HAL G.P. COLEBATCH, 1949-2019: IN MEMORIAM
by Jeffry Babb I do not wish to write an obituary for Hal Colebatch. That has already been done. On this, the first anniversary of his passing, I will seek to place Colebatch in the context of his life and times. Hal was the son of Sir Hal Colebatch. Sir Hal was a renaissance man,…
THE RAG-TAG ELEMENTS THAT HELD OFF THE JAPANESE
THE BATTLES FOR KOKODA PLATEAU: Three Weeks of Hell Defending the Gateway to the Owen Stanleys by David W. Cameron Allen & Unwin, Melbourne Paperback: 432 pages Price: AUD$32.99 Reviewed by Jeffry Babb On July 21, 1942, a large Japanese reconnaissance force landed near Gona, on the northeast coast of Papua. The first objective, Cameron…
OUR IMMIGRATION RECORD, ACCORDING TO THE LEFT
Immigration Nation is a documentary series by writer/director Alec Morgan, made by Film Australia in conjunction with the ABC, that purports to be a history of Australia’s immigration policy. It is used as a resource to educate university students and new migrants about immigration to Australia. It is fatally flawed. To say that it is…