Eureka is a 1939 Australian stage play about the Eureka Rebellion by Leslie Rees.
Outlawry Under the Gums is a 1933 Australian radio series about bushrangers. It ran until 1934 and was produced by John Pickard.
