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EPISODE · Feb 14, 2025 · 32 MIN

I was there: the Battle of Waterdale Road

from The Sound of Solidarity · host solidarity.net.au

John (Janusz) Ebel was a student at La Trobe University in 1970 and active in the movement against the Vietnam War. He burned his draft card, helped lock up a Liberal Minister, was shot at and took part in the Battle of Waterdale Road, when police ambushed and bashed student activists. Read more about the Vietnam War. Find out more about Solidarity.

John (Janusz) Ebel was a student at La Trobe University in 1970 and active in the movement against the Vietnam War. He burned his draft card, helped lock up a Liberal Minister, was shot at and took part in the Battle of Waterdale Road, when police ambushed and bashed student activists. Read more about the Vietnam War. Find out more about Solidarity.

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