Today is the 71st anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. So I have decided to commemorate the day by posting about two women
REBIRTH (of a devastated country). Sketch of a Korean woman sowing seed. Poster requested by ROK to aid the civil assistance operations in devastated guerilla areas.
Having crossed checked various databases including the DVA’s Nominal Roll, the Australian War Memorial and the National Archives of Australia – alongside Rebecca Fleming’s wonderful
Just finished reading this book about Australia’s first war bride, Nobuko ‘Cherry’ Parker from Japan. Written in 1965 by Isabel Carter, it reflects very much
Next research phase of this project is to collate a visual page of the 65 women who served in Korea and Japan with either the
An interview with RAAF Nursing Sister, Gay Halstead The week before last I took a trip to Lakes Entrance in Victoria to meet with and
At the moment, one of the strands of this project I am concentrating on is the war brides – both Japanese and Korean…
I keep dreaming about various facets of this project and my ongoing research into the archives. I wake up thinking about possible creative outcomes. It
One of the things about undertaking a project of this magnitude is that you must be a little mad and a little clueless as to the scope of what ends up being a massive amount of research and exploring of institutional archives…
Sorrows and Songs doesn’t officially begin until June 25th 2021, however that does not mean that research has not yet begun! A week in Canberra,