Life and Journeyings in Central Australia
$22.79
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2023
Summary
A Nurse’s Tale: Healing Hearts in the Outback During Wartime
This memoir recounts Nurse Jean Finlayson’s remarkable life as she ministered to the isolated communities of Central Australia, from Oonadatta to Alice Springs, during World War One. Experience her journey through the vast and unforgiving landscape, offering care and compassion to those in need. Finlayson’s close friendships with the Reverend John Flynn and Reverend Harland of Oonadatta are revealed, with photographs bring…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923024106 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923024108 |
| Author: | Jean Finlayson |
| Publisher: | ETT Imprint |
| Imprint: | ETT Imprint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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About The Author
Jean Finlayson
Jean Finlayson was a Presbyterian deaconess and nurse, trained in Melbourne, Victoria. She travelled to Oodnadatta in South Australia in 1914 to take up the position of nursing sister for the Australian Inland Mission. Once a replacement was found for her, she set out on the 520 k journey by buggy in August 1915. She aided Reverend John Flynn with his Australian Inland Mission.
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