by support | Dec 12, 2012 | News
Vice Admiral Russell Crane (AO, CSM, RAN), the recently retired Head of the Navy, launched Ray Parkin’s Odyssey onboard HMAS Warramunga on the 2nd of November. Some photos from the launch follow- clicking on a thumbnail will bring up a larger...
by support | Nov 5, 2012 | News
Professor Robin Gerster, who teaches at Monash University and has published extensively on Australian war literature, has written a review of “Ray Parkin’s Odyssey” for The Age newspaper. “His POW writings have a Homeric quality, not in the...
by support | Sep 27, 2012 | News
Ray Parkin’s Odyssey will be launched onboard HMAS Warramunga on 2 November, 2012 at Inner West Station Pier, Port Melbourne. The book will be launched by the recently-retired Head of the Navy, VADM Russell Crane, AO, CSM, RAN. The launch is by...
by support | Sep 24, 2012 | News
Pattie is speaking at Benalla Art Gallery on November 15 about Weary and Waller. Many would call these two men heroes and they would be right. Sadly, only one returned. Hec Waller was an RAN Captain, and Weary Dunlop, a Lieutenant Colonel, a doctor and POW. What are...
by support | Sep 7, 2012 | News
Ray Parkin’s Odyssey by Pattie Wright is the first full and comprehensive account of the life and wartime experiences of the late Ray Parkin. Illustrated by 100 paintings and sketches, and based on extensive interviews with Ray himself, as well as his letters, diaries...