Donald William TateISRAEL NEEDS A BARAKCometh the hour; cometh the man, they say.Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
Donald William TateRANDOM THOUGHTS ON ‘HUCKLEBERRY FINN’Acclaimed as one of the greatest American novels, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn has attracted, deservedly, a multitude of critical comment…Oct 1, 2023Oct 1, 2023
Donald William TateCONVICTS — the core of Australian toughness!When the first English convicts came ashore in Sydney Cove on January 27th 1788, little did they know they were sowing the seeds of a…Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Donald William TateTRUST NSW POLICE? No thanks…Some years ago, a young aboriginal lad — T.J. Hickey — was killed in Redfern when pursued by NSW Police. Somehow he managed to get impaled…Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Donald William TateA SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ INCOMPETENCE IN VIETNAMOn just one occasion during my tour in Vietnam I left the bolt out of my rifle after cleaning it. It was poor soldiering, no doubt about…Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
Donald William Tate‘INEXCUSABLE, INEXPLICABLE, UNBELIEVABLE NEGLIGENCE’- The Australian Army in VietnamOn the 19th July 1969, I was one of eight men who were badly wounded in an assault against a Viet Cong bunker complex.May 9, 20231May 9, 20231
Donald William TateTHE ‘FRAGGING’ — AND A KANGAROO COURT?Australian infantry private, Peter Denzil Allen, was charged with murder during the Vietnam War.May 7, 2023May 7, 2023