| Description |
xv, 286 pages, 12 unnumbered pages plates. : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The tomboy -- 2. The missionary nurse -- 3. Lieutenant Olive -- 4. Victory, fever and civvy street -- 5. Peace and romance -- 6. Steven -- 7. Alone again -- 8. The politician -- 9. Kapunda -- 10. Last chore? |
| Summary |
Queenslander Olive Weston was fifteen when she lied about her age and joined the American Army during World War II. Four years later, after working in many army hospitals and doing a stint in New Guinea, she was repatriated. Later married, her only child was disabled, and Olive set about improving conditions for the disabled |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Weston, Olive., 1926-
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Weston, Olive.
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War -- History -- Australia -- Biography.
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Nurses Australia Biogrpahy
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Military nursing -- Australia -- History -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
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Military nursing -- Australia -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Australia.
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Nurses -- Australia -- Biography.
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Armed Conflicts.
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Military Nursing -- history.
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Nurses.
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Warfare.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Genre/Form |
Military collection
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Biography.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| Author |
Wake, Nancy, 1912-2011.
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| LC no. |
2004401973 |
| ISBN |
0732275865 |
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