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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 In Our Own Right : Black Australian Nurses' Stories
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'Profiles 23 nurses from across Australia who talk of their lives and of covert and overt racism in society and in the profession historically, and even today.'
(Source: Koori Mail, 2 November 2005 p.9)

"This publication was initially funded by the Australian Government Office of the Status of Women (OSW) under the Women's Development Programme project grants 2003-2004. Our thanks go to Senator the Hon Kay Patternson for her generous support for the project. We are indebted to Caroline Oakley from OSW, for her invaluable support, guidance and great patience with theis publication, assisted by Carolyn Paisley-Dew. Jeannine Bevan was the Senior Adviser at the time with Kerry Flanagan heading the Office as First Assistant Secretary." 

(Source: Acknowledgement by Sally S. Goold OAM CATSIN, June 2005)

Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to Indigenous Australian nurses who have passed before

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:eContent Management , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sit Down You Mob and Listen, Queenie McKenzie , single work non-fiction (p. ix-x)
My Story : The Beginning, Childhood, Ambitions and Achievements, Sadie Canning , single work autobiography (p. 1-8)
A Vision for Our People, Marie Joan Winch , single work autobiography (p. 9-12)
A History of My Nursing, Jilpia Nappaljari Jones , single work autobiography (p. 13-22)
Beyond Expectations : From Nursing to Academia, Mary Ann Bin-Sallik , single work autobiography (p. 23-35)
Nursing : In My Heart and In My Blood, Ros Pierce , single work autobiography (p. 36-39)
Something That Helped Others, Faye Ryan , single work autobiography (p. 40-42)
A Focus on Men's Health, Shane Mohor , single work autobiography (p. 43-46)
Racism Often Came From Patients, Not Colleagues, Lowitja O'Donoghue , single work autobiography (p. 47-55)
Investigate Our Heritage, Janine Cox , single work autobiography (p. 56-57)
I Made It; I Am A Nurse!, Sharon Dennis , single work autobiography (p. 58-61)
Mum an Dad's Fighting Spirit Inspired Me, Karen Atkinson , single work autobiography (p. 62-65)
I Never Forgot My Dream, Barbara Browne , single work autobiography (p. 66-69)
The Power of Education, Roslyn Lockhart , single work autobiography (p. 70-73)
I Have Been a Nurse for 30 Years. I Love It!, Kerrie Doyle , single work autobiography (p. 74-77)
I Would Not Trade It for Quids, Vicki Bradford , single work autobiography (p. 78-81)
Keep Your Eye on the Prize, Sally Goold , single work autobiography (p. 82-92)
Why I Wish To Become a Nurse, Alecia McKeown , single work autobiography (p. 93-95)
A Sense of Understanding, Gary Torrens , single work autobiography (p. 96-97)
Determination to Succeed, Ellie Joan Gaffney , single work autobiography (p. 98-102)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      Routledge ,
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      Extent: 129p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 1, 2005
      ISBN: 9780975742228
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Routledge ,
      2015 .
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      Extent: 128p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17 July 2015.
      ISBN: 9780975742228

Works about this Work

Nurses Detail Their Stories 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 November no. 363 2005; (p. 9)
Nurses Detail Their Stories 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 November no. 363 2005; (p. 9)
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