Lottery winner
In the 1960s, there was a lottery that no one wanted to win. The lottery chose days of the year. As a 20-year-old, if you were born on that day, your prize was conscription into National Service. You might even be sent to fight in the Vietnam War.
Interviewed by Colin Shaw in April 2024 for Bunbury Oral History Group & State Library of WA.
Narrated by Sharon Kennedy
Image Jungle training Canungra, Qld [AWM HAL66012NC]