| Title: |
Jo Faulkner
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Victoria. State Library. Special Collections. Australian Manuscripts Collection
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| Collection: |
Victorians at War - Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Jo grew up in Mackay, Queensland, and went to work at a young age. She put herself through night school while working to train in accountancy. Jo found work with various accounting firms before hearing about the Korean War and deciding to join the navy. She joined the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in Brisbane in 1951 and signed up for four years service. Jo trained in Victoria at Crib Point, Victoria, and was drafted to the Flinders Naval Depot on HMAS Cerberus until discharged at the end of the war.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Faulkner, Jo
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Accountant; Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Organizations discussed: |
Australia. Navy
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| Historical events discussed: |
Korean Conflict, 1950-1953
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Australia; Korea; Oceania; Victoria, Australia
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Australia; Australia. Navy; Australia--Armed Forces; Australia--History; Australia--Military policy; Korea; Korean Conflict, 1950-1953; Korean War, 1950-1953--Participation, Female; Oceania; Oral history; Victoria, Australia; Women soldiers--Australia
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0026762-28937
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