Tracks of Glory explained

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Genre:	Mini-series
Director:	Marcus Cole
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	2
Runtime:	2 x 90 mins
Network:	Seven Network

Tracks of Glory is a 1992 Australian mini series set in 1903 about Major Taylor's visit to Australia and his rivalry with Australian cyclist Don Walker.^[1]

The budget was around $5 million. The script was based on a book Major Taylor Down Under by Jim Fitzpatrick.^[2]

Cast

• Phil Morris as Marshall W. 'Major' Taylor
• Cameron Daddo as Walker
• Richard Roxburgh as Hugh Mcintosh
• Nicholas Eadie as Floyd Macfarland
• Justine Clarke as Kate O'Brien
• Brett Climo as Jonathan Dodds
• Scott Burgess as Pat Galloway
• John Ewart as Syd Melville
• Robert Vaughan as Mr Morris
• John Clayton as Mr Campbell

External links

• • Review at Filmink magazine

Notes and References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p242
2. http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/ASSH%20Bulletins/No%2015/ASSHBulletin15b.pdf "Major Taylor Down Under on Tracks of Glory by Jim Fitzpatrick" Essay