[2][3] The show began as a propaganda series to introduce modern farming methods.
[4] Bush fires, one of natures great hazards of the countryside was give dramatic treatment on one series, of which an excerpt here >[5] Meredith researched it at a station near Gunnedah.
Described as the typical Australian country folk, they raise sheep and poultry and grow wheat and vegetables, but are not as burlesque as Dad and Dave or Doreen and Ginger Mick.
The theatre version was presented by J.C. Williamson's and produced by Vivian Edwards, who played the original John Lawson in the radio serial.
The production toured New South Wales regional areas in 1950 with a cast including Ed Devereaux and Pamela Bygrave.