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Kringas, Damian

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Damian Kringas is a Sydney-based writer specialising in Australian history

Kata, Elizabeth as Author
Lenny Bruce's visit to Sydney 1962 as Author

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Kata, Elizabeth

Kata experienced internment in Japan, and discrimination after her return to Australia, after she married a Japanese musician just before World War II. Returning to Sydney, she became a successful novelist and scriptwriter.

Lenny Bruce's visit to Sydney 1962

Famous as a 'sick' comedian, Lenny Bruce's act proved too risque for Sydney in 1962, sparking media outrage and the attention of the police.