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Denis Kevans: Poet, Rowan Cahill
Denis Kevans: Poet, Rowan Cahill
Rowan Cahill
A brief account of the poetry of Australian social movement poet Denis Kevans (1939-2005).
Groomed For War, Rowan Cahill
Groomed For War, Rowan Cahill
Rowan Cahill
An account of Australia's preparations for war before 1914, with the focus on the system of compulsory military training for boys and youths introduced in 1911.
Mullen's Choices, Rowan Cahill
Mullen's Choices, Rowan Cahill
Rowan Cahill
Obituary/biographical note concerning Geoff Mullen (1947-2014), and his anti-conscription activities (1967-1972) in Australia during the Vietnam War.
The Battle Of Sydney, Rowan Cahill
The Battle Of Sydney, Rowan Cahill
Rowan Cahill
Account of the wartime strike by Australian troops in Sydney, 1916, in defence of their working conditions. This action involved thousands of soldiers, mutiny, and a march through the streets of Sydney culminating in violence and bloodshed. The strike tends to be either absent from, or misrepresented in, Australian martial histories.
Vietnam Reading, Rowan Cahill
Vietnam Reading, Rowan Cahill
Rowan Cahill
During Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, the author was prominent in the anti-war movement, and a conscientious objector to the system of compulsory military service in place at the time. In this article he accounts for the intellectual development which shaped his politics. The focus of the article is the reading he did during the 1960s.