Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War

By: Elizabeth Osborne

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Paperback | 1 October 1997

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Between 1942 and 1945, Torres Strait Islander women experienced the fears and uncertainties of living virtually on Australia''s front line during the Pacific War. Some were forcibly evacuated with their children to the mainland, where they found themselves still restricted as to where and how they could live. Others were left on their tiny islands, deserted in the end by government and church, despite the constant threat of Japanese advance through the Torres Strait. Many of the women remember here that traumatic time: hiding from the bombers and watching the dogfights overhead, struggling to feed and clothe their families, and praying continually for the safe return of their men-folk and for peace again in their beloved island homes.

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Non-Fiction History General & World History Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000

Regional & National History Australasian & Pacific History

Introduction
'We didn't know we would be evacuated'
The mainland experience
'It was all of a sudden'
'Leave the Islanders where they are'
Enlistment and the quest for freedom
The enemy at the front door
Fear and faith
Hard times
'The people had to do it'
Breaking down barriers
Reflections
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