Author Archives: Indigenous Histories

Popular verse in the immediate post war period, could be a gauge of popular feeling about the war and another way of showing how the nation made sense out of the carnage and the fact of fighting. W. M. Fleming … Continue reading →

Another milestone on the road to recognition of Indigenous war service is the Black Diggers Project currently being developed for the 2014 Sydney Festival.  This is significant in two ways. It not only means that Aboriginal soldiers already have a … Continue reading →

As well as the Aboriginal man standing beside  Harry Avery referred to by Andrew Mcintosh in his review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Volunteers for World War one there are numerous other men whose identity is still unknown. Some … Continue reading →

New South Wales Aboriginal Soldiers – the Lock Family  and  World War One Jerome Locke (right) with his sons William (centre) and Olga (left). Jerome and Olga served in the 36th and 53rd Battalions. Courtesy Noel Morley It was not unusual for … Continue reading →

Jan ‘Kabarli’ James Aboriginal soldiers of Western Australia. National Library Trove  http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37567943?versionId=49039304 http://www.dinkos.com.au/The+Book+FOREVER+WARRIORS+-1070680.htm Jan ‘Kabarli’ James’ book  Forever Warriors  published in 2011 contains names, biographical information and in most cases photographs  of Western Australian Indigenous servicemen from all conflicts. It is … Continue reading →

ABORIGINAL WW1 SOLDIERS: THE LIST GROWS Since publication in 2011 of the first edition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander volunteers for the AIF: the Indigenous response to World War One, the names of fourteen more Indigenous volunteers have been … Continue reading →

South Australian Aboriginal Soldiers of the First World War is a project aimed at collecting the stories of Aboriginal soldiers from South Australia who enlisted in the first AIF. It gives names and biographical details of SA WW1 soldiers – some … Continue reading →

    ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE AIF: THE INDIGENOUS RESPONSE TO WORLD WAR ONE SECOND EDITION 2012 Reprinted 2013, 2014 PHILIPPA SCARLETT National Library of Australia Trove WHAT’S IN THIS BOOK ? NAMES OF ABORIGINAL SERVICEMEN CONTEMPORARY … Continue reading →