EVENT CANCELLED - Curator's Cut: We of the Never Never

PLEASE NOTE: As a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19 this event is not going ahead at this time. We will keep you up to date with our public programming on Facebook, E-Newsletter and the website. 

At the turn of the century Australia was still a very young country, in a land as old as time. Few had ventured far from the growing cities and towns of the coast, into that vast heart of Australia - the great Outback. We of the Never Never, adapted from an Australian classic novel, tells of Jeannie (Angela Punch-McGregor) and Aeneas Gunn (Arthur Dignam), a man and his bride who trek to a place where wives are seldom seen, and even less accepted.

Enduring hardships and battling against the sexist and racial prejudice of the Australian outback environment this extraordinary woman strives to win the friendship and respect of those about her. Directed by Igor Auzins (Coolangata Gold), this extraordinary story of a woman overcoming hardships and dangers forms the heart warming story of We of the Never Never.

This film screening is part of the Northern Territory Library’s Curator’s Cut film series, screening rare films from the Library collection.

This event is held at the Northern Territory Library inside Parliament House, 4 Bennett St, Darwin. Seating from 5:15pm for a 5:30pm start.

Photo: Jack McCarthy or 'Irish Mac' former hotel proprietor from Thursday Island, immortalised in Jeannie Gunn's novel We of the Never Never. Sporn Collection. PH1050/0064.