which would leave Australia in 1915, and land at Gallipoli as infantry in May the same year. Both Harold and Arch survived Gallipoli, and Harold went on to fight with the newly formed Anzac mounted division in Egypt where he suffered a bullet wound ...
With Bougainville approaching a referendum on independence and the Pacific generally front and centre in the Australian political radar, these songs are a timely reminder of the complex Australian investment in this corner of the near neighbourhood. The album then turns to Afghanistan, with two songs...