AWW22 The Death of Dr Duncan - Tim Reeves

Chaired by David Marr.


CW: Discussion of homophobia, assault. It’s fifty years since the
infamous drowning of law academic Dr Duncan in the River Torrens,
a crime and outrage that provoked horror in the community and
pioneering gay law reform. As the Adelaide Festival premieres a
new oratorio about the still unsolved case, Watershed: The Death
of Dr Duncan, award-winning author and acknowledged authority on
the subject Tim Reeves publishes the definitive account of the
devastating case that rocked the state and changed the nation.