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Disney A to Z:
The Updated Official Encyclopedia
Disney A to Z: The Updated
Official Encyclopedia
by Dave Smith, New York: Hyperion, 1996, 1998, page 211
pg. 211
Five Mile Creek (television) Series on the Disney Channel, based
on a book by Louis L'Amour. An isolated coach stop run by two women
on a stage line between the harbor town of Port Nelson and the mining camp
of Wilga in Australia at the time of the 1860s gold rush is the setting
for this adventure series. Debuted on November 4, 1983. Stars
Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Liz Burch, Michael Caton,
Priscilla Weems. Filmed on location 40 miles north of Sydney,
Australia. 39 episodes. The pilot for Five Mile Creek
aired on the Disney CBS series on November 28, 1981, as The Cherokee
Trail. That film was set at Cherokee Station, in the heart of
the Colorado wilderness. When producer Doug Netter got the go-ahead
for a series, he transplanted the locale to Australia. Over 500
hours of in-depth research ensured accuracy in all phases of production,
from the choice of locations to the construction of the stagecoaches and
sets, to the dialogue of the characters.
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