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Written by Carol Fallows
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Saturday, 12 June 2004 |
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I have always had enormous admiration for the women from countries on the other side of the world, and from different cultures, who having fallen in love with an Aussie during a war, came to Australia, often knowing very little about this country.
The ‘war bride movements’ as a result of the two World Wars, the Korean and the Vietnam wars have had little recognition and had very little written about them. Most Aussies think of a war bride as an Australian woman who married an American GI.
When I began the research for Love & War. Stories of War Brides from the Great War to Vietnam in the year 2000, the newspapers and magazines of the times, together with the accounts from the women themselves, were the major sources for information.
This website is intended as a resource for those wanting to know more about war brides – about Australia at the time they arrived – and as a starting point for those who want to research a family history that includes a war bride. We've also included a forum and we hope that war brides and their families will use it to find out more.
We’d love your feedback, so please email us if you have any suggestions, thoughts or contributions you would like to make.
Good luck!
Carol Fallows
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 March 2008 )
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