The production was broadcast to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove.
[3][4] In January 1789 in London, a ship is loading up with convicts including 200 women.
[5] Australia Day 1963 would mark the 17th anniversary of Captain Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove.
The ABC decided to commemorate it by commissioning two productions to screen over the Australia Day weekend - The Land That Waited, a 50-minute documentary on the history of white exploration and settlement in Australia which screened on Saturday January 26, and Prelude to Harvest.
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