Uncommon valour
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When the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence from Indonesia, chaos ensued, the militia intervened, and foreign diplomats and international journalists began to leave the country. Colonel Ken Brownrigg, the military attache in charge of the Australian mission compound, helped the UN's East Timor international force, to restore law and order.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
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Valour under fire
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Ron Cashman and Don Harris, two Australian servicemen share their experiences of saving their wounded fellow soldiers with courage and valour amidst the blazing fire in the Korean War. Cashman was awarded the Military Medal for rescuing Gargate and Ballard, his fellow servicemen.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2003
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The little nation that could
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The tiny country of East Timor has succeeded in beginning its path to nationhood with its election in 2001. Two years before the country was in turmoil, but now it needs to progress further.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
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