Pat Clift Pat Clift i(A23873 works by) (a.k.a. Patricia Elizabeth Studdy-Clift; Patricia Elizabeth Clift; Pat Studdy-Clift)
Born: Established: 1926 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Lady Bushranger : Truth, Mystery &​ Legend Grows : An Addendum to The lady Bushranger Pat Clift , Goonellabah : Pat Clift , 2011 6945881 2011 single work biography
1 y separately published work icon When Nuns Wore Soldiers' Trousers Pat Clift , Carlisle : Hesperian Press , 2009 7245848 2009 single work non-fiction

'This is a true story drawn mostly from Sr. Vinciana's diary, in which she captures her own and the other four Sisters' harrowing ascent through rugged jungle forests, skirting steep escarpments, clawing their way up mountains of rock, negotiating with antagonistic natives coupled with the constant ducking and weaving to avoid Japanese spotter planes.

Sr.Vinciana has now left this earthly life yet her written words have guided my pen as surely as if she was dictating to me.

Together with other archival sources this marathon flight to survival has been etched into the unheralded folk lore of The Divine Word Mission and rightly should stand besides the greatest women's achievements of the twentieth century.

Gird up your loins and trek with these Sisters as they make history in the wilds of Papua New Guinea.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 2 y separately published work icon The Lady Bushranger The Life of Elizabeth Jessie Hickman Pat Clift , Carlisle : Hesperian Press , 1996 6945767 1996 single work biography

'The story of the Lady Bushranger, Elizabeth Jessie Hickman, nee Martini, nee Hunt, has been hidden in the deep valleys of Wollemi but now the full account of her circus career, cattle duffing, escape from the police and final taming are told by Pat Studdy-Clift. This is a historic novel thoroughly researched and fully based on fact.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 Down to Earth (from Only Our Gloves On) Pat Clift , 1989 extract
— Appears in: On All Fronts : Australian Stories of World War II 1989; (p. 201-209)
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