Stumpy (radio serial)

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Stumpy is a 1947 Australian radio serial by Ruth Park. It starred a teenage John Meillon. [1] [2] The serial ran for 140 episodes. [3]

The serial was about a young boy and his family. [4]

The Brisbane Mail praised the "First rate acting, plus neat slices of philosophy" saying "this column tips Ruth Park will use Stumpy and his shabby ^world to better ends than mere entertainment. Get your children listening." [5]

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References

  1. "Ruth Park Veils Why She Created "STUMPY." A.B.C.'S ABSORBING NEW SERIAL", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 12 July 1947, nla.obj-1425084591, retrieved 27 February 2024 via Trove
  2. "Schoolboy is Radio "Star" of Serial Stumpy", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 9 August 1947, nla.obj-1425388712, retrieved 27 February 2024 via Trove
  3. Park, Ruth (1994). Fishing in the Styx. Penguin. p. 154.
  4. "Family Trio in New A.B.C. Serial", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 19 July 1947, nla.obj-1425135091, retrieved 27 February 2024 via Trove
  5. "SET PEOPLE THINKING". Sunday Mail. No. 901. Queensland, Australia. 27 July 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 27 February 2024 via National Library of Australia.