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Ted Egan AO, is an author, acclaimed singer/songwriter, and National Living Treasure of Australia. His interest in Australian history, and particularly
World War I, originated from the fact that his mother, Grace, had three brothers who served at Gallipoli. One brother, Jack Brennan, died of wounds received there as a stretcher-bearer. The other two brothers served out the entire war and returned to Australia, both with impaired health. From his mother, especially, Ted developed an anti-war stance, although this is balanced by a firm belief that Australia should at all times be able to defend itself effectively. He wrote his first Anzac song, ‘Song for Grace’, on the basis of the story his mother told him as a child. He subsequently produced
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Average rating: 3.88 · 49 ratings · 13 reviews · 18 distinct works
Outback Songman: My Life

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The Drover's Boy

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Sit-down Up North

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Due Inheritance: Reviving t...

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Justice All Their Own: The ...

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The Land Downunder

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Paperboy's war

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The Anzacs Songbook

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A Drop of Rough Ted

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The Anzacs: 100 Years on in...

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