Bill Harney’s War

AUST MILITARY
Adaptation of the radio documentary : Harney’s war, first produced in the 1950s by the late John Thompson.
59 p. : ill. ; 32 cm. First Edition. #100922
Harney, W. E. (William Edward), 1895-1962. | World War 1. Military operations by Australian military forces. Personal observations | World War, 1914-1918 — Personal narratives, Australian. | World War, 1914-1918 — Campaigns.
Faced with unemployment, on 6 September 1915 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. He trained in Egypt and served on the Western Front in 1916-18 as a signaller in the 9th Battalion. Discharged on 20 June 1919 in Queensland, he travelled west by train, then rode to the Northern Territory; he drove cattle, delivered mail by pack-horse and again worked as a boundary-rider. In 1921 he won £650 in a Melbourne Cup sweep. With the money, he took up land with Johno Keighran at Seven Emus Lagoon, near Borroloola. They made a meagre living by buying and selling cattle and mustering wild herds.