Our mob served
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories of war and defending Australia
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Our Mob Served presents a moving and little-known history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war time and defence service, told through the vivid oral histories and treasured family images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This unique book shares lively and compelling stories of war, defence service and the impact on individuals, families and communities, sometimes for the first time.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have not forgotten their involvement in the national histories of war and service.
"The 180 stories are diverse, but they frequently have a common core. Enlistment was often difficult, though once achieved was met with equality and mateship rather than discrimination. Post-conflict treatment was far less equitable. However, most have a very favourable memory of their defence service.
- Mike O’Brien, The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria
Production Details
- Paperback
- 230mm x 170mm x 25mm
- 320pp
- Released February 2019
- ISBN 9780855750718
Contents
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Maps
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: It starts with stories- by Allison Cadzow and Mary Anne Jebb
Chapter 2: Conflicts and wars – an overview- by Allison Cadzow and Mary Anne Jebb
Chapter 3: Opportunity
Chapter 4: Mates
Chapter 5: Equal
Chapter 6: Country
Chapter 7: Taken away
Chapter 8: Identities
Chapter 9: Healing
Chapter 10: Found, told and treasured
Chapter 11: Recognition
Notes
Archival Sources
Name Index
About The Author
Allison Cadzow is an historian and researcher. She has co-authored several works including Rivers and Resilience: Aboriginal people on Sydney’s Georges River (2009) with Heather Goodall and co-edited and contributed chapters for Nelson Aboriginal Studies (2013) with John Maynard and Brokers and Boundaries: Colonial Exploration in Indigenous Territory (2016) with Tiffany Shellam, Maria Nugent and Shino Konishi.
Allison has worked at University of Technology, Sydney developing a website, community history exhibition and publications about cultural diversity and park use. She has also worked in curatorial at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra and was a research associate and research fellow at the Australian National University.
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