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Howard Rubie
Howard William Rubie (27 August 1938 – July 2011) was an Australian director. Born in Sydney, he worked extensively in film and television, and was awarded for his services an Emmy and was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Awards, AFI Award (now known as the AACTA Award). accessed 22 June 2013 and started his career in cinematography and was inducted in 2010 to the Australian Cinematographers Society Hall of Fame. Select Credits *''The World of the Seekers'' (1968) (documentary) *''Woobinda, Animal Doctor'' (1969) (TV series) - various episodes *''The Rovers (TV series), The Rovers'' (1969) (TV series) - various episodes *''Barrier Reef (TV series), Barrier Reef'' (1971) (TV series) - various episode ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopper Squad
''Chopper Squad'' is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network (as it was then known).Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 115 The series recounted the work of a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney. Production Pilot The original pilot was made in 1976, airing in Melbourne in November 1976 and Newcastle (NSW) in August 1977. There was quite a time lag between the pilot and the series going to air in May 1978. As with many series there were changes between the initial pilot and the series. Three actors from the pilot did not continue into the series - Rebecca Gilling, Max Osbiston and Tony Bonner. Additionally, the surnames of characters Phil and Tim were changed. Series The pilot was followed by two series with a total of 26 episodes airing between 1978 and 1979. Shortly after the show began, the " rescue helicopter base" moved its operations from Dee Why Beach Surf Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Search For Treasure Island
''Search for Treasure Island'' is an Australian TV series that aired in 1998 and 2000. It revolves around a group of people finding the mysterious Treasure Island. The protagonists encounter many cultures, factions and obstacles on the island as they try to find their parents and escape the ominous Maelstrom. Episodes Season 1 (1998) # The Empty Ocean (Aug 17, 1998) # Shipwrecked (Aug 18, 1998) # Lost in Time (Aug 19, 1998) # No Escape (Aug 20, 1998) # Bride of the Horselord (Aug 24, 1998) # The Old Ones (Aug 25, 1998) # Spyglass Hill (Aug 26, 1998) # Pirate Gold (Aug 27, 1998) # Fortress of the Damned (Aug 31, 1998) # The Mountains of Fire (Sep 1, 1998) # Dante's Lair (Sep 2, 1998) # Secret of the Stone Circle (Sep 3, 1998) Season 2 (2000) # (13) Ghosts and Demons (Apr 11, 2000) # (14) A Thief in the Night (Apr 12, 2000) # (15) Stormers (Apr 13, 2000) # (16) Thorn Birds (Apr 17, 2000) # (17) A Snake in the Grass (Apr 18, 2000) # (18) Curse of Thunder Cove (Apr 19, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Horseman (1990 Film)
''The Phantom Horseman'' is a 1990 Australian television film about a mysterious masked horseman.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p120 The film portrays the adventure of a group of children who are whisked away to a strange island, and their encounters with pirates and a character known as The Phantom Horseman. Cast * Beth Buchanan Beth Christine Buchanan (born 10 March 1972) is an Australian actress and Social Worker. She is best known for the television roles in sitcom ''Hey Dad!'', Gemma Ramsay in ''Neighbours'', and Susan Croydon in ''Blue Heelers''. She was also a l ... as Charlotte * Brian Rooney as Toby References External links * Australian television films 1990 television films 1990 films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Howard Rubie 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Top Secret
''Mission Top Secret'' is an Australian TV series aired between 1992 and 1995. The pilot for the series was a 1991 telemovie of the same name. This was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure'' series on a budget of $1 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p107 At the APRA Music Awards of 1994 won Best Television Theme. Premise This Australian TV series is about an organization known as the Centauri Network, it is a network of children from around the planet who fight crime, & solve mysteries with the help of gadgets, which were quite advanced for the time. When 12-year-old Jemma accidentally taps into a disused telecommunications satellite she finds that she has audio-visual contact with other computers worldwide. Then with the help of electronics inventor, Sir Joshua Cranberry, she forms the Centauri Network, a worldwide crime fighting organisation of children who use their network. Jemma is the daughter of Sir Joshua' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Island
''Butterfly Island'' is a 1985 Australian children's show. The first season cost $1.6 million, the second $3.2 million.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 96 This was the first mainstream Australian TV show where an Asian actorDavid Phu An Chiemwas given the lead role. Cast * Grigor Taylor - Charlie Wilson * Mouche Phillips - Jackie Wilson * Penne Hackforth-Jones - Mary * Louise Wallace * Susanne Haworth - Laura * Jonathan Hardy * Mark Kounnas - Greg Wilson * Nick Tate * Peter Mochrie - Bob Gallio * Patrick Phillips - Eric Davis * Leon Cremor - Scotty David Phu An Chiem- Vo Diem References {{reflist External links ''Butterfly Island''at IMDb ''Butterfly Island'' - Episode 1at Australian Screen Online The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Squad (Australian TV Series)
''Special Squad'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten in 1984. Overview The series focused on an elite division of the Victoria Police, which handled crimes either too sensitive or specialist for regular squads. The Special Squad was headed by Det. Insp. Don Anderson (Alan Cassell), with his main operatives being Det. Snr. Sgt. Greg Smith (Anthony Hawkins), and Det. Sgt. Joel Davis (John Diedrich). ''Special Squad'' was seen by many as an Australian answer to the British series ''The Professionals'' both for its focus on action and violence, and the fact that both series were produced by Raymond Menmuir. However, in reality the characters and plotlines were less developed than the British series. The series lasted for 43 episodes in total. Cast * Alan Cassell as Det. Insp. Don Anderson * Anthony Hawkins as Det. Snr. Sgt. Greg Smith * John Diedrich John Edwin Diedrich (born 25 February 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stock Squad
''Stock Squad'' is a 1985 Australian television film directed by Howard Rubie and starring Martin Sacks, Gerard Kennedy, Kris McQuade, and Richard Meikle. It focuses on the rural crime division.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p145 Premise In the country town of Mirabee, huge quantities of grain go missing from a Government operated silo. The stock squad is called in to investigate. Cast *Martin Sacks as Ric Santana *Gerard Kennedy as Ken Ritchie * Kris McQuade as Caroline Marshall *Richard Meikle as McCabe *Michael O'Neill as Andy Marshall *Jay Hackett A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family (biology), family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For examp ... as McIntyre * Carmen Duncan *Tony Blackett *Phillip Ross *Brendon Lunney *Su Cruickshank *Jim Holt Reception ''The Age'' called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Island (1982 Film)
''Runaway Island'' is a 1982 Australian television film directed by Igor Auzins and starring Miles Buchanan, Simone Buchanan, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Kate Fitzpatrick, and Ron Haddrick. Set in the 1830s, it is about some wealthy children who form a gang with poor kids.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p134 * Cast * Miles Buchanan as Jamie McLeod * Simone Buchanan as Jemma McLeod * Beth Buchanan * Hugh Keays-Byrne as Lucas the Ratter * Kate Fitzpatrick as Elene Costard * Ron Haddrick * Kerry McGuire as Molly McKenzie * Ivar Kants as Hendrick * Ray Meagher * Michael Beecher * Alexander Archdale Alexander Mervyn Archdale (26 November 190513 May 1986) was a British actor, manager and theatre producer. He had a very long career in both the theatre and in film, stretching from the 1930s to the 1980s. He spent the latter part of his life an ... Reception The movie has an 7.8/10 review on IMDb References External links * * Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Settlement (1984 Film)
''The Settlement'' is a 1984 Australian film directed by Howard Rubie and starring Bill Kerr and John Jarratt. It is set in Queensland in the 1950s.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p110 Plot When two friendly drifters, Jack Kearney (Bill Kerr) and Tommy Martin (John Jarratt) wander into the sleepy country township of Cedar Creek, there is nothing to prepare the innocent locals for the spectacle destined to unfold. Intent to make loose ends meet and fill their empty pockets by swindling money from some of the naive locals, the two fellas settle in an abandoned shack on the outskirts of town. Befriended by former prostitute and social outcast Joycie (Lorna Lesley), the two open-minded men welcome her into their home and their hearts, setting in motion a town scandal of considerable concern. Establishing a sensational ménage à trois in an otherwise highly conservative environment, the loving threesome f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chase Through The Night
''Chase Through the Night'' is a 1984 Australian film about a gang of bank robbers on the run. It was a five-part, 30-minute teleseries.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p25 Cast * Ron Blanchard as Mert * Brett Climo as Ray * John Jarratt as Clurry * Nicole Kidman as Petra * Steve Dodd as Narli * Jeff Truman as Eric * Lyn Collingwood as Mrs. Y * Paul Sonkkila as Darby * Scott McGregor (television presenter), Scott McGregor as Yorkie * Alan Dargin as Bindaree References External links * Australian crime drama films 1980s English-language films 1984 films 1984 crime drama films Films directed by Howard Rubie 1980s Australian films {{1980s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Reach
''Silent Reach'' is a 1983 Australian mini series based on the novel by Osmar White.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p235. It is about a diamond miner in North Queensland discovers corruption in the mining company involving two of his boss' main men, the two men then plot to cover up and attempt to kill the miner. Reception The mini-series was considered a ratings disappointment. References External links''Silent Reach''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1980s Australian television miniseries 1983 Australian television series debuts 1983 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
