Rawling, James Normington

 Person: id 3885
University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Rawling
Given name(s)
James Normington
Initials
J.N.
Gender
Male
Naming note
AKA J. Normington-Rawling
Education notes
1920-21 trained as a teacher - ADB entry, passed Arts III subjects in 1922 university calendar
Survived
Survived WWI
OCRd book entry or other narrative
B.A. : Sergeant, 35th Battn., A.I.F., England and France. Enlisting 14th August, 1916, and sailing 9th November, was kept in England for nine months on account of being under age (19), and then served at Warneton, Villers-Bretonneux, Hangard Wood, Morlancourt, Amiens, Bray, Curlu and until demobilisation. Early education at Newcastle High School.
Publications
In 1932-34 he edited World Survey, the magazine of the League Against Imperialism, and in 1934-39 War! What For? (later World Peace), the organ of the Australian Movement Against War and Fascism (later Australian League for Peace and Democracy) of which he was secretary. His pamphlet, Who Owns Australia? (1937), enjoyed four editions. The C.P.A. commissioned him to write The Story of the Australian People (1938-39), an unfinished series of booklets which sold for one shilling each. ALSO Charles Harpur, an Australian, (1962)
ADB Entry ID
11492
Basic Information needed
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Flag BoR OCR text
Yes
BOR Archives File
Yes
 
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