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In colonial Australia, James Morrison is a young teamster who has two friends, Long and Short. He is betrothed to Jane Judd when he visits Sydney and meets fiery Irish girl Biddy O'Shea, who is just off the "wife ship" – a boatload of women from an Irish orphanage bought out to Australia. James is attracted to Biddy and promises to marry her. James returns to Bathurst to break the news to Jane, but his mother dies and makes James promise to marry her daughter. He feels obliged to honour his old commitment to Jane.
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In colonial Australia, James Morrison is a young teamster who has two friends, Long and Short. He is betrothed to Jane Judd when he visits Sydney and meets fiery Irish girl Biddy O'Shea, who is just off the "wife ship" – a boatload of women from an Irish orphanage bought out to Australia. James is attracted to Biddy and promises to marry her. James returns to Bathurst to break the news to Jane, but his mother dies and makes James promise to marry her daughter. He feels obliged to honour his old commitment to Jane.
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Genre:Adventure, Romance, Drama
Written By:Charles Chauvel
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Expeditionary Films
Cast
Charles Chauvel
Director
Frank Harvey
Governor Arthur Phillip
Franklyn Bennett
James Morrison
Margot Rhys
Jane Judd
Peggy Maguire
Biddy O'Shea
Harold Meade
Frank Parry
Joe Valli
Short
Norman French
Governor Lachlan Macquarie
Leonard Stephens
Greenway
Austin Milroy
Major Ross
Victor Fitzherbert
William Wentworth
Godfrey Cass
Harding
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