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Cardwell and District Historical Society Inc. Cardwell and District Historical Society Inc. i(6311467 works by) (Organisation) assertion
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1 y separately published work icon In the Fog : the Story of One Man's War Jacqui Murray , Cardwell : Cardwell and District Historical Society Inc. , 2016 10250247 2016 single work biography

'This is the story of everyman Jack. It is the story of young men who go to war innocent and untried and return as different men.

'It is also the story of one man, Jack Bourke. A hero, a humble hero. An Australian who rose to the challenge of the increasingly faraway names carved on memorials and cenotaphs across the nation. Tobruk, El Alemein, Finschhafen, North Boreo. Everyman Jack who served his fellow man to the very best of any man’s ability.

'This is Jack’s story told with the help of the war diary he kept from 1940 to 1945.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Cyclone Yasi : Our Stories Cyclone Yasi, Our Stories: Stories From Communities in Far North Queensland Cardwell and District Historical Society Inc. , Queensland : 3E Innovative , 2012 6311541 2012 anthology

'Cyclone Yasi, a Category 5 Plus, with all its fury, blew into North Queensland, Australia on 2nd February, 2011 bringing 280/300 kph winds. It was the largest cyclone ever recorded in Australia and covered an area in Queensland from Cairns to Mackay and inland to Mount Isa.'

'Needless to say, for those who did not evacuate the target regions, Cyclone Yasi was terrifying, unrelenting in its brute strength, and devastating to the homes and properties in the affected areas. Nobody likes to talk about the illness and disease that follows an extreme natural disaster, or the emotional trauma that is left in its wake. But someone had to talk about it. The publication of this book gives a voice to all those affected.' (Source: Back cover)
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