

“Friday night he's too tired; Saturday night too drunk; Sunday, too far away.”
The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
John Ewart
Ugly

Jerry Thomas
Basher

Sean Scully
Beresford

Lisa Peers
Sheila Dawson

Gregory Apps
Michael Simpson

Doug Lihou
Rousie

Ken Weaver
Quinn

Curt Jansen
Wentworth

Phyllis Ophel
Ivy

Ken Shorter
Frankie Davis

John Charman
Barman

Hedley Cullen
Mailman

Graeme Smith
Jim the Learner

Tony Clay
Undertaker