TY - BOOK AU - Fulton,E.T.W. TI - No Turning Back: A memoir SN - 9781740762014 AV - DU740.76.F855 -- A3 2005eb U1 - 920.71 PY - 2005/// CY - Canberra PB - Pandanus Books KW - Australia New Guinea Administrative Unit KW - Fulton, E. T. W. -- (Edward Thomas Whyte) KW - Gold miners -- New Guinea (Territory) -- Biography KW - Gold mines and mining -- New Guinea (Territory) KW - Papua New Guinea -- History KW - Soldiers -- New Guinea (Territory) -- Biography KW - World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- 1 A Sydney boy -- 2 Off to the Pacific -- 3 Down and out in Hong Kong -- 4 Back where I began Sydney 1927 -- 5 Rabaul 1930 -- 6 Jack Thurston the Sepik and Number One Gold -- 7 My first recruiting trip Aitape Palai -- 8 Starlight -- 9 Parer's Air Transport opens up the Sepik -- 10 Another recruiting trip -- 11 War is declared -- 12 Signing up with the 6th Division -- 13 The 6th Division arrives in the Middle East -- 14 The first Australian action Bardia and Tobruk -- 15 The longest day of my life the Greek Campaign -- 16 Back in Palestine -- 17 From Egypt to Ceylon -- 18 Return to New Guinea with ANGAU -- 19 The Bulldog Track to Wau -- 20 Into the Highlands Wau to Bena Bena -- 21 A few days stroll in New Guinea's Central Plateau -- 22 Seeing without being seen rafting down the -- 23 The evacuation of German missionaries -- 24 Japanese ambush at Kambot -- 25 Correspondence with Father Schwab Editor's Note -- 26 Moving base as the Japanese encroach -- 27 The failure of Mosstroops -- 28 Persecution Task Force lands at Aitape working -- 29 116 days behind enemy lines in the -- 30 Interlude at Bougainville Bay -- 31 A wedding in Melbourne and a honeymoon in hospital -- 32 From soldier to civilian -- 33 Makurapau Plantation -- 34 Growing up in New Guinea -- 35 Ted's last visits -- Glossary -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Index N2 - Containing a unique account of Australia’s World War II engagement in the Pacific and illustrated by arresting photographs, this laconic memoir roves across the 20th century. A remarkable story of travel, adventure and heroism, Ted Fulton prospected for gold, became a patrol officer and served during World War II. Ultimately finding fulfilment in the rugged beauty of Papua New Guinea — of which he writes with moving insight — the recollections of Ted Fulton are a compelling tribute to the spirit of adventure UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=252248 ER -