Yarn Up participants
Don Christophersen
Don Christophersen talks about hearing stories about World War 2 growing up in Darwin, and that finding bullets, dog tags, and other war debris sparked his interest to find out more. He also talks about the impact of the war in Darwin on his mother and his uncle.
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Jane Christophersen
Jane Christophersen recalls living through the bombing of Darwin before being evacuated to Merbein in Victoria, where she worked picking fruit and vegetables, before moving on again to Adelaide where she worked cleaning in a hospital. Jane recalls this time spent away from Darwin during the war...
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Bonnie Clarke
Bonnie Clarke discusses her father, Norman John Clarke, who served in World War 2, and other Indigenous men from her family and the area who served including Reg Rawlings and Tommy Clarke.
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Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke discusses his family history of service, including his father Gerald Clarke who served in the Voluntary Defence Corps at home during World War 2 and his Uncle Jim Clarke who served in Korea.
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Dawn Conlan
Dawn Conlan discusses her family history of service, including that of her Great Uncle Maurice Wright who served in World War 2 and was held captive as a POW in Changi.
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Dave Cook
Dave Cook, a member of the Stolen Generations, served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Dave was taken away and sent to Kinchela Boys Home when he was 8 years old and then adopted out to a foster family. Quite early on in high school Dave had decided he wanted to join the armed forces, and did so...
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Ruth Conlan
Ruth Conlan discusses her father, Arthur Conlan’s service. Arthur signed up when he was 18 and served in the 9th Battalion in New Guinea and the South West Pacific between 1942 and 1946.
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Hilda Connors
Hilda Connors discusses her father, Frederick John Blair and his service during World War 2. Hilda believes that Frederick and other aboriginal men were forcibly taken into the army and sent to serve in Turkey. She discusses her father’s reticence after returning, and the lack of recognition he...
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Gladys Constantine
Gladys Constantine and her mother Val Hinton, talk about Cecil Hinton’s experiences as a PoW during World War 2. Cecil was held prisoner in Changi for 3 and half years. Val and Cecil were married after he returned from the war and Val talks about what it was like living with a man who had been...
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Edna Coolburra
Edna Coolburra discusses the service of her husband Billy Coolburra in the Vietnam War and in Malaya. Bill served in Vietnam with the engineers attached to 1RAR in 1965–66. After returning from Vietnam, Bill and Edna were married and Bill was posted to Malaya soon after, and Edna accompanied him...
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