Rees Jacqui (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine copy.

Secondhand, Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Clem LloydFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 530Senator Edward Millen, who conceived and nurtured Australia's repatriation system, described repatriation of returned service personnel as just as much 'an emanation of the heart' as a cause 'worthy of the last shilling'. It had been a concern to Australians since the Boer War, but it was not until 1918 that an entire government department (now the Department of Veterans' Affairs) came into being to address this concern. Drawing on a wealth of Departmental archives and other unpublished material, Clem Lloyd and Jacqui Rees have provided a frank account of an institution that, from soldier settlement schemes to Agent Orange, has responded to the needs of returned service people in a generous and open-hearted way. In a series of chronological and thematic chapters the authors explore the many functions and practices of 'Repat'-from hospitals to scholarships, training programmes to home loans-culminating in an examination of the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the 1980s. The book gives rare insights into successive ministers and prime ministers, senior administrators and front-line staff, returned service personnel and their families. In the course of its 75-year history, the activities of 'Repat' have touched the lives of almost everyone, yet, until now, the makers of policy and those who implemented it have been largely unknown and invisible. Taking in subjects such as Australia's relations with it's military allies, the relationship of the Department to other welfare policies, and the changing nature of Australian society since World War I, the book is a fascinating account of one of Australia's most enduring concerns. Secondhand, Paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Moderate edge wear to DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 476 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. B&W photographs throughout. 25 x 18 cm. 476 pp.

4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 476pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. In 1918 the Department of Veterans' Affairs came into being after Senator Edward Millen conceived of the idea of a repatriation system that would be 'worthy of the last shilling.'.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Australian Edition. 476 pages in very good condition. Illustrated. Bookplate on the ffep. Green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Tiny bit of wear on corners. Illustrated DJ with blue titles. Very light wear on corners and edges. VG+/VG+. Book.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended", Hard cover dust wrapper, 476pp, b&w plates. Light wear on dw/board edges; a very good copy. Drawing on a wealth of Departmenal archives and other unpublished material, this is a frank account of an institution that, from soldier settlement schemes to Agent ORange, has (apparently - editorial comment!) responded to the needs of returned service people in a generous and open-hearted way. In a series of chronological and thematic chapters, the authors explore the many functions and practices of 'Repat' - from hospitals to scholarships, training programmes to home loans - culminating in an examination of the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the 1980s.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book gives rare insights into successive ministers and prime ministers ,senior administrators and front-line staff, returned service personnel and their families. In the course of its 75- year history, the activities of ;Repat; have touched the lives of almost everyone, yet, until now, the makers of policy and those who implemented it have been largely unknown or invisible. **There is a private gift inscription inside the frontispiece.**. Signed by Author(s).