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A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.

Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.

This DVD contains special interest material related to cinema history, movie theatre history, architecture, Australian cinema, orchestra music, and art. The State Theatre in Sydney, Australia was fully restored in the early eighties and prompted this documentary to be commissioned in honour of the magnificent building. This featurette combines glorious period costumes with glamourous cinematography. Beautifully shot, it showcases this luxurious 2000 seat heritage-listed theatre which tastefully incorporates elements of Art deco, Italian and Gothic design.