Kathleen McArthur's Lunch Hour Theatre Scripts Podcast

Stories of women emigrating to Australia in the 19th Century. Letters home telling of the trials and tribulations in the harsh conditions of the Australian bush Actors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Reference: No Place for a Nervous Lady by Lucy Frost. Penguin 1984 Songs: Nobody knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp., Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the story of the Lunch Hour theatre and where it all began Actors: Lilliemay Cheung, Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs: Friendship by Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer (1940) Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur finds it very amusing that the Opening of the Sewerage Works in Caloundra could attract such pomp and ceremony Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs: Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur established the Caloundra Branch of the Queensland Wildlife Preservation Society in 1963. Council’s constant tidying up of nature was an anathema to Kathleen and she was very vocal on the issue. She was a thorn in the side of all bureaucracy Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Poetry: True Religion by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs: Jolly Good Company by The Riverboat Banjo Band Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur with tongue in cheek said the road to prosperity is simple, we just have to stop being parochial Actors: Patricia Coles, Karen Harper, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Love You Queensland: Sunshine Television Network Promo - 1992. * Producer/Director/Editor "Love You Queensland": Alun Humphreys (Network Promotions Director for Sunshine Television Network). Songs: Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Bundaberg Rum by Ian McNamara and The Burgundian Consort Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur was chosen as the Sunshine Coast Daily’s Citizen of the Century in 2002. Kathleen’s passionate commitment, meticulous research and articulate advocacy contributed significantly to the preservation of the environment Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs: Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Kathleen McArthur and Judith Wright stood on the top of Mount Tinbeerwah behind Noosa in 1953, they immediately saw the fascinating system of sand mass with related river and lakes would make a unique National Park Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell Reference: The Quiet Crisis by Stewart L Udall, 1963 Songs: The Song of Cooloola performed by Karen Law and Murray Law – used with permission from WPSQ and written by Keith Bartholemew Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur’s efforts were tireless. Writing letters to the newspapers warning of the dangers of CFCS and speaking about the precariousness of the Ozone layer and promoting the biological importance of the world’s seas and rainforests Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison, and James Russell Poetry: The Bishop by Douglas Stewart | Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd Songs: Coral Coast |music and lyrics by Karen Law, performed by Karen Law and Murray Law Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur’s greatest impact was as part of a growing collective dedicated to awakening Australia to the impact of environmental vandalism. Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Poetry: For Today by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs: Sleeping Like Koalas | music and lyrics by Karen Law Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our program is about wild food in Australia so we will begin the menu by introducing you to wattle fritters! Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell Songs: The Wattle is a Lady | words Amy Mack, music by Frank Hutchens, performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law References: Wild Food in Australia | Cribb Australian Natural History | the Australian Museum Tom Petrie’s Reminiscences Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur fought for the protection of Pumicestone Passage and described it as a living waterway Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison, Charlie Osborne and James Russell Songs: The Little Fish | The Penguin Australian Song Book compiled by J S Manifold, performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music References: Archer, Alexander: Queensland Heritge Vol 2, No 8, 1973 Australian Coastal Zone Management: Report from the House of Representatives; Standing committee on Environment and Conservation. March 1980. Australian Government Publishing Service Australian Fisheries: Vol 40, No 1; Vol 41, No 3 Carroll, Lewis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Puffin Carson, Rachel: The Edge of the Sea – Staples Press 1955 Coleman, Neville: A Field Guide to Australian Marine Life – Rigby 1977 Co-ordinator General’s Department: Coastal Management Report 1975 CSIRO Division of Fisheries & Oceanography: Estuarine Project Progress Report 1974-76 Hansard Report: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation Coastal Management Inquiry Hutchings, P A & Wilkinson, D L: Guidelines and Principles for Estuarine Management – the Water Research Foundation of Australia 1980 Lovelock, J E: Gaia – Oxford University Press 1979 Marshall, Tom C: Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. A & R 1964 Matthiessen, George C: Tidemarshes – Massachusetts Audubon Society Roughley, T C Fish and fisheries of Australia – A & R 1951 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Old Woman of the Sea is disturbed about what is happening to strange and beautiful ocean. She has a strong maternal protectiveness towards it Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell Songs: Song of the Fishes (American folk song) performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stories of the unusual Ichneumon Fly and Herbert the lovable seahorse Actors: Patricia Cole, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Poetry: Extinct Birds and Wonga Vine by Judith Wright | Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Reference: Orchids of the West by Rica Erickson Songs: Wonga Vine | lyrics by Judith Wright, music Ashley Lynch, performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur describes the devastating effects of drought and fire and the resilience and importance of the wildflower in the land’s recovery Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and Sam Osborne Poetry: Sun Orchids by Douglas Stewart | Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd Dark Gift, Eroded Hills and The Maker by Judith Wright | Copyright: Estate of Judith Wright Songs: This Land is Your Land this Land is My Land | music by Woody Guthrie, 1940, words by Karen Harper, performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur’s devoted work in wildflower painting forms an excellent introduction to the study of wildflowers Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and Charlie Osborne Poetry: Flowering Bloodwoods by Douglas Stewart | Copyright – Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd. Sandy Swamp, The Flame Tree and Incarnation by Judith Wright Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs: This Land is Your Land this Land is My Land | music by Woody Guthrie, 1940, words by Karen Harper, performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actors: Patricia Coles, Rachael Croft, Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell Poetry: Nameless Flower and Wildflower Plain by Judith Wright Copyright: The Estate of Judith Wright Songs: The Wattle is a Lady | lyrics Amy Mack, music by Frank Hutchens, performed by Patricia Coles Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Battle of Caloundra was the title given to life in Caloundra during the war. It was a more friendly social affair with no fighting Actors: Rachael Croft, Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs: Bless ‘Em All | lyrics by Fred Godfrey, 1917, performed by George Formby Jnr, 1940 Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen turned away from the conventional life of the society matron after a well-publicised marriage to military man Malcolm McArthur. Kathleen initiated divorce proceedings on discovering his unfaithful ways. She returned to Caloundra a single mother of three children Actors: Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall, Errol Morrison and James Russell Poetry: Christmas Bells by Douglas Stewart | Copyright – Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd Reference: The Quiet Crisis - Stewart L Udall, 1963 Songs: Ways of the Wildflower | lyrics by Shaw Nielsen, music by Ashley Lynch Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow Kathleen through her trials and tribulations as she navigated her way through adolescence. Her search for a job had many pitfalls but finally she found her happy place. Actors: Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs: Early Morning instrumental by Ashley Lynch, 2021 Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McArthur had an early life of considerable privilege. This is a story of her adolescence in Brisbane in the 1930s as an emerging social butterfly. Actors : Patricia Coles, Martin Harding, Karen Harper, Joy Marshall and Errol Morrison Songs: I Could have Danced all Night instrumental by Shelly Manne, Andrew Previn and Leroy Vinnegar 1956 Wildflower Woman | music and lyrics by Karen Law Producer: James Russell Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.