Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, this series of dramatic works is based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac Centenary Grants program. This podcast was launched as part of the Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation project.
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A fictional tale of wartime derring-do! Based on true stories from the Australia Women's Army Service in World War II Brisbane.
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The young submariner is determined to pursue an honourable outcome. Terrified that the Allied forces won’t be in time to intercept this enemy submarine, Claire and Enid enlist some unexpected (and nefarious) help and make for Moreton Bay.By Elaine Acworth
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Episode 3: Like German tanks on goat tracks
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The girls of Barracks 6 close in on the submarine hiding in - or off Moreton Bay … there’s a mystery to its movements though and these young signallers become convinced of an imminent attack - though no-one else seems concerned.By Elaine Acworth
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Episode 2: A bloody exciting couple of days
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Claire is hot on the trail of both her Australian feller, and her ‘new boy’ submarine… and we learn the story of this young Japanese submariner - his famous brother and his grieving mother.By Elaine Acworth
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Claire, Enid, Stella and Annie lie to their friends and family. They’re signals operators in the Australian Women’s Army Service – but not regular ‘sparks’. These girls work for General Douglas MacArthur’s Central Bureau – the Inter-Aliied, Ultra secret Intelligence Organisation.By Elaine Acworth
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Episode 5: And we sat atop the dead for there was nowhere else…
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The Western Front fundamentally shaped these men and women and yet they never spoke of it. Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars …
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What do we take from a loss? When everything is taken from you? How do you move on? Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was fun…
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Events on the Western Front in 1917 determine a young child’s winter mornings in 1966. Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was …
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Fee-fie- fo-fum! Giant-killers come in all sizes and descriptions, in all centuries and in all fights. Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Fa…
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The secret things that come to light when someone dies. Elaine Acworth is a playwright and dramatist, she developed My Father's Wars as an episodic dramatic work based on her personal journey of discovering and reconciling the image of Bill Acworth – her father, and soldier of the two world wars. My Father's Wars was funded by the Queensland Anzac …
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