The Road to War and Back
32,000 Western Australians fought in the First World War. Author Claire Gregory uncovers their hidden histories.
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Friday Mar 07, 2014
Friday Mar 07, 2014
I’m Claire Gregory, Western Australian author, archaeologist and
researcher. I combine these skills to investigate local stories from the
Great War at my blog: roadtowarandback.blogspot.comIn this episode, I talk about the everyday occupations of those who enlisted to fight, and reveal the stories of three fascinating individuals: a timber cutter who stole a boat; a journalist who fought from two very different angles; and a bulletproof nurse representing the women of Western Australia.
Friday Dec 27, 2013
Friday Dec 27, 2013
I’m Claire Gregory, Western Australian author, archaeologist and researcher. I combine these skills to investigate local stories from the Great War at my blog: roadtowarandback.blogspot.com. In this series of monthly podcasts, as the centenary of the Great War approaches, I’ll talk once a month about what Western Australia was like a hundred years ago in 1914, and I’ll hunt through the archives to reveal the hidden tales of individuals who went away to fight.