"Tragedy In A Temporary Town" is a 1959 episode of the Australian anthology drama show Shell Presents starring Michael Pate.

In a small town, a group of migrant workers are employed at an aircraft factory and live in a trailer park.

He made the film on a temporary return visit to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in late April to begin rehearsals.

[8] The TV critic for the Woman's Weekly called the production "a tragedy all right... the play was notably unrealistic, its star, Michael Pate, disappointing... a brave and expensive experiment for a commercial channel... [but] miserable viewing.

"[9] The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said it "did not make its potential impact because of uninventive direction and, with the tension factor suffering accordingly, some lack of subtlety in the characterisations.