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The Shiralee

The Shiralee

"A Special Kind Of Love Story..."

Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other. But in the beginning he's all she's got, and at the end, she's all he's got.

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StatusEnded
Original NameThe Shiralee
First Air DateJune 26, 1988
Last Air DateJune 27, 1988
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime NaNmin
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesAustralia
Production CompaniesSouth Australian Film Corporation
NetworksSeven Network
Episode 2
S01E02

Episode 2

Mac has returned to Eucla with Buster, looking for a job from Thaddeus, only to find his old boss gravely ill and Lily running the family business. Although strongly attracted to each other, Mac's independence in refusing to work for a woman leads him to take to the road again. He resumes his career as a prize fighter, but leaves after an argument with Beauty. Swallowing his pride he asks Lily for a job, but weeks on the road have taken their toll on Buster

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