Advancing technology and falling costs have placed interstellar travel into the hands of the average citizen, and few can resist the allure of the power, wealth, glory, and countless wonders that can be found in the far flung systems of the Orion Arm. Amidst this cold war, the sinews of conflict are being flexed, and mighty armies prepared to ply their trade.ĭespite these rising tensions, more pilots take to the stars every day a growing new generation of freelancers, traders, explorers, and mercenaries, along with those of a more dangerous nature. This massive diaspora is riven by ideological conflict and base hatred greed and the lust for power vying with high-flung ideals and utopian dreams of a united future. 670, 41407, 41407, 22044925, Zelgrain Limited, Public House, VICTORY INN. Across the expanses of the Orion Arm, interstellar superpowers have risen and now grapple for control of humanity. Yet, as human civilization expanded into space, it brought with it the old prejudices of its birthplace. Warning: Some of these webpages may contain images of deceased Aboriginal people which may offend Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.Across a thousand new worlds, fledgling settlements grew into vast cities, and colonies turned into nations. LINC has researched some of the Islanders who served. The Orion Arm, also known as the Orion Region, is the name given to the extent of interstellar space currently. Mrs Gerrard would like to know any information from family members of the men, whose names include Everett, Maynard, Mansell and Brown. Private Brown died of his wounds three days after being shot at the Battle for Messines, hit by gas attacks. Private Marcus Blake Norman Brown from Cape Barren was one of 48 men from the Furneaux islands who enlisted. There was a substantial group who left the islands, Cape Barren and Flinders, it was the biggest journey of their life just to get to Hobart," Mrs Gerrard said.Īt least one died when meningitis killed more than two dozen during a Claremont training camp. For every fellow who's enlisted there is a different story. She said one motivation may have been equality - unlike in civilian life, pay was the same as non-Aborigines. Lieutenant Hearps died at Mouquet Farm at Pozieres after being hit in the neck by a shell. It is possible the first Aboriginal officer in Australia might have been Lieutenant Alfred Hearps who served in the 12th Battalion and fought at Gallipoli. These men served at Gallipoli, on the Western Front and died on the Somme. Researcher Andrea Gerrard has documented the history of 65 Aboriginal men who enlisted, despite the fact it was illegal until 1915. The sacrifices made by Tasmanian indigenous troops in World War I must not be forgotten.
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