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Mt Tennant
A film about the final days of John Tennant and Mary Winter

A film set well before Canberra was named as Australia's Capital City. John Tennant, an Irish convict who absconded from his assigned landholder and took to bush ranging in the Canberra region. He teamed up with another local convict, Mary Winter. Mary became just the third known female Australian bushranger. 

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A great piece of history from our wonderful district. 

Script under development. Filming scheduled to commence September 2022. Film due for release early 2023.

Interested in this film? Know more about the history? Have a family connection?

We'd love to hear from you.
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