The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major Gene...
The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major Gene...
The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major General Michael Jeffery.
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Publisher
North Melbourne, Victoria Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2016
Call Numbers
H 2016/2238
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 208 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), colour map ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, Victoria Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2016
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2016
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Summary
"Between 1966 and 1973, while Australian troops were fighting in Vietnam, some 300 conscripted teachers were quietly posted to Papua New Guinea. Colloquially known as 'Chalkies', their task was to raise the educational level of troops of the Pacific Islands Regiment in what turned out to be critical years leading up to the country's independence."...
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Full title
The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major General Michael Jeffery.
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"How 300 conscripted Australian teachers survived National Service and quietly helped educate an army in Papua New Guinea while war raged in Vietnam" - cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2016.
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H 2016/2238
Record Identifier
74VKVPyMZXxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPyMZXxb
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ISBN
9781925333770 (paperback)
DDC
370.710953
MMS ID
991023996281702626
