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The extraordinary part of that case was, as Frank Hardy said later, "The prosecution had to argue
that the book was true, "and they didn't want to
argue that." And he said, "We had to argue
that the book was a fiction, "and we didn't want to argue that." (LAUGHS) But what it did
was it cemented (LAUGHS) But what it did
John West as John Wren, John West as John Wren, even though what Hardy
had actually succeeded on even though what Hardy
was the very opposite
that the book was true, "and they didn't want to
argue that." And he said, "We had to argue
that the book was a fiction, "and we didn't want to argue that." (LAUGHS) But what it did
was it cemented (LAUGHS) But what it did
John West as John Wren, John West as John Wren, even though what Hardy
had actually succeeded on even though what Hardy
was the very opposite
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The extraordinary part of that case
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was, as Frank Hardy said later,
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"The prosecution had to argue
that the book was true,
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"and they didn't want to
argue that."
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And he said, "We had to argue
that the book was a fiction,
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"and we didn't want to argue that."
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(LAUGHS) But what it did
was it cemented
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(LAUGHS) But what it did
John West as John Wren,
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John West as John Wren,
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even though what Hardy
had actually succeeded on
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even though what Hardy
was the very opposite.
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Movie Summary
An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
