Ipswich in the 20th century: Section 4: 1939 - 1945, Ipswich, 2004

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TitleIpswich in the 20th century: Section 4: 1939 - 1945, Ipswich, 2004Date of Publication2004AuthorRobyn BuchananPublisherIpswich City CouncilCity of PublicationIpswich, Queensland

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SuburbIpswichAmberleyCalvertCity & StateIpswich, Queensland

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DescriptionIncludes chapters: Preparations for the coming war; Amberley completed; Redbank Army Camp; The war moves closer; A hospital opens at the Showgrounds; The Yanks arrive; Wartime experiences – jungle and snow; Industry (Mining, Railway Workshops, Woollen Mills); The Manpower; Memories of wartime; 'Doing your bit' on the home front; An American War Cemetery; Mavis Parkinson: New Guinea martyr.

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BusinessesCribb & Foote Department StoreThe Queensland Times4IP Radio StationChurches & CemeteriesSalvation ArmyEventsWorld War II (1939-1945)Government & Non-Government OrganisationsRAAF Base AmberleyRoyal Australian Air Force (RAAF)People & FamiliesFrederick Sidney Cotton (1894-1969)Mavis Doreen Parkinson (1915-1942)PlacesManson ParkSubjectsIndustryHistorical eventsLocal identitesMiningAdvertisingBandsHistorical sitesGroupsWomen's fashionCemeteriesUniformsCommercial establishmentsLeisureTransportMedical science & healthPeopleMen's fashionSchoolsSportEntertainmentMilitaryHousesCurated CollectionsIpswich in the 20th Century (2004)Defining Tulmur | IpswichOn the Homefront (1940s-1953)

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Reference ID4 1939-1945 ips 20th century.pdfAsset TypeIpswich HistoriesCopyright NoticeThis book is in copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced without written permission from the publishersCopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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