National Biography Award nomination
TV documentary
My Dark Brother was the inspiration and foundation for a television documentary
"Pioneers of Love"
Two-part documentary series, 2005
Director: Julie Nimmo
Producer: Richard Dennison - Orana Films
Co-producer: Mark Chapman - Big Island Pictures
Copies of "Pioneers of Love" can be ordered online from Orana Films
Links
2006
NSW Premier's History Awards Shortlist
Storyline Australia. Pioneers of Love. Production team
Storyline Australia. Webchat about the documentary
Storyline Australia. Comments in guestbook
Kate Raynor. Pioneers of Love. A study guide
TV programs worth watching, The Guardian, 19 October, 2005
Pioneers of Love premieres on SBS TV, Message Stick. 24 October 2005
Labour of love to screen on SBS, Byron Shire Echo, 25 October, 2005
21 Questions with Julie Nimmo, Message Stick, 26 October 2005
Robin Oliver, Pioneers of Love, The Age, 26 October 2005
Bush lawyer's story screens tonight Abergowrie students in documentary, HRE, 27 October 2005
Pioneers of Love, National Indigenous Times, 27 October, 2005
Brian Courtis, Our own version of Dr Zhivago, The Age, 27 October 2005
Pioneers of Love, National Indigenous Times, 10 November, 2005
Pioneers of Love: Interview with Julie Nimmo on Awaye! Radio National
University of Melbourne. New Media Materials (pp. 23-24)
Trevor Cook. My uncle Bert, the communist, his Aboriginal partner and Eddie Mabo
History of the documentary
Kathleen Geaney, TV series for 'bush lawyer', HRE, 18 September 2003
Kathleen Geaney, Local 'bush lawyer' featured in SBS series, HRE, 26 June 2004
Ian Frazer, Russians discover Flora, Townsville Bulletin, 22 January 2005