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them it is Fool’s Gold. Marigold follows the track through the swamp to Jack’s, where he has imprisoned Nim’s birds. He says he’ll tear up the mortgage if
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Marigold go around the bushland creatures, asking how to save Golden Valley. They eventually reach Joe Anchor who tells them to pan for gold in Mopoke Creek. They find a nugget. Jack Swannel offers to swap the mortgage for the gold claim. In town, the Mining Warden tells
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The four old people, Jane, Em, Nee and Di, sleep out in the open on iron beds with mosquito netting. As they sleep they leap out of bed with giant animal alter-egos projected behind them and dance wildly. As the sun rises they return to bed. They discuss how they need a child. Jane goes to the
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Productions was formed to revive the works of Hewett. In the Northcote production, every cast member sang, danced and played a musical instrument.
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