White Australia, or the Empty North | |
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Written by | Randolph Bedford |
Date premiered | June 26, 1909 |
Place premiered | Kings Theatre, Australia |
Original language | English |
Subject | race |
Genre | melodrama |
White Australia, or the Empty North is a 1909 Australian play by Randolph Bedford. [1] It was produced by William Anderson.
The play was popular. [2]
Interest in the play has been revived in recent years because of its example as a piece of racist propaganda. [3] [4]
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