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1 They Were Foremost Australian Soldiers: An Oral Account of Aboriginal and Thursday Island Soldiers Who Served In Malaya and Vietnam: 1957 to 1967 O. M. Carroll , 1992 single work oral history
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , vol. 16 no. 1992; (p. 99-105) Too Dark for the Light Horse : Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People in the Defence Forces : Resource Book : Memorial Box 03 1994; (p. 19-22)

'An oral account is presented relating to the nine Aboriginal and Thursday Island soldiers' that the author served with. They were good soldiers, two gave their lives for this country. One was awarded a posthumous Mentioned in Despatches. Finally, they were proud of their regiment and their regiment was proud of them.' (Source: Abstract)
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