The legacy of Douglas Grant : a notable Aborigine in war and peace : a historical biography
Ramsland, John, 1942-2019
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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.
Main title:
Author:
Ramsland, John, 1942-, author
Imprint:
Melbourne, VIC : Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd, [2019]©2019.
Collation:
369 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780987639080 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994.04B/GRA
Language:
English
Subject:
Grant, DouglasAustralia. Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- BiographyWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Aboriginal AustralianPrisoners of war -- BiographyNew South Wales -- History -- 20th centuryNew South Wales -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryBiographies
BRN:
514342