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War in Broken Hill
It is an unusual place in Australia for one of the first ‘battles’ of World War I to take place. Broken Hill is a long way from the Australian coastline and a very long way away from Europe. Nonetheless anyone visiting Broken Hill is quickly informed of how on New...
Bomber Command aircrew: and the ‘real’ Great Escape.
The 1963 film The Great Escape was considered a classic war film. It featured a stella Hollywood cast, none more famous than Steve McQueen. The film ostensibly told the story of the escape from Luft III of dozens of Allied Prisoners-of-War (POWs), most of whom were...
Fun and Inspiration with Helen Reddy
The words from ‘I am Woman’ bounced around in my head. They had inspired me to stand up and have an opinion. Yes, I am one of the older generation, and yes, I had adolescent memories of being ignored because I was a girl. This might be hard to believe by later...
Naval Commemoration Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial
Naval Commemoration Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial
Memories of Helen Reddy from Canberra author who became a close friend
Article from Canberra Times - September 30 2020 Among the many people mourning the death of Australian singer Helen Reddy on Wednesday was Canberra author and historian Dr Kathryn Spurling. Reddy, famous for the feminist anthem, I Am Woman, died on Tuesday in Los...
Controversy surrounds combat roles for women
The Government has announced women will be allowed into elite front-line military units if they pass stringent physical and psychological tests. Kathryn Spurling spoke on ABC Lateline