2007-01-22 Lost Years and Wounded Minds
Prisoners of War
SUMMARY: At the end of 1945, 14,000 Australian prisoners were on their way home. Another 8,000 were buried or burned near camps from Timor to Manchuria. Now the survivors of the intense trauma had to
adjust to a changed Australia.
SUMMARY: At the end of 1945, 14,000 Australian prisoners were on their way home. Another 8,000 were buried or burned near camps from Timor to Manchuria. Now the survivors of the intense trauma had to
adjust to a changed Australia.
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Sun January 21 2007
SUMMARY: At the end of 1945, 14,000 Australian prisoners were on their way home. Another 8,000 were buried or burned near camps from Timor to Manchuri...
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SUMMARY: At the end of 1945, 14,000 Australian prisoners were on their way home. Another 8,000 were buried or burned near camps from Timor to Manchuria. Now the survivors of the intense trauma had to
adjust to a changed Australia.
SUMMARY: At the end of 1945, 14,000 Australian prisoners were on their way home. Another 8,000 were buried or burned near camps from Timor to Manchuria. Now the survivors of the intense trauma had to
adjust to a changed Australia.
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Thu January 18 2007
SUMMARY: For three and a half years the prisoners had longed for liberation. But when they finally heard of the end of the war, many were reluctant to...
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SUMMARY: For three and a half years the prisoners had longed for liberation. But when they finally heard of the end of the war, many were reluctant to believe it. 'What, not again...' was one laconic
response.
SUMMARY: For three and a half years the prisoners had longed for liberation. But when they finally heard of the end of the war, many were reluctant to believe it. 'What, not again...' was one laconic
response.
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Wed January 17 2007
SUMMARY: By the end of the war, nearly 3,000 Australians were in the homeland of the enemy, Japan. They worked in shipyards, mines and factories, know...
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SUMMARY: By the end of the war, nearly 3,000 Australians were in the homeland of the enemy, Japan. They worked in shipyards, mines and factories, knowing they could not survive either another winter
or an allied invasion.
SUMMARY: By the end of the war, nearly 3,000 Australians were in the homeland of the enemy, Japan. They worked in shipyards, mines and factories, knowing they could not survive either another winter
or an allied invasion.
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Tue January 16 2007
SUMMARY: Outram Road, the most feared prison on Singapore had one function: to punish.
SUMMARY: Outram Road, the most feared prison on Singapore had one function: to punish.
SUMMARY: Outram Road, the most feared prison on Singapore had one function: to punish.
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Mon January 15 2007
SUMMARY: Australians were imprisoned from south of the equator to 5,000 kilometres north. Combinations of prisoners and cultures varied as much as the...
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SUMMARY: Australians were imprisoned from south of the equator to 5,000 kilometres north. Combinations of prisoners and cultures varied as much as the surrounding climates.
SUMMARY: Australians were imprisoned from south of the equator to 5,000 kilometres north. Combinations of prisoners and cultures varied as much as the surrounding climates.
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