03531nam 2200661Ia 450 991044994510332120200520144314.01-74076-201-0(CKB)1000000000246012(EBL)252248(OCoLC)475965908(SSID)ssj0000211630(PQKBManifestationID)11184994(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211630(PQKBWorkID)10311313(PQKB)10556079(MiAaPQ)EBC252248(Au-PeEL)EBL252248(CaPaEBR)ebr10106705(OCoLC)84683531(EXLCZ)99100000000024601220050606d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNo turning back[electronic resource] a memoir /E.T.W. Fulton ; edited, with an introduction and afterword by Elizabeth Fulton ThurstonCanberra, A.C.T. Pandanus Booksc20051 online resource (338 p.)Sullivan's Creek series No turning back Includes index.1-74076-141-3 Contents; 1 A Sydney boy; 2 Off to the Pacific; 3 Down and out in Hong Kong; 4 Back where I began Sydney 1927; 5 Rabaul 1930; 6 Jack Thurston the Sepik and Number One Gold; 7 My first recruiting trip Aitape Palai; 8 Starlight; 9 Parer's Air Transport opens up the Sepik; 10 Another recruiting trip; 11 War is declared; 12 Signing up with the 6th Division; 13 The 6th Division arrives in the Middle East; 14 The first Australian action Bardia and Tobruk; 15 The longest day of my life the Greek Campaign; 16 Back in Palestine; 17 From Egypt to Ceylon; 18 Return to New Guinea with ANGAU19 The Bulldog Track to Wau20 Into the Highlands Wau to Bena Bena; 21 A few days stroll in New Guinea's Central Plateau; 22 Seeing without being seen rafting down the; 23 The evacuation of German missionaries; 24 Japanese ambush at Kambot; 25 Correspondence with Father Schwab Editor's Note; 26 Moving base as the Japanese encroach; 27 The failure of Mosstroops; 28 Persecution Task Force lands at Aitape working; 29 116 days behindContaining a unique account of Australia's World War II engagement in the Pacific and illustrated by arresting photographs, this laconic memoir roves across the 20th century. A remarkable story of travel, adventure and heroism, Ted Fulton prospected for gold, became a patrol officer and served during World War II. Ultimately finding fulfilment in the rugged beauty of Papua New Guinea — of which he writes with moving insight — the recollections of Ted Fulton are a compelling tribute to the spirit of adventure.Gold minersNew Guinea (Territory)BiographySoldiersNew Guinea (Territory)BiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Papua New GuineaGold mines and miningNew Guinea (Territory)Papua New GuineaHistoryElectronic books.Gold minersSoldiersWorld War, 1939-1945Gold mines and mining920.71940.5481994Fulton E. T. W(Edward Thomas Whyte)975395Thurston Elizabeth1948-975396MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449945103321No turning back2221120UNINA