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The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major Gene...

The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Dar...

The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major Gene...

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The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major General Michael Jeffery.

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Full title

The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major General Michael Jeffery.

Publisher

North Melbourne, Victoria Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2016

Call Numbers

H 2016/2238

Record Identifier

74VKVPyMZXxb

MMS ID

991023996281702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

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

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

North Melbourne, Victoria Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2016

Place of Publication

Victoria

Date Published

2016

More information

Scope and Contents

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."...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The chalkies : educating an army for independence / Darryl R. Dymock ; with a foreword by Major General Michael Jeffery.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

"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.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2016.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

H 2016/2238

Record Identifier

74VKVPyMZXxb

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPyMZXxb

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ISBN

9781925333770 (paperback)

DDC

370.710953

MMS ID

991023996281702626

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