In December 1945, four months after the end of the Second World War, two
soldiers meet on an aeroplane flying towards Port Hedland, located in north-west Western
Australia, the Pilbara district.
Frank Grey found the war a horrific experience and is deeply traumatised. He is
returning home, after an absence of five years, hoping to reunite with his wife, get his old
job back, and continue on with his life as it was before the war.
Patrick Gray is an Aboriginal. He also found the war horrific. However, for him,
serving in the A.I.F. was also a liberating experience. For the first time in his life he
received equal pay and conditions of white men. He found equality. He is hoping that
because he, and other Aborigines, served in the armed forces, the social conditions for
Aborigines will have improved in the 6 years he's been away.
They are both disappointed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/234046 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | McMahon, Peter, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Creative Communication |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Peter McMahon |
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