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Winchester finishes four years of school and returns home to North Queensland where her father has a large station. She is kidnapped by a tribe of local aboriginals who believe she is the reincarnation of a queen. She is pursued by two men who love her: Tom Linton, a stockman on her father's
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The exuberance of the abos. as they recognised themselves on the screen was wild and loud. The outstanding actor in the film is
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A company was formed to make the film, Phillips Films
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The film was given a special screening in the town of Murgon for
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Steele Rudd lost most of the money he invested and Eva Novak left
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proved to be a major disappointment at the box office and by May 1928 the company was in liquidation.
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property, and Sub-Inspector Dale, a mounted policeman. One of the men gives his life to save
Dorothy.
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William Reed directs the filming of The Romance of Runnibede
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