Kathleen McArthur's Lunch Hour Theatre Scripts Podcast

Stories of women emigrating to Australia in the 19th Century. Letters home telling of the trials and tribulations in the harsh conditions of the Australian bush

Actors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison 

Reference: No Place for a Nervous Lady by Lucy Frost. Penguin 1984 

Songs:  

Nobody knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp., Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc 

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Producer: James Russell Music 

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This is the story of the Lunch Hour theatre and where it all began

Actors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison 

Songs:  

Friendship by Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer (1940) 

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Producer: James Russell Music 

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Kathleen McArthur finds it very amusing that the Opening of the Sewerage Works in Caloundra could attract such pomp and ceremony

Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison

Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright 

Songs:  

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Producer: James Russell Music 

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Kathleen McArthur established the Caloundra Branch of the Queensland Wildlife Preservation Society in 1963. Council’s constant tidying up of nature was an anathema to Kathleen and she was very vocal on the issue. She was a thorn in the side of all bureaucracy

Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison 

Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright 

Songs: 

Jolly Good Company by The Riverboat Banjo Band 

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Producer: James Russell Music 

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Kathleen McArthur with tongue in cheek said the road to prosperity is simple, we just have to stop being parochial 

Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison 

Love You Queensland: Sunshine Television Network Promo - 1992. * Producer/Director/Editor "Love You Queensland": Alun Humphreys (Network Promotions Director for Sunshine Television Network). 

Songs:  

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Bundaberg Rum by Ian McNamara and The Burgundian Consort  

Producer: James Russell Music 

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Kathleen McArthur was chosen as the Sunshine Coast Daily’s Citizen of the Century in 2002. Kathleen’s passionate commitment, meticulous research and articulate advocacy contributed significantly to the preservation of the environment

Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison 

Songs:  

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law

Producer: James Russell Music 

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When Kathleen McArthur and Judith Wright stood on the top of Mount Tinbeerwah behind Noosa in 1953, they immediately saw the fascinating system of sand mass with related river and lakes would make a unique National Park

Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell 

Reference: The Quiet Crisis by Stewart L Udall, 1963 

Songs:  

The Song of Cooloola performed by Karen Law and Murray Law – used with permission from WPSQ and written by Keith Bartholemew 

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Producer: James Russell Music 

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Kathleen McArthur’s efforts were tireless. Writing letters to the newspapers warning of the dangers of CFCS and speaking about the precariousness of the Ozone layer and promoting the biological importance of the world’s seas and rainforests

Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison, and James Russell 

Poetry: The Bishop by Douglas Stewart | Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd 

Songs:  

Coral Coast |music and lyrics by Karen Law, performed by Karen Law and Murray Law 

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law

Producer: James Russell Music 

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Kathleen McArthur’s greatest impact was as part of a growing collective dedicated to awakening Australia to the impact of environmental vandalism. 

Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison  

Poetry: For Today by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright 

Songs:  

Sleeping Like Koalas | music and lyrics by Karen Law

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

Producer: James Russell Music

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Our program is about wild food in Australia so we will begin the menu by introducing you to wattle fritters!

Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell 

Songs:  

The Wattle is a Lady | words Amy Mack, music by Frank Hutchens, performed by Patricia Coles

Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law 

References: 

Wild Food in Australia | Cribb 

Australian Natural History | the Australian Museum 

Tom Petrie’s Reminiscences 

Producer: James Russell Music 

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