Hail Tomorrow

Hail Tomorrow
Hail Tomorrow
Written by	Vance Palmer
Date premiered	1948
Original language	English
Subject	1891 Australian shearers' strike, New Australia
Genre	history

Hail Tomorrow is a 1947 Australian stage play by Vance Palmer. It was published at a time when that was relatively rare for Australian plays.[1]

The play concerned the 1891 Australian shearers' strike and the establishment of New Australia.[2] The play was not widely performed but the published version was widely reviewed.[3] It was given a number of amateur performances.[4]

The play was adapted for ABC radio in 1948.[5]

Premise

In the early 1890s, Alec Glover, chairman of the Central Strike Committee in Barcaldine, clashes with William Lane, editor of The Boomerang and leader of the Utopian community in Paraguay.[6]

References

Geoffrey Serle, 'Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/palmer-edward-vivian-vance-7946/text13831, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 29 August 2023.
Barnes, J. (1959). The Man of Letters. Meanjin, 18(2), 193–205. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.760008299017955
"New Australia". The Herald. No. 21, 969. Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1947. p. 14. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"PLAY RECALLS 1891 SHEARERS' STRIKE". The News. Vol. 55, no. 8, 532. South Australia. 11 December 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"Tonight's Radio". The News. Vol. 50, no. 7, 661. South Australia. 23 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"Palmer Knows His Queensland". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 22, 172. New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] Geoffrey Serle, 'Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/palmer-edward-vivian-vance-7946/text13831, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 29 August 2023.

[2] Barnes, J. (1959). The Man of Letters. Meanjin, 18(2), 193–205. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.760008299017955

[3] "New Australia". The Herald. No. 21, 969. Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1947. p. 14. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "PLAY RECALLS 1891 SHEARERS' STRIKE". The News. Vol. 55, no. 8, 532. South Australia. 11 December 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Tonight's Radio". The News. Vol. 50, no. 7, 661. South Australia. 23 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Palmer Knows His Queensland". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 22, 172. New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.