Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
| Title | The Getting of Wisdom |
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| Subtitle Available |
 ETC.
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| Release Date | Aug 25, 1977 |
| Genres | Drama, |
| Production Company | Australian Film Commission |
| Production Countries | Australia |
| Casts | Susannah Fowle, Hilary Ryan, Terence Donovan, Patricia Kennedy, Sheila Helpmann, Candy Raymond, Barry Humphries, John Waters, Kerry Armstrong, Sigrid Thornton |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Laura Tweedle Rambotham
Susannah Fowle
Evelyn
Hilary Ryan
Tom McNamara
Terence Donovan
Miss Chapman
Patricia Kennedy
Mrs. Gurley
Sheila Helpmann
Miss Zielinski
Candy Raymond
Rev. Strachey
Barry Humphries
Rev. Shepherd
John Waters
Kate
Kerry Armstrong
Maria
Sigrid Thornton
