This is yet another collection of plays written by the author. The two plays date back to around the same time, the 1960s at the time of the mass emigration from Malta due to endemic poverty and the closing down of British military facilities forcing thousands to lose their jobs.

Awstralja, the first play had been entered for a contest of original plays launched by Teatru Manoel in 1961. It did not earn any prize that year - but that was because it was beaten by no less than three plays which have become three masterpieces of Maltese contemporary literature - Vaganzi tas-sajf by Francis Ebejer, L-ewwel jien by Guze Diacono and Il-Kerrejja by Guze Chetcuti.

Years later, the author dug out this play and it was presented at the Manoel in 2007 with Stephanie Grech Mallia, Angie Casha and Rosanna Zammit Cassar (as seen on the cover) in the main parts.

The second play, Djarju ta' Tmiem Hajti, is a radio play and was first presented on Rediffusion in 1961 with Bice Bisazza, Vanni Riolo, Joe Muscat Scerri, Twanny Scalpello, Antoinette Soler and Karmenu Gruppetta in the main parts.

Awstralja tells us about a family where the father is dead and the mother suffered a mysterious seizure after a family member fell to his death after he was speaking to her and she has been forced to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.

There are two daughters in this family, Anna and Pawlina, but the constable who accompanies the inspector in his investigations has eyes only for comely Anna.

Anna is tempted by the incentives that the government was offering to encourage people to move to Australia and soon the constable is attracted to the idea. But before that happens the mystery is solved in a very dramatic way.

The second play has as its protagonist Victor, a 25-year-old, who, as he tells his diary, which serves as a link between the various scenes, is in deep despair especially after he and his mother were forced to leave their house and move to Valletta's slum, the Arcipierku.

Victor's friend, Salvu, introduces him to his sister, Hilda, who in turn introduces him to her boss who becomes pleased with his personality and offers him a job.

But Victor is too greedy and he ditches poor Hilda, who is as poor as him and plunges for Elena, the boss's daughter. In just a few months they get married and Victor is now a rich man. But karma strikes - Elena is a sickly person and soon dies, followed by her father. Victor is now a very rich man but all alone.

So he goes to find Hilda who has meanwhile married and has a child. She rebuffs his advances, plunging him to deep despair.