The Mary Jane is a 1954 Australian radio serial by Henry and Beatrice Howlett.
They researched the scripts by travelling in a truck along the Murray River interviewing people.
[5] According to ABC Weekly "he Mary Jane is owned by old Brummy, an easy-going Cockney, who is happy to make a reason-able living from carrying freight up and down the river.
He has a daughter, Belle, who is engaged to a member of his crew, Jami£ Burns, an ambitious young man who hopes to own a whole fleet of ships.
man Stever viciously blames Brummy, and determines to run him off the river.