Australian Biography Series - Smoky Dawson (3-Day Rental)

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Born in Warrnambool, Victoria in 1913, Smoky Dawson was Australia’s first cowboy and a pioneer of Australian country music. Smoky and his horse Flash were legendary. An entire generation of young Australians grew up listening to his radio show and abiding by his 'code of the west'.

(1994, 26 mins) A Film Australia National Interest Program.

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