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The legacy of Douglas Grant, a notable Aborigine in war and peace : a historical biography, John Ramsland

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The legacy of Douglas Grant, a notable Aborigine in war and peace : a historical biography, John Ramsland

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The legacy of Douglas Grant

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

John Ramsland

Sub title

a notable Aborigine in war and peace : a historical biography

Summary

Douglas was born to Indigenous parents and, as an infant, was the sole survivor of a cruel massacre in northern Queensland. As an adult, he was a charismatic speaker on Aboriginal rights, but spoke with a distinct Scottish burr. Why was this so? He was rescued by a kindly Scottish immigrant and brought up and well educated in the Scottish way in Sydney's leafy suburb of Annandale. Highly successful at school, he became a leading engineering draftsman at Mort's Dock Company in Balmain and, later, a woolclasser at "Belltrees" station near Scone in the Hunter Valley of NSW. With friends from "Belltrees", he joined the 1st AIF. His dangerous encounters on the Western Front and as a prisoner-of-war in Germany are pieced together by the author from many fragments. Douglas bravely faced unpleasant racism in post-war Australia, but never lost his keen sense of humour and scholary interests

Target audience

adult

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