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MS 6372

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Collection Summary

Creator
Cliff Green
Title
Papers of Cliff Green
Date Range
1960-1980
Collection Number
MS 6372
Extent
7.47 metres (27 ms boxes + 19 archive boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1057570) for the access conditions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Cliff Green, National Library of Australia, MS 6372, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Schools broadcast programmes; television programmes and films for children

Collection of scripts prepared by Cliff Green of radio broadcasts for social studies programmes on ABC radio (File 1)

These mostly take the form of research copies prepared by the ABC for broadcast : some original typescript and some copies in Green's hand being, apparently, drafts. Included are a few items of correspondence mainly being copies of letters by Green to ABC personnel mainly re production details for programmes

Social studies T.V. series : rough notes and handwritten drafts (File 2)

Collection of ms. drafts of programmes for English for schools television series (File 3)

Kindergarten of the Air: script of 'The Birthday Party' and some minor items of correspondence (File 4)

Magic New Year: a one-act play for children by Cliff Green : typescript (File 5)

Adventures in Words: television series in English Expression for Grades V and VI by Cliff Green : first typescript draft and final typescript (File 6)

Play School: assorted roneod scripts (File 7)

Kindergarten Playtime: typescript episodes (File 8)

Skippy: story outline for a Skippy programme entitled 'Giant Wombat'; ms. draft for episode entitled 'The Secret Bird' (File 9)

From the Library Shelf: roneod copy of ABC broadcast for schools prepared by Cliff Green (File 10)

The treasure hunters: typescript of script of films for children; ms. draft, some typescript and minor correspondence (File 11)

Adventure Island: three proposed story lines by Cliff Green: typescript and handwritten ms. with some minor ABC correspondence (File 12)

Ash Road: adaptation of Ivan Southall's story for children: items of correspondence, mainly letters from Green to ABC re possible support; also letter from Southall to Green concerning his views on the adaptation (File 13)

Kangaroos: proposed television series for children. Final typescript of Green's proposed outline, pilot episode in typescript (File 14)

Christmas at Boggy Greek: a children's radio story in four three minute episodes; typescript drafts (File 15)

My mate Bob: a television series for young people handwritten draft; typescript and two final copies of typescript (File 16)

Riverboat Bill (File 17)

(a) The Ballad of Riverboat Bill : TV serial for children in six ten-minute episodes typescript and ms. copies; also draft and additional typescript

(b) Notebook containing handwritten script ideas for Riverboat Bill

(c) For the Young in Heart : script of The Ballad of Riverboat Bill.

Series 2. Lawson's Mates

A proposal for a television series by Cliff Green: typescript. Notebook containing ms. draft of Green's script. Correspondence between Green and ABC re the proposed series and between Green and Australian Council for the Arts which provided Green with a grant to finance the writing of three episodes (File 1)

Joe Wilson (File 2)

Xerox copy of typescript ; also typescript and ms.

Dave Regan Co (File 3)

Ms. and typescript

Tommy (File 4)

Drafts and typescripts

Swampy and Brummy (File 5)

Ms. and typescript

Steelman (File 6)

Typescript and ms.

Also letters exchanged between Green and the Australian Broadcasting Commission commenting on aspects of the story, writer's approach etc.

The Giraffe (File 7)

Ms. and typescript.

Series 3. Power without Glory

A framework for a television series in twenty six episodes by Howard Griffiths and Cliff Green drafts and final roneod copy (File 1)

Scene breakdowns : typescript and final roneod copy (File 2)

Episode 1. Tails I Win, Heads you Lose (File 3)

Ms. draft; also xerox copy of typescript.

Episode 3. Friends and Neighbours (File 4)

Ms. and typescript.

Episode 8. An Honourable Estate (File 5)

Ms. and typescript ; also xerox copy of typescript.

Episode 12. Divine Intervention (File 6)

Ms. and typescript

Episode 21. Reason in revolt (File 7)

Ms. and typescript.

Episode 23. Confound their politics (File 8)

Ms. and typescript; xerox copy of typescript.

Episode 10. Borrowed Time (File 9)

Series 4. Matlock Police and Homicide

Roneod research notes and background material collated and distributed by Crawford Productions for script-writers producing episodes of Matlock Police (File 1)

End of the road (File 2)

Roneod script for M.P. written by Cliff Green.

Early one morning (File 3)

Roneod script for M.P. written by Cliff Green.

Tightrope (File 4)

Roneod script for M.P. written by Cliff Green.

The Outsiders (File 5)

Roneod script for M.P. written by Cliff Green.

Young lovers (File 6)

Ms. draft of episode of M.P.

A case of neglect (File 7)

Roneod script of M.P. written by Cliff Green.

Alby (File 8)

Ms. drafts, typescript and roneod copy.

Storylines for two episodes of M.P.: Sweet Rosemary and The peace and quiet of the country draft and typescript (File 9)

Homicide : 'Ideas' file, containing research notes prepared by Crawford Productions for distribution to the various scriptwriters; roneod memo from Hector Crawford re use of proper names in episodes of Homicide (File 10)

Collection of roneod scripts for Homicide (File 11)

A Quiet Town; The Devil may Care; Address Unknown; Pattersons Curse; Johnny Deadfollow; The Lonely Ones

'Bait' (File 12)

Ms. draft; roneod version, with some ms. Annotation, comments etc.

Series 5. Summerfield

Outline for original screenplay (File 1)

Handwritten ms. draft.

Original screenplay by Cliff Green (File 2)

2nd draft in typescript.

Summerfield (File 3)

Ms. 3rd draft.

Summerfield (File 4)

Roneod script

Summerfield (File 5)

Post production script : roneod copy.

Series 6. Picnic at Hanging Rock

First draft : original typescript and roneod copy of this version. Also folder of notes on production of film, two photographs of Hanging Rock ; some press cuttings (File 1)

Ms. draft of Picnic; some items of correspondence (File 2)

Final draft ms (File 3)

Typescript and typescript with ms. revisions

Ms. draft and typescript copy (File 4)

Production script (File 5)

Final draft : roneod form dated November 1974. Final draft typescript.

Xerox copy of revised final draft and another copy and letter from Peter Weir (File 6)

Series 7. Lucinda Brayford

Synopsis of Lucinda Brayford roneod copy (File 1)

Episode 1 : drafts, roneod copies and typescript (File 2)

Episode 2 : ms. typescript and roneod copy (File 3)

Episode 3 : ms. typescript and roneod copy (File 4)

Episode 4 : ms. of Green's script (File 5)

Series 8. Other series to which Green has contributed episodes

Rush : They'll yet regret they sent Jim Jones draft ms. and typescript and bound xerox copy (File 1)

Rush : My Hippocratic Oath. Ms. and typescript.

Against the Wind (File 2)

13 episode television series; background notes for each episode; episodes 9 and 11 which Green was commissioned to write by Pegasus Productions. Handwritten draft and typescript of episode 9. Handwritten mss and 1st draft in typescript of episode 11, with some background research material and letter of commission inviting Green to write episode

One bad Night : a television play written by Cliff Green for Australian Playhouse (File 3)

Typescript draft with ms. amendments.

Break of day : a novel (File 4)

original typescript and another copy identified as final draft 1st draft in ms. and some items of correspondence.

Morning light (File 5)

A treatment for an original screenplay clean xerox copy bound; also ms. and typescript.

The history makers (File 6)

Henry Lawson by Cliff Green. Typescript and ms.

John Shaw Neilson (File 7)

'The poor can feed the birds' : a film impression of John Shaw Neilson, written by Cliff Green ms. and typescript.

Halfway to anywhere (File 8)

Adaptation of story by Norman Lindsay, prepared for television by Cliff Green. A synopsis together with original handwritten draft and two or three letters.

Marian : a quartet of television plays (File 9)

Episodes 1-4. Ms. drafts and typescript and some correspondence.

All the Green Year (File 10)

Episodes 1-6; television dramatisation of the novel by Don Charlwood. Ms. drafts and typescript.

Rafferty (File 11)

Typescript and ms. draft of pilot episode for projected television series.

Let the balloon go (File 12)

Ms. and typescript draft of screenplay

Wyperfeld documentary, The Lone Ranger: a tribute to Rudd Campbell of Wyperfeld (File 13)

Notes, correspondence and draft.

Fight Dirty (File 14)

Draft ms. and copy.

Chowilla documentary (File 15)

Background notes and ms. draft.

The Settlers (File 16)

Research material and drafts for series entitled The Settlers

Burn the butterflies: a play in two acts (File 17)

Large folder of assorted ms., typescript, notes etc. first draft and xerox copy of typescript.

End of Summer (File 18)

Script for a television play by Cliff Green.

The Farm (File 19)

Roneod script written by Cliff Green.

Education Department of Victoria (File 20)

Ms. script of film prepared by Cliff Green on the occasion of the centenary of state education in Victoria. Background notes supplied by Education Department, ms. of script prepared by Green.

Rural crisis (File 21)

Script of film commissioned from Green by Commonwealth Film Unit

Barrier Reef (File 22)

Ms. draft and assessment of film ; typescript (two copies). Children's feature film written by Green for Australian Film Development Corporation

Note: folder includes Finders Keepers - a treatment for a children's film.

Communication in Australia (File 23)

Ms. draft and xerox of typescript. A short history of communication in Australia : a script written for the Postmaster General's Department

Puss 'N' Boots (File 24)

Draft and typescript of episodes of Puss 'N' Boots, a series devised and edited by Lynn Bayanas.

Series 9. Material added April 1989

Subseries 9-1. Television scripts and motion picture screenplays (mostly drafts with some research notes, summaries and correspondence)

Riverboat Bill, 1967-1974 (File) - Box 20
Riverboat Bill, 1967-1974 (File) - Box 21
Riverboat Bill, 1967-1974 (File) - Box 22
Further adventures of Riverboat Bill, 1979 (File) - Box 22
Riverboat Bill Steams Again, 1984 (File) - Box 23
Australian Rural School - 8 sketches, 1966 (File) - Box 24
Sundry mss, 1967-1968 (File) - Box 24
Bellbird, n.d (File) - Box 24
The Discoverers, n.d (File) - Box 24
Cobbers and robbers, 1967 (File) - Box 24
Coast watch, 1968 (File) - Box 24
Ideas [for scripts], 1969 (File) - Box 24
Homicide - Johnny Deadfella, 1969 (File) - Box 24
Matlock police manual, 1971 (File) - Box 24
Matlock police - The Outsiders, 1971 (File) - Box 24
Matlock police - A Case of neglect, 1971 (File) - Box 24
The Infinites, 1971 (File) - Box 24
Streets apart, 1973 (File) - Box 25
Power without glory - episode 10 (File) - Box 26
Over there / Home is the soldier, 1973 (File) - Box 26
Crossroads, 1974 (File) - Box 26
Who's on Wreck Island?, 1974 (File) - Box 26
Morning light, 1975 (File) - Box 26
Seven ages of man, 1975 (File) - Box 26
The Mango tree, 1975-1976 (File) - Box 26
Summerfield, 1976 (File) - Box 26
Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1974 (File) - Box 27
Break of day, 1976-1980 (File) - Box 27
Lucinda Brayford (File) - Box 28
The Sun is up, n.d (File) - Box 28
End of summer (File) - Box 28
Cop out, 1977 (File) - Box 29
Four scripts, 1978 - Shining morning face; Summerfield; Divine intervention; End of summer (File) - Box 30
Rush (File) - Box 31
Fade to black, 1977 (File) - Box 31
Christmas at Boggy Creek, 1978 (File) - Box 31
Magic new year, 1978 (File) - Box 31
Shining morning face, 1978 (File) - Box 31
All the green year, 1979 (File) - Box 31
The Hobjahs, 1979 (File) - Box 32
Burn the butterflies, 1979 (File) - Box 32
Hughie, 1979-1981 (File) - Box 32
When blackbirds sing, 1979 (File) - Box 33
Australian Children's Television Foundation project, 1980 - Soldier boys (File) - Box 33
I can jump puddles (File) - Box 34
Lawson's mates, 1980 (File) - Box 35
Lawson's mates, 1980 (File) - Box 36
Colour in the creek, 1981 (File) - Box 36
Cinderella, 1981 (File) - Box 36
Haxby's circus, 1981 (File) - Box 37
First fleet / Convict, 1981 (File) - Box 37
A difficult young man, n.d (File) - Box 38
Joe and me, 1983 (File) - Box 38
City west, 1982-1984 (File) - Box 39
A country practice, 1984 (File) - Box 39
Special squad, 1984 (File) - Box 40
Country girl (File) - Box 40
Big bad world (File) - Box 40
Follow the season (File) - Box 40
Mud bloody mud, 1984 (File) - Box 41
The Petrov affair, 1985 (File) - Box 42

Written with Mac Gudgeon.

The Petrov affair, 1985 (File) - Box 43
The Petrov affair, 1985 (File) - Box 44
Plays for kids, 1987 (File) - Box 44
The Swallow wattle, 1988 (File) - Box 44
Flying doctor, 1987-1988 (File) - Box 45
The Way of the painter, 1987-1988 (File) - Box 45

Regarding: Dale Marsh.

Subseries 9-2. Miscellaneous projects

Including correspondence, notes, printed material etc.

Adventures in words, 1968 (File) - Box 46
Cinema papers - interviews and photos, 1974 (File) - Box 46
Artists in Schools programs, 1978 (File) - Box 46
WAIT Writer in Residence, 1980 (File) - Box 46
Hazel de Berg oral history interview transcript, 1980 (File) - Box 46
National Book Council, 1981 (File) - Box 46
Canberra Children's Book Council Seminar, 1981 (File) - Box 46
Victorian Council for the Arts Writer in Residence, 1984 (File) - Box 46

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