Peter Cummins

Mike is a lonely Australian boy who, in search of friendship, encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.

A bitter father in rural country, who lost his wife in a horse riding accident, is against his daughter’s dreams of being a professional equestrian.

A charismatic, young sheep shearer who’s the lead of his crew helps organize a job strike against the rich land tycoons who want the men off the land.

A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.

The steamy story of an unfulfilled woman's sexual awakening and quest for liberty unfolds within a stifling marriage in a disapproving town in 1939.