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form y separately published work icon Boy Soldiers single work   film/TV   children's   young adult   war literature  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Boy Soldiers
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'In 1910 the Australian Government passed a law requiring all boys aged between 14 and 17 years of age to register for compulsory military training. Will Barnes is a 14-year-old conscientious objector who refuses to register. He is sentenced to three months training at Fort Queenscliff, where he meets a lot of opposition, but also wins his share of admirers for sticking to his beliefs.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive (http://www.australiantelevision.net/more_winners.html). Sighted: 10/11/2011

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      1990 .
      person or book cover
      Source: Screen cap from opening titles
      Extent: 48 min.p.
      Description: Colour
      Series: form y separately published work icon More Winners Australian Children's Television Foundation (publisher), Australia : Australian Children's Television Foundation , 1990 Z1561365 1990 series - publisher film/TV children's young adult Six-episode drama series intended for children/young adults, featuring fantasy, fun, mystery, historical drama, and suspense. (Source: National Film and Sound Archive website)
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