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A Descant for Gossips is a film directed by Tim Burstall
A Descant for Gossips (1983)
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A Descant for Gossips is a 1983 Australian mini series about a school girl who becomes involved with two teachers.
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p187
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