White Australia, or the Empty North is a 1909 Australian play by Randolph Bedford. It was produced by William Anderson.
The play gained popularity and has recently seen a resurgence in interest due to its depiction of racist propaganda.Rodney G. Boland, 'Bedford, George Randolph (1868–1941)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bedford-george-randolph-5181/text8709, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 6 February 2024.Walker, David. “A Sunburnt Country: Reflections on Race, Whiteness & the Geo-Politics of Settlement in Australia.” Health and History, vol. 4, no. 2, 2002, pp. 118–24. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/40111442. Accessed 6 Feb. 2024.
Premise The Japanese attempt to invade Australia, with help from some Northern Territory Aborigines and a white traitor, but are thwarted by a Northern Territory squatter. It ends with the Japanese war fleet being destroyed. See also Yellow Peril
References
External links White Australia at Ausstage White Australia at AustLit Complete play at Internet Archive