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Highett RSL Sub Branch Inc
Plaque:, Railway Spike Thai-Burma Railway , 1994 W Toon
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Unions Ballarat
The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945 (Don Woodward Collection), Dunlop, E.E. (Weary), (c) 1986
... The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand...burma-thailand railway... autobiography world war ii burma-thailand railway Book; 476 pages ...Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was an Australian surgeon. He was a prisoner of war by the Japanese in WWII at which time he is known for his fine leadership. The book is extracts from his diaries.Relevant to the Second World War and the role of Weary Dunlop. Autobiographical interest.Book; 476 pages. Cover: colour photograph of Weary Dunlop; white and yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, diary, autobiography, world war ii, burma-thailand railway -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"
... Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"... Thailand-Burma Railway" ...5th Edition Co-Ordinated by Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerceliterature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Certificate - Authenticity Thai-Burma Railway Memento
... - Authenticity Thai-Burma Railway Memento ...literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book - Book/Paperback, Ian Denys Peek, One FOURTEENTH of an ELEPHANT, 2003
... on the Burma-Thailand Railway. Book One FOURTEENTH of an ELEPHANT Book ...A memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand Railway.Booknon-fictionA memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand Railway. -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Angus and Robertson, Behind bamboo, 1946
... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan Burma railway ...The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity.Ill, p.391.non-fictionThe bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, burma railway -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, The Japanese thrust, 1957
... Prisoners of the Japanese, including Changi and the Burma-Thailand ...Story of the 8th Division in the campaigns in Malaya, Singapore, Rabaul, Ambon and Timor where most of the Division was captured by the Japanese in 1942. Also the story of the Australian Prisoners of the Japanese, including Changi and the Burma-Thailand Railway.Index, ill, maps, p.682.non-fictionStory of the 8th Division in the campaigns in Malaya, Singapore, Rabaul, Ambon and Timor where most of the Division was captured by the Japanese in 1942. Also the story of the Australian Prisoners of the Japanese, including Changi and the Burma-Thailand Railway. world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, The Japanese thrust, 1957
... Prisoners of the Japanese, including Changi and the Burma-Thailand ...Story of the 8th Division in the campaigns in Malaya, Singapore, Rabaul, Ambon and Timor where most of the Division was captured by the Japanese in 1942. Also the story of the Australian Prisoners of the Japanese, including Changi and the Burma-Thailand Railway.Index, ill, maps, p.682.non-fictionStory of the 8th Division in the campaigns in Malaya, Singapore, Rabaul, Ambon and Timor where most of the Division was captured by the Japanese in 1942. Also the story of the Australian Prisoners of the Japanese, including Changi and the Burma-Thailand Railway. world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan