Jack of hearts: QX11594, Jackie Huggins & Ngaire Jarro
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- Biographies
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- History
- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Aboriginal Australian
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- Huggins, Jack
- Aboriginal Australian soldiers
- Biographies
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- Australia -- Armed Forces -- Aboriginal Australians
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Jack of hearts: QX11594, Jackie Huggins & Ngaire Jarro
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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non fiction
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Jack of hearts: QX11594
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Jackie Huggins & Ngaire Jarro
Summary
Born an only child in North Queensland, Jack Huggins had an idyllic childhood in Ayr, where his family somehow escaped the harsh Queensland government treatment of First Nations' peoples. His father was in the army in World War I and Jack followed in his footsteps into World War II. He was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and spent much of the war on the notorious Burma-Thailand railway.The narrative and personal reflections give insight into love, loss and the need to understand one man's journey, as seen through the eyes of his children seeking to learn more. It is an affectionate portrait and a moving account of courage in wartime which helps a reader understand the sacrifices made by our soldiers
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QX11594
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