The shadow's edge : Australia's northern war / Alan Powell
- Bib ID:
- 391822
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Powell, Alan, 1936-2020
- Description:
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- Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1988
- xvi, 346 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0522843719 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Account of the Second World War as viewed and experienced in northern Australia ; includes references to Aboriginal people as coast watchers and rescuers, in army service, as trackers, in the Special Reconaissance Unit ; W.E.H. Stanner and the North Australia Observer Unit ; Protectors of women ; results of war experiences ; white attitudes towards Aboriginal people.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [318]-327.
- Subject:
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Territory
- Defence - World War II
- Race relations - Attitudes
- Defence - Coastal surveillance
- Defence - Armed forces
- History - Military
- Northern Territory -- History -- 1939-1945
- Northern Territory (NT)
- Queensland Far West (Qld SF54, SG54)
- Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2090 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2020
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1988
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