| Description |
160 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Includes mention of a young Aboriginal girl visiting Smoky Bay and seeing the sea for the first time p. 35; tells of Aboriginal families attending a service where hymns were accompanied on gum leaves p. 55; states bush hospitals dispensed cough mixture to Aboriginal outpatients suffering from severe head colds, who despite careful warnings then downed the whole bottle in one sitting p. 67; tells of the Koonibba Hospital for Aborigines where the nurse dealt with polio, a diabetes outbreak, and epidemics of eye ulcers, pneumonic flu, gastro-enteritis, meningitis and whooping cough p. 73-74; mentions Penong Hospital being a first aid station for Aboriginal people camping nearby and being treated for wounds, burns and bites p. 77; speaks of health and spiritual encounters with Aboriginal people p. 101-103, 110, 114, 122, 124, 132; details the ministry to Aboriginal people p. 133-135; images 'Grace Hitchcox at Koonibba' and 'Koonibba Hospital' p. 73, 'A Dr. Roy Gibson house call' p. 100, 'Sydney James Cook, January 1941' p. 134, two pictures of Aboriginal people p. 135, maps of B.C.A. missions from 1935, 1939 and the 1980's p. 156-157 |
| Notes |
Cover subtitle: 60 years of the Bush Church Aid Society |
| Subject |
Anglican Church of Australia -- Missions.
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Bush Church Aid Society (Australia) -- History
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Aboriginal Australians -- Missions.
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Rural missions -- Australia.
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Missions, Medical -- Australia.
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| Author |
Anglican Information Office (Sydney, N.S.W.)
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| ISBN |
0908089929 |
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