“A pretty ordinary kind of bloke”
Athol Gordon Townley ~ 1905-1963 This article, by Lesley Greenwood [E.2.7a.3b.9c.1d] was first published in HAFS Journal Vol 16 No 1, May 2021. Athol Townley […]
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Vietnam War
HAFS Journal Vol 15 No 3 – May 2020 – From circus life to Vietnam
John (Jack) Hungerford [B.3a.4b.1c] has written of his Vietnam experiences previously in our Journals and in this issue adds two more accounts of his 1967-1968 Tour.
The St Leon family circus pioneered this form of entertainment in Australia, which research by HAFS President, Lesley Abrahams [H.4a.1b.1c.1d/E.6.5a.1b.1c.1d)], shows has Hungerford links.
Brett Harvey [E.1.1a.15b.1c.1d.1e=] picks up another strand in the HAFS tradition, the life of a particular person. In this case it is Dr Arndell Neil Lewis [E.6.10a.1b=], a Tasmanian and a “lawyer, geologist, politician, academic and author”.
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ANZAC Day 2020 – A Very Different Commemoration
ANZAC Day 2020 presents itself as a very different day of commemoration to what we are used to and expect. COVID-19 has seen to that!
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