June Factor

About The Author

June Factor AM was a graduate of the University of Melbourne and the University of London and Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne, and an Honorary Associate, Museum Victoria. She was a well-known and highly respected folklorist, social historian and writer, with a special interest in children's folklore and language. Factor was the compiler of the much loved children's books Far Out, Brussel Sprout!, All Right, Vegemite!, Unreal, Banana Peel!, Real Keen, Baked Bean! and Roll Over, Pavlova!. Her social history, Captain Cook Chased a Chook: Children's Folklore in Australia, was awarded the United States Opie Prize.

Books by June Factor

Soldiers and Aliens

Men in the Australian Army's Employment Companies during World War II

By June Factor
Four thousand Australian soldiers in World War II who signed up for service were never to fire a weapon. Their work was essential for the war effort, but they were 'aliens' - non-British subjects - many born in other countries. Scholars and peasants, musicians and factory workers, communists and ...
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