Don Farrands QC - Courage and Compassion: A Stretcher-bearers Journey from No-mans Land and Beyond

Note: There is nearly a universe of material written on World War I and other matters related to the events and issues dealt with in this book. In the course of my research for this book, I have found the following references particularly relevant.

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Bickerton, Ian, The Illusion of Victory: The True Costs of War, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Vic., 2011.

Blainey, Geoffrey, The Story of Australias People (The Rise and Rise of a New Australia), Penguin Random House, Australia, 2016.

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The mighty military brass band fanned itself across Ballarats generous Engineers Hall. The King of England regally watched on, suspended from a nail.

The hall was now a hive of hectic activity: cases opened to glistening instruments; odd warm-up notes hit walls; scales scarpered up and down; music parts bustled onto stands.

A batons tap brought silence. The 17th Rifle Brigade Brass Band, Ballarat readied itself. Young fit and strong Australians, with toughened hands from country work, and proud hearts from their musical heritage prepared for action.

The hall was off Ballarats grand Main Street. Other cousin buildings pressed against it. They too had come from 1850s Australian goldrush money.