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Dunera Lives: Profiles

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Dunera Lives: Profiles explores the lives of individuals who were part of the historical event involving the HMT Dunera, when 2,000 refugees from Nazi Europe were sent to Australia during World War II. Through personal stories and historical narrative, the book delves into the experiences and resilience of these internees, highlighting their contributions and the broader impact of this forced migration.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by personal narratives and historical accounts of war. It offers detailed profiles of the Dunera internees, exploring their experiences and contributions during and after World War II. Readers interested in military history and personal stories of resilience and survival might find this a compelling and insightful read.

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The story of the 'Dunera Boys' is an intrinsic part of the historyof Australia in the Second World War and in its aftermath. The injustice these2000 men suffered through British internment in camps at Hay, Tatura and Orangeis well known. Less familiar is the tale of what happened to them afterwards. Followingon from volume one (2018),

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The story of the 'Dunera Boys' is an intrinsic part of the history of Australia in the Second World War and in its aftermath. The injustice these 2000 men suffered through British internment in camps at Hay, Tatura and Orange is well known. Less familiar is the tale of what happened to them afterwards. Following on from volume one, Dunera Lives: A Visual History (2018), Dunera Lives: Profiles continues the saga in life stories.

This second volume of Dunera Lives presents the voices, faces, and lives of 20 people, who, together with nearly 3000 other internees from Britain and Singapore, landed in Australia in 1940. All over the world there were Dunera lives, those of men and women who passed through the upheavals of the Second World War and survived to tell the tale. Here are some of their stories.

A contribution to the history of Australia, to the history of migrants and migration, and to the history of human rights, these two volumes put in the public domain a story whose full dimensions and complexity have never been described.

In the way it traces the lives of Dunera boys before, during and after internment, Dunera Lives: Profiles is narrative history in one of its most engaging and moving forms. - Raimond Gaita

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Dunera Lives: Profiles is celebrated for its engaging narrative style that vividly traces the lives of the "Dunera boys" before, during, and after their internment, presenting a moving form of narrative history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925835656

Publisher: Monash University Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Monash University Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • With Carol Bunyan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Carol Bunyan studied history at the Australian National University, and later was a public servant. She was born in Hay; this link led to her interest in researching the Dunera story. Her association with Ken Inglis began when they met at a Dunera anniversary function in 2011. Bill Gammage was a student, colleague and friend of Ken Inglis. He studied at the Australian National University, and taught Australian and Pacific history at the Australian National University and the universities of Papua New Guinea and Adelaide. Ken Inglis (1929–2017) was an Adjunct Professor at Monash University, and Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He was one of Australia’s most admired and warmly regarded historians. Volume 2 of Dunera Lives concludes the path-breaking project begun by Ken. It is a testimony to the enduring legacy of his work. Seumas Spark is an Adjunct Fellow in History at Monash University. He is a co-author of Dunera Lives: ProfilesΒ  and Dunera Lives: A Visual History, and co-editor ofΒ β€˜I Wonder’: The Life and Work of Ken Inglis and Shadowline: The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok. Jay Winter is Charles J. Stille Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University, and Honorary Professor at the Australian National University. He is a historian of the First World War.

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