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Stumpy is a 1947 Australian radio serial by Ruth Park. It starred a teenage John Meillon. The serial ran for 140 episodes.

The serial was about a young boy and his family.

The Brisbane Mail praised the "First rate acting, plus neat slices of philosophy" saying "this column tips Ruth Park will use Stumpy and his shabby "world to better ends than mere entertainment. Get your children listening".

Cast

• John Meillon as Stumpy
• Nancye Stewart as his mother Mrs. McCrae
• Ben Gabriel as his brother Kenny

References

1. "Ruth Park Veils Why She Created "STUMPY." A.B.C.'S ABSORBING NEW SERIAL", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 12 July 1947, nla.obj-1425084591, retrieved 27 February 2024 – via Trove
2. "Schoolboy is Radio "Star" of Serial Stumpy", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 9 August 1947, nla.obj-1425388712, retrieved 27 February 2024 – via Trove
3. Park, Ruth (1994). Fishing in the Styx. Penguin. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-14-017334-5.
4. "Family Trio in New A.B.C. Serial", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 19 July 1947, nla.obj-1425135091, retrieved 27 February 2024 – via Trove
5. "SET PEOPLE THINKING". Sunday Mail. No. 901. Queensland, Australia. 27 July 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 27 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

• 1940s Australian radio serials
• 1947 Australian radio dramas
• Radio plays by Ruth Park