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Telling the Truth: Hermann David Black on WWII Censorship in Australia

Telling the Truth: Hermann David Black on WWII Censorship in Australia

Update: 2024-06-18
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In this episode, we listen to University of Sydney stalwart Hermann Black talk about his memories of censorship in Australian media during World War II, and how he ensured the public knew the truth. 

Interested to learn more? 


A brief history of Censorship in Australia during WWII: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/Media_ownership/1939-1949

A briefer history of censorship in WWII:
https://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/kids/sydney-education/loose-lips-sink-ships

What’s a roneo?
https://collection.maas.museum/object/11318

Visit the University of Sydney Archives:
https://usydarchives.recollectcms.com/

Listen to the full interview with Hermann:
https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/91681 

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Telling the Truth: Hermann David Black on WWII Censorship in Australia

Telling the Truth: Hermann David Black on WWII Censorship in Australia

University of Sydney School of Humanities