Harry Watt and covers from the programs of The Overlanders and Eureka Stockade (my collection)
Eureka! When Ballarat came to Singleton
An unusual photograph album, featuring images of the making of the film Eureka Stockade near Singleton in 1947, has prompted me to do some research into the interesting production. The album of photos, credited to photographer Ronald Fuller, was owned by Mrs Doris Parsons and provided by her grand-daughter, Kris Eyre. After World War 2 the British film industry was struggling to survive. Impoverished by the war, Britain was trying desperately to stop what remained of its battered economy from bleeding to death as the US dollar became the global currency of trade. Every dollar was…
