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The following obituary appeared in The Toowoomba Chronicle on the 6th Dec 2015 OBITUARY: Dedicated Teacher loved bush RETIRED teacher David Pollack was described as an absolutely wonderful and caring man, an amazing twin, a devoted brother, a loving husband,…

Dear PNG Chalkies and other ex-servicemen who served in PNG, I am currently completing my book “Guarding the Periphery: the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951 – 1975”, which will be published in 2017 with Cambridge University Press. My…

The Chalkies: Educating an army for independence Darryl R Dymock Publication date: 1 September 2016 Former Chalkie, Darryl Dymock’s book, The Chalkies: Educating an army for independence, will be published on 1st September. The book draws on the recollections of…

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Dennis Armstrong Other Details: Masters Thesis, University of Queensland School of Psychology, presented in 1972. Available at Fryer Library, University of Queensland (Number: THE 4582) The group studied were National Servicemen Teachers who were sent to PNG to teach in…