The Lawsons
| Genre | Serial drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | played twice daily |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Starring | Vivian Edwards, Ailsa Grahame, Jane Holland |
| Created by | Gwen Meredith |
| Written by | Gwen Meredith |
| Original release | 21 February 1944 – 25 February 1949 |
| No. of episodes | 1,299 |
The Lawsons was an Australian radio serial broadcast by the ABC and created and written by Gwen Meredith that ran daily from 21 February 1944 to 25 February 1949. It was a forerunner to the better known Blue Hills also created and written by Gwen Meredith.
The show began as a propaganda series to introduce modern farming methods. Bush fires, one of natures great hazards of the countryside was give dramatic treatment on one series, of which an excerpt here >
As Meredith was from the city of Sydney north shore suburb of Castlecrag and knew little about the "country ways of life", so she gained research for the serial, by staying at a stock and station at the largely agricultural area near Gunnedah. The serial was hugely popular immediately and ran for five years. Meredith adapted the series into a play and a novel.