Some introduction from John Launder: " ... I was involved with assisting refugees. I did visit Songkla a few
times, I was a short term volunteer at Phanat Nikhom Transit camp back
in 1984.
With a few friends I formed the Oakleigh Refugee Assistance Group in
1978 and we acted as a CRSS resettlement group and were active for about
10 years.
Along with another friend John McKenna (deceased) we formed a group in
1982 which became the Australian Section of the International Society
for Human Rights. ISHRA still operates, although I only play a minor
part now.
I was executive officer of the Victorian IndoChinese Communities Council
in 1990.
I will be paying probably my last visit to Vietbam, Cambodia and the
Thai Burma Border October this year.
I expect to take small ISHRA contributions to the Nha Trang Babies
Shelter, the Themy Orphanage in Phnom Penh, and to Dr Elisabetta on the
Thai Burma Border. All mentioned in my Blogs.
If you or any of friends would like to assist they may send Tax
Deductible donations to ISHRA PO Box 168 Thomastown 3074. 100% of
donations go to the projects.
Site 2 and other Camps - Thai Cambodian Border 1989-90
I have reproduced some photos taken by Brian Hurlock an Australian volunteer with the Catholic Office of Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR) from his time working to assist in the provision of humanitarian and education services to refugees from Cambodia and Vietnam in camps along the Thai - Cambodian Border in the period 1989-1990. They are produced with his permission. As with other photos from those times if there is a picture that refers to a particular individual who does not want it to be continued to be published on this site then please contact me John Launder through comments below or through email : bagsy41@gmail.com .
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| Don Bosco School - Site 8 - unloading machines Jun/Jul 1989 |
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| Don Bosco School, Sok Sann Camp Mar 1990 |
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| Automotive Workshop - Sok Sann School |
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| Class Room - Sok Sann |
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| Sok Sann Class - Thai Teacher |
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| Many war wounded Don Bosco Schools help to train |
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| Automotive workshop (note simple wooden leg) |
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| Bust of Don Bosco - Sanro Camp Site 2 1990 |
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| Brian teaching English - Sanro school Site 2 - mid 1990 |
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| 1 Khmer teacher, 2 'barang' teachers and students August 1990 - Ampil School Site 2 |
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Vietnamese students COERR Technical School - Ban Thad Camp 1989
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| Vietnamese students - COERR - Ban Thad 1989 |
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| Cambodian students COERR Art Class Site 2 1989 |
To the Market Sok Sann 1990
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| Women going to market Sok Sann Camp - March 1990 |
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| Women heading to the market - Sok Sann |
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| "Young traders??" Sanro Camp Mini Market Site 2 1990 |
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| Mini Market Sanro Camp Site 2 - 1990 |
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Proud young mom - Sanro 1990
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| Kids at Sanro market 1 |
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| More young "traders" - Sanro Camp |
Khmer People's Traditional Medicine Centre Site 2 1990
Picture 1 Brian with Vanna a healthy young ex-soldier who was afflicted by cerebral malaria 1i 1984
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| Acupuncture Treatment |
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Young ex-soldier blinded by grenade explosion
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| Above 4 photos of young people in Site 2 : suffering from the effects of 4 months in a Thai gaol Trat Province being 1990 treated as illegal immigrants |
Ancient Chinese Ceremony - Aranyaprathet Thailand 1989
Preparing old unclaimed bodies from unmarked grave sites
for traditional Buddhist Funeral
Dragon Dance
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| Parade of mythical characters |
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| Washing of the skulls |
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| "Giving" skull gold leaf (to take to the next world |
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| Some of the skulls after the washing ceremony |
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| "POW" in which bodies cremated |
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| The beginning of the cremation |
Saturday, October 10, 2015
