The Resource Fighters from the fringe : Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders recall the Second World War, Robert A. Hall
Fighters from the fringe : Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders recall the Second World War, Robert A. Hall
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- Summary
- Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander took part in the Second World War. This book focuses on the experiences of six Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who served their country during the Second World War. 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. Charles Mene, a Torres Strait Islander, 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 218 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780855755119
- Label
- Fighters from the fringe : Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders recall the Second World War
- Title
- Fighters from the fringe
- Title remainder
- Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders recall the Second World War
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert A. Hall
- Subject
-
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- Armed Forces -- Aboriginal Australians
- Australia
- Australia -- Armed Forces | Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Inheemsen
- Personal narratives -- Australian
- Soldaten
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Torres Strait Islanders -- Biography
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Aboriginal Australian
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- 1939-1945
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander took part in the Second World War. This book focuses on the experiences of six Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who served their country during the Second World War. 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. Charles Mene, a Torres Strait Islander, 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
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hall, Robert A.
- Dewey number
- 940.53/15039915
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D767.8
- LC item number
- .H27 1995eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Australia
- Aboriginal Australians
- Torres Strait Islanders
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Inheemsen
- Soldaten
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Aboriginal Australians
- Armed Forces
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Australia
- Label
- Fighters from the fringe : Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders recall the Second World War, Robert A. Hall
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 721878469
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 218 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780855755119
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- dc73eba6-63bf-4e0e-b0c6-dd82582ffe56
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)721878469
- Label
- Fighters from the fringe : Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders recall the Second World War, Robert A. Hall
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 721878469
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 218 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780855755119
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- dc73eba6-63bf-4e0e-b0c6-dd82582ffe56
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)721878469
Subject
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- Armed Forces -- Aboriginal Australians
- Australia
- Australia -- Armed Forces | Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Inheemsen
- Personal narratives -- Australian
- Soldaten
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Torres Strait Islanders -- Biography
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Aboriginal Australian
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- 1939-1945
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