Wards of the Outer March

Charles Chauvel bought the film rights.^[7]

In the 1950s he and his wife Elsa wrote a film script of the novel for Warwick Pictures.^[8] In April 1956 Warwick announced the film would be made as The Broad Arrow as part of a three-year slate of films worth $17 million.^[9] The film was scheduled for filming in August 1956 under the title The Broad Arrow.^[10] However it was not made.^[11] In November 1956 Chauvel said he could not accept the script which Warwick sent him. "I consider that the title The Broad Arrow is an affront and the new script a grave mis-statement of Australian history and sentiment," said Chauvel.^[12]

• Wards of the Outer March at AustLit