p.204.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prisoners of war - biography - australia

Ill, p.285.non-fictionEscape of Japanese prisoners of war held at Cowra, N.S.W., Australia.escaped prisoners of war - australia, japanese prisoners of war - australia

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.688.non-fictionThe untold story of the Sandakan death marches of World War II. After the fall of Singapore, in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors rounded up tens of thousands of British and Australian soldiers and shipped them to prison camps scattered throughout Hirohito's newly won Empire. The fall of Britain's 'impregnable fortress' was the greatest humiliation in British military history, for which Churchill never forgave the Japanese. But nothing would surpass the wretched fate of some 2,700 British and Australian prisoners who were shipped to British North Borneo later that year. They landed in Sandakan, on the east coast of the island, after a 10-day voyage on a Japanese 'hell' ship, and were herded into a jungle camp some eight miles inland. Thus began the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known story of unimaginable horror.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - sandakan, japan - prisons and prisoners of war

Ill, index, p.448.non-fictionCollection of interviews with friends, colleagues and family which provide an insight into Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop. Also includes letters and the eulogy from his funeral service delivered by the former governor general, Sir Ninian Stephen. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes an index. Author is a journalist with the 'Age' newspaper.edward dunlop - biography, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese

Ill, p.263.non-fictionStoker Munro was just an inexperienced seventeen year old knockabout kid when he went to war, but he turned out to be an extraordinary survivor. the sinking of the Perth was only the beginning of his war. Stoker suffered through years of harsh imprisonment in Java and the infamous Changi prison camp, as well as the horrors of the thai-Burma Railway. then, just as conditions improved, he was shipped off to Japan and another disaster.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese

Ill, p.70.non-fictionA concise history of the occassions and experiences of Australian taken as Prisoners of War during World War One (1914-1918), World War Two (1939-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953). Includes many quotes and anecdotes illustrating the experiences of POW's in their own words. ex prisoners of war - biography, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese

Ill, maps, p.287.Aggressive, impetuous and resolute, Richard Pape was never going to sit out the war in a Nazi prison. Captured after going on the run when his bomber crashed in occupied Holland, Pape's thoughts turned at once to escape. In the most appalling of conditions, his ingenuity did not fail him. Not only did he send over a hundred coded messages to the War Office, but he swapped identities with a fellow prisoner and took on heavy mining work to put himself in a position to make a break-out. This proved to be only the beginning of his adventures prisoners of war - germany - escapes, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany

non-fictionChauvel Country is the history of a family whose roots can be traced into France, then England, and who came to Australia as pioneers of the Clarence River in New South Wales. It is the story of the individual members of that family, soldiers and sailors who fought their battles in the far places of the Empire. There are memories of the First World War of the author's hero father, and of the idyllic English countryside. In more recent times we share the author's experiences of riding through the Australian bush, of the lure of distant snow-capped mountains to be explored on skis, in the days before easy access roads, of skiing in North and South America, Europe and New Zealand. We also share the lonely years of the Second World War, when she carried on the family property while her husband was a prisoner of war in Changi prison. Elyne Mitchell is a remarkable woman, and in this book the reader is led on a unique journey through her life from childhood to an aware maturity and wisdom.elyne mitchell, clarence river (nsw)

Hardcover book with a dustjacket firmly attached. There is a black panel across the top with the title in yellow print and another thinner black panel across the bottom with the author's name in cream coloured print. The front cover shows an illustration of a Japanese soldier in the foreground and behind him are eight women working in a field, they are being watched by an armed soldier stationed at a lookout on a wall behind them. The image is in black, green and yellow.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.women prisoners, prisoners of war, australian nurses, world war 2, world war ii, wwii, ww2, japanese, vyner brooke, sister jessie elizabeth simons

Black paperback book with title and author printed in gold text and the image of a 1940 postage stamp in the background.non-fiction Angels of Mercy follows the gripping stories of two different Australian nursing sisters, Marjorie Silver and Pat Darling, who overcame the challenging adversities of two very different circumstances. These two remarkable, highly resilient women may not be remembered as great Australians, but they will be remembered for making Australia great. “Angels of Mercy follows the gripping stories of two different Australian nursing sisters, who overcame the challenging adversities of two very different circumstances. In the 1930s Marjorie Silver, the outback flying sister, fought almost singlehandedly against the isolation, poverty, heat and dust of the far west of New South Wales to bring vital medical assistance to her far flung patients. Sister Pat Gunther, who served in the Far East on the battlefields of Malaya and Singapore, then fought a desperate battle for survival in the prison camps of Sumatra.”--Back cover. australian nurses, nursing in warfare, world war two, wwii, ww2, marjorie silver, pat darling, women prisoners of war, rural nursing

Title is printed across the middle of the cover in large white text, followed by the sub title in smaller green print below. There is a photo of Sister Betty Jeffrey in the top left corner and the bottom half of the page shows an image of a group of ten nurses posing for a photo. The background of the cover is dense green jungle.non-fictionThe incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS Vyner Brooke in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra. During those perilous years surviving in squalid conditions, Sister Jeffrey kept a secret diary of day-to-day events which, after the war, was turned into a hugely successful book and radio serial: White Coolies. She would often write of the powerful sisterhood that evolved as the prisoners of war took strength from each other, even forming a vocal orchestra. White Coolies was a major inspiration for the 1997 film Paradise Road. Sisters in Captivity builds on those diaries to not only re-live the years the nurses spent as POWs but also recounts the early life and influences that encouraged Betty Jeffrey into the field of nursing as a lifelong endeavour. A tireless advocate for returned nurses, she co-founded the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre with sole survivor of the Banka Island Massacre, fellow POW, and her longtime friend Vivian Bullwinkel. Featuring 32 pages of photos including personal mementos of Betty Jeffrey, courtesy of her family, and her drawings from the prison camps, this is a powerful account of women's resilience amidst the devastating brutality of war.--Back cover. military nursing, military history, betty jeffrey, royal australian army nursing corps

Dark green, faded cloth bound book with a bright orange sticker at the bottom of the spine.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation. sister jessie elizabeth simons, vyner brooke, japanese, prisoners of war, world war 2, australian nurses, ww2, wwii

Faded red hard covered, cloth-bound book with gold title on the spine and a white sticker at the bottom of the spine with B38 in red texta.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.women prisoners, prisoners of war, australian nurses, world war 2, world war ii, wwii, ww2, japanese, vyner brooke, sister jessie elizabeth simons

Dhurringile Estate 1857 to 2024A4 landscape sprial bound book. Gloss carboard cover with painting of Dhurringile mansion, plain white gloss carboard backing/ dhurringile estate, dhurringile mansion, james winter, william winter, toolamba estate, prisoner of war camp, rural training farm, dhurringile boys, h.m. prison dhurringile

Camp 13, Murchison. Property owned by Jim Finnegan. German, Italian, Japanese prisoners of war held between 1941 - 1946. Shows the remains of what is left of the goal used by Camp 13 Murchison during WW2.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison. Camp 13 goal. Solid brick building showing individual cells, roofless, tree right mid-distrance. murchison victoria, goal, prison cells, pow, camp internees, jim finnegan

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of the regimentation, discipline and order required of a prisoner, in his cell, when confined to Australian Forces Vietnam Detention Barack located at the First Australian Logistic Support Base, Vung Tauphotograph, detention barrack, 1st alsg base, vung tau, military police, gibbons collection catalogue, prisoners, australian forces vietnam detention barack, denis gibbons

Tom "Bud" Abraham was one of the very few Englishmen to serve in Vietnam. As an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division during 1967/8, he saw combat in some of the fierest encounters of the war. By his gallantry earned him a chestful of medals, including the Silver Star, one of the highest decorations awarded by the American Army.prisoners of war - vietnam - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - prisoners and prisons

Illustrated book, with three black and white photographs of Wilma Oram Young (as student nurse, in army uniform and in older age). There is a mid-brown band above this photo on which the title is printed in black and white, below the photos there is a black band on which the author's name is printed in light brown. Spine has mid brown background with title printed in black, author's name in light brown, and publisher's mark in white. The back cover has a summary of the book printed in black ink on a light brown background.non-fictionThis is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a prisoner of war for three and a half years during World War II, Wilma Oram, a young Australian nurse experienced the very worst of human brutality: starvation, deprivation and degradation. Yet, through the comradeship of her fellow prisoners, she also experienced humankind at its best. Following her return to Australia, Wilma was inspired to help her fellow ex-POWs and war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL.wilma oram young, nurses-australia-biography, world ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-japaneses

Illustrated book. The front cover and spine have the same black and white photograph of six men walking ("the guards were old, the soldiers young. Bertie Giles is third from left) Front cover has full title in red and black print, authors name in white print. Spine has abbreviated title in red print, authors name in black and white print and publishers name in black print. Back cover has a black and white photograph of a group of women (Australian nurses, (civilian and army) after being held POW for almost three and a half years by the Japanese). Under this photograph is a summary of the book and information about the author.non-fictionThis book has not been written for ex-prisoners: they know the homesickness of exile, the tyranny of bondage; it was written for those people of today who know little of the experiences of these men and women, of their courage, endurance and pain. It has been written for the generations to come.prisoners of war-australia, world war 1914-1918-prisoners and prisons, world war 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons, korean war 1950-1953 - prisoners and prisons

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a light green cover, with an image of a compass embossed in gold. on the front. The tile author's surname and publisher's name are embossed in gold on the spine. Dust jacket has multicoloured illustration by J.P.L Kickhefer on front and spine: group of women, some with head scarves walking behind a ?prison guard, barbed wire topped fence in front of and behind group. In the background is a hut and tropical plants. Title (white print) and authors name (red print) appear on a black background at base of front of dustjacket. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on spinenon-fictionIn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, betty jeffrey

Illustrated book. Front cover has a painting by Cynthia Breusch depicting two female figures carrying a container hanging from a pole on their shoulders. Behind them is a barbwire topped fence. The book title is printed over this painting in red and white ink. The author's name is printed in white below the title, and the publisher's mark is printed in black above the title. The Spine is cream in colour, with abbreviated title printed in red, author's surname and publishers mark printed in black. The back cover has a cream background, with quotes from two nurses and a summary of the book overprinted in blacknon-fictionExperiences of Australian Army nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War twoworld war 1939-1945, australian army nurses, prisoners of war, military nursing, nurses

As the Vietnam War ground to an end, American forces were being withdrawn from combat duty. But some were still fighting for their lives: the prisioners of war. There were two operations lauched to rescue the POWs. One - the legendary Son Tay Raid - was revealed to the public. The other was classified as Top Secret. This is the incredible true story of that almost-forgotten mission.. 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, north vietnamese, prisoners of war - united states, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - search and rescue operations, u.s. navy seals, operation thunderbird, pows, son tay raid

The infamous horror stories of the U.S. military prison at Long Binh made it so feared that American soldiers preferred to face the Viet Cong rather than be sent there.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, prisons - vietnam - long binh (dong nai), 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

I felt a weak pride n the fact that we combed our har, did not cry, joked, and most of all, were prepared to the the consequences of what each of did or did not do.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns - cambodia, kate webb, phnom penh, pieh nil pass

When Special Forces Sergeant Geoge E. Smith went to Vietnam in early 1963, he thought it was to save the "democratic" Diem regime from the Chinese Communists. Set down in a sugar plantation owned by Diem's sister-in-law Madame Nhu, he grew frustrated and synical. then guerrilla regulars overran his camp in a perfectly executed night attack. He was a prisoner of the Vietcong. 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, vietcong, american special forces, sgt george e. smith, chinese communist, diem regime, madame nhu

He was a former Marine hero, banished in disgrace from the Corps. Yet he maintained the military code of conduct in the torture cells of the enemy. this is the true, firsthand account of America's longest-held 'civilian' prisoner of war in Vietnam, and his courageous return to honour.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

The story began in 1985, when award-winning journalist Monika Jenson-Stenevson came to investigate the case of Bobby Garwood, an ex-marine who escaped from Vietnam in 1979 and claimed to have seen countless Americans still in captivity there. Garwood claimed he had been a prisoner of war, but the American government disagreed - and promptly convicted him of collaboration with the enemy. Kiss the Boys Goodbye reveals a devasting scandal and provides startling evidence that the American government, right up to its highest echelons, knows - and has always known - that American POWs were left behind at the end of the war.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, prisoners of war - united states, bobby garwood, american government

Father Paul Van Chi Chu is a prolific composer of Vietnamese liturgical music and author. Ordained in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975, he was imprisoned for several years by Communist authorities opposed to his religious activities. He escaped in 1988 and resettled in Australia. Currently, he serves the Vietnamese Catholic community in Sydney. His compositions include “The Way of Love / Con Ðu?ng Chúa Ðã Ði Qua.” It was at an orphanage that Mick Scrase met Father Paul Van Chi.Original Fairfax Community Newspaper titled Vietnam bonds endure dated Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The article is about the reunion of Mick Scrase and Father Paul Van Chi four decades after the Vietnam War. Read the media for the story of this reunion'. Also with this article there is a copy of Catholic faith in prison life explaining why bishops, priests and lay people were put in Education Camps which actually were prisons.father paul van chi chu, saigon, prisoner of war, fairfax community newspaper, cpl michael arthur scrase, 216544, catholic orphanage, royal australian corps of signals, 110 signal squadron