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Australia's emotional register of war tends to be measured by commemorations of military service in Australia's major overseas conflicts. But, hidden in plain sight, there exist a number of alternative memorials that expand the story of the impact of war by focussing on civilian experiences. This paper explores ways in which the narrative of 'service' and 'sacrifice' found in Australia's early war memorials - unusual for their commemoration of those who served as well as those who died - has been expanded in the post-Vietnam era to become a narrative of experience adopted by civilian commemorations of painful experiences. Western Australia's memorials to lived experiences of loss and trauma tells an alternative war history, including civilian internment; the importation of British war 'orphans' for the post-war nation-building effort; and the arrival of refugees from war-affected nations overseas.
Author(s): Atkinson-Phillips A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Studies in Western Australian History
Year: 2017
Issue: 32
Pages: 135-147
Print publication date: 30/04/2017
Online publication date: 30/04/2017
Acceptance date: 09/12/2016
ISSN (print): 0314-7525
Publisher: University of Western Australia, Department of History
URL: https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=828135165140500;res=IELAPA
