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'''''If Blood Should Stain the Wattle''''' is a 1947 Australian novel by [[Ailsa Craig (journalist)|Ailsa Craig]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18043950 |title=Book News |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,272 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 October 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
'''''If Blood Should Stain the Wattle''''' is a 1947 Australian novel by [[Ailsa Craig (journalist)|Ailsa Craig]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18043950 |title=Book News |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,272 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 October 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


It was described as "A story of domestic conflict in a country setting. Told with quiet, but compelling power in the manner of [[Daphne du Maurier]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27904873 |title='Herald' 1947 Literature Competitions |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,029 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=15 January 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
It was described as "A story of domestic conflict in a country setting. Told with quiet, but compelling power in the manner of [[Daphne du Maurier]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27904873 |title='Herald' 1947 Literature Competitions |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,029 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=15 January 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


The novel was serialised in the ''Sydney Morning Herald''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18020417 |title=FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE "HERALD'S" NEW SERIAL IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,098 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 April 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18023187 |title=A VIVID SERIAL OF PACIFIC ADVENTURE BEGINS TO-MORROW IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,115 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 April 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18022998 |title=FINAL INSTALMENT OF THIS "HERALD" SERIAL APPEARS TO-MORROW IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,114 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 April 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
The novel was serialised in the ''Sydney Morning Herald''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18020417 |title=FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE "HERALD'S" NEW SERIAL IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,098 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 April 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18023187 |title=A VIVID SERIAL OF PACIFIC ADVENTURE BEGINS TO-MORROW IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,115 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 April 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18022998 |title=FINAL INSTALMENT OF THIS "HERALD" SERIAL APPEARS TO-MORROW IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,114 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 April 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


The ''Argus'' said "would be better if some of the propaganda were more subtle."<ref>{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22517363 |title=NEW NOVELS BIG BOOKS BACK |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=31,566 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=1 November 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=42 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
The ''Argus'' said "would be better if some of the propaganda were more subtle."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22517363 |title=NEW NOVELS BIG BOOKS BACK |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=31,566 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=1 November 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=42 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


The ''Weekly Times'' said Craig's "style is impressive and she writes convincingly about country scenes with which she is familiar."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224907098 |title=Fine First Novel By Australian Author |newspaper=[[Weekly Times]] |issue=4092 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 November 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
The ''Weekly Times'' said Craig's "style is impressive and she writes convincingly about country scenes with which she is familiar."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224907098 |title=Fine First Novel By Australian Author |newspaper=[[Weekly Times]] |issue=4092 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 November 1947 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


The ''Age'' said "This book makes entertaining reading, although it is written fulsomely, with some characters trite and others unconvincing."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206874581 |title=NEW AUSTRALIAN NOVELS |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=28,968 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 February 1948 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
The ''Age'' said "This book makes entertaining reading, although it is written fulsomely, with some characters trite and others unconvincing."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206874581 |title=NEW AUSTRALIAN NOVELS |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=28,968 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 February 1948 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Radio Adaptation==
==Radio adaptation==
The novel was turned into a radio serial by the ABC in 1949.<ref>{{Citation
The novel was turned into a radio serial by the ABC in 1949.<ref>{{Citation
| title=Station Life Drama is new ABC Morning Serial
| author1=Australian Broadcasting Commission.
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| journal=ABC Weekly
| title=STATION LIFE DRAMA IS NEW A.B.C. MORNING SERIAL
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| journal=ABC weekly
| year=1939
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| issue=Vol. 11 No. 34 (20 August 1949)
| location=Sydney
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| publisher=ABC
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1372504381
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1372504381
| id=nla.obj-1372504381
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| access-date=22 November 2023
| access-date=22 November 2023
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}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189461797 |title=LOCAL SETTING FOR AR SERIAL |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=29425 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 August 1949 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189461797 |title=LOCAL SETTING FOR AR SERIAL |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=29425 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 August 1949 |accessdate=22 November 2023 |page=1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1947 Australian novels]]
[[Category:1947 Australian novels]]
[[Category:1940s Australian radio serials]]
[[Category:1940s Australian radio serials]]
[[Category:1949 Australian radio dramas]]

Latest revision as of 17:45, 12 April 2024

If Blood Should Stain the Wattle
AuthorAilsa Craig
LanguageEnglish
Set inAustralia
PublisherCurrawong
Publication date
1947
Publication placeAustralia

If Blood Should Stain the Wattle is a 1947 Australian novel by Ailsa Craig.[1]

It was described as "A story of domestic conflict in a country setting. Told with quiet, but compelling power in the manner of Daphne du Maurier."[2]

The novel was serialised in the Sydney Morning Herald.[3][4][5]

The Argus said "would be better if some of the propaganda were more subtle."[6]

The Weekly Times said Craig's "style is impressive and she writes convincingly about country scenes with which she is familiar."[7]

The Age said "This book makes entertaining reading, although it is written fulsomely, with some characters trite and others unconvincing."[8]

Radio adaptation

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The novel was turned into a radio serial by the ABC in 1949.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Book News". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 272. New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1947. p. 11. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "'Herald' 1947 Literature Competitions". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 029. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE "HERALD'S" NEW SERIAL IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 098. New South Wales, Australia. 5 April 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "A VIVID SERIAL OF PACIFIC ADVENTURE BEGINS TO-MORROW IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 115. New South Wales, Australia. 25 April 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "FINAL INSTALMENT OF THIS "HERALD" SERIAL APPEARS TO-MORROW IF BLOOD SHOULD STAIN THE WATTLE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 114. New South Wales, Australia. 24 April 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "NEW NOVELS BIG BOOKS BACK". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 566. Victoria, Australia. 1 November 1947. p. 42. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Fine First Novel By Australian Author". Weekly Times. No. 4092. Victoria, Australia. 26 November 1947. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "NEW AUSTRALIAN NOVELS". The Age. No. 28, 968. Victoria, Australia. 28 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Station Life Drama is new ABC Morning Serial", ABC Weekly, 11 (34), Sydney, 20 August 1949, nla.obj-1372504381, retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Trove
  10. ^ "LOCAL SETTING FOR AR SERIAL". The Age. No. 29425. Victoria, Australia. 18 August 1949. p. 1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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