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Welcome to podcast number 37 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net
A very special podcast today as we have the honour of talking to a WW2 veteran and one of the last Coastwatchers, Jim Burrowes. Jim takes us through his experience as a Coastwatcher in the Pacific Campaign as we learn more about the Coast Watching organisation that had a significant impact on operations in that campaign.
This is Part 1 of a two part interview with Jim.
You can find the relevant links to this podcast on our facebook page. Jim’s blog can be found at www.thelastcoastwatcher.wordpress.com/
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Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 71- The Great Escape 80th anniversary and the Australian connections
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 70- National Archives of Australia- WWII digitisation project
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 69- The Australian Army Unrecovered War Casualties unit
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 68- The Kriegies- RAAF POW’s in WWII
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 67- RAAF Training in Ballarat- 1WAGS
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 66- Guns of Victoria
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 65- Vietnam Veterans Day - a veterans special journey
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 64-108 years later update- the diary of a WWI digger
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 63- Sandy the War Horse
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 62- Following the Twenty Second- The 22nd Battalion 1st AIF
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 61- An Australian living on Gallipoli
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 60- 108 Years Later- diary of an ANZAC
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 59- HMAS Castlemaine- Part Two
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 58- HMAS Castlemaine- Part One
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 57- Australia’s Secret Army Part 2
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 56- Australia’s Secret Army Part 1
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 55- The secret base at Park Orchards, Victoria
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 54- The search for HMAS Sydney II
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 53- Ballarat’s Arch of Victory and Avenue of Honour
Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 52- Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands
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