HerStory
Gwenyth Valmai MEREDITH
Born: 18 November 1907
Died: 3 October 2006
Special Achievements:Gwen Meredith created Australia's longest running radio serial "Blue Hills" (1949-1976), one of the first radio soap operas or serialized dramas designed for housewives "to weep while you sweep".
10 June 1967 - Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for services to radio entertainment.
11 June 1977 - Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to the Arts.
Resources
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Image - Gwen Meredith
Title: Gwen Meredith - Moss Vale Series, March 1949 / Photographs by Steve Dunleavy Out of Copyright: Created Before 1955 Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales File Number: Fl16215111 Call Number: ON 388/Box 055/Item 181 IE Number: IE16215063
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Image - Blue Hills by Gwen Meredith
Description: Blue Hills by Gwen Meredith First edition 1950 Date: 20 March 2016 Source: Own work Author: Doug Butler
Wikimedia Commons: File:Blue Hills dustjacket.jpg
