29 Sep 1999
Rosetta
Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Live television drama set in a caravan park in the US. Originally presented as a 1959 episode of the Australian anthology drama show Shell Presents starring Michael Pate. It was filmed "live" in Melbourne, then recorded and broadcast in Sydney. The same script was produced in 1956 for American television.
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George Fairfax Frank Doran
Marjorie Archibald Carol Armstrong Marcel Cugola Julio Infante
Michael Pate Alec Begg
Hymie Sharp Pike
Joyce Turner John Norman 
Frank Gatliff Bettine Kauffman
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