Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War

Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War
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Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780855753139
ISBN-13 : 0855753137
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Book Synopsis Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War by : Elizabeth Osborne

Download or read book Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War written by Elizabeth Osborne and published by Aboriginal Studies Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Torres Strait Islander women's experiences during the Pacific War, 1942 to 1945; pre-war life in theTorres Strait; living under the Torres Strait Islander Act 1939, and withdrawal of the Department's officers in March 1942; evacuation of women and children to mainland Australia, including Cherbourg; Thursday island wives of Japanese divers; evacuation of Hammond Island Mission women and children to Cooyar with Father Flynn; residents of the outer islands were not evacuated; the bombing of Nurapai; recruiting men for war service, account of recruiting men at gunpoint at Masig; discussion on recruitment and volunteering; rates of pay for men; discussion of civil defence; AIF signallers assisted the women left on the islands; Battle of the Coral Sea; living conditions during the war; receipt of child endowment in 1941 and withholding of moneys by the Department; council elections of 1944; teachers' training college on Mabuiag under Phillip Frith; education of children during the war; health services; proclamation of peace on 15 August 1945 and return of the men.


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