Fighters From the Fringe: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Recall the Second World War by Robert A Hall
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Fighters From the Fringe: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Recall the Second World War by Robert A Hall

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SKU TBM9780855752866
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780855752866
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Place: Canberra ACT
Year: 1995
Format: Paperback
Pages: 233 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers and protective plastic cover. Stamps on inside pages. Stain on right edge of preliminary pages. Wear to book corners and edges.

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people served their country during the Second World War, and this book focuses on the experiences of six.

Oodgeroo Noonuccal was a wireless operator whose brothers were prisoners of war. Reg Saunders served in Greece and New Guinea as the first Aboriginal officer in the Australian Army and later in Korea. Leonard Waters trained and served as the first Aboriginal fighter pilot. A Torres Strait Islander, Charles Mene served throughout the war and was awarded the Military Medal in the Korean War. Saulo Waia, a pearl fisher, defended the Strait with fellow soldiers while non-indigenous people were evacuated. Other Islanders like Tom Lowah gave years of service and received lower pay than white servicemen. (publisher blurb)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.
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