Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Ina's Story : The Memoir of a Torres Strait Islander Woman
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'Ina Titasey was born in 1927 and had a charmed early childhood on Naghir Island in the Torres Strait. She was surrounded by nature and colour and as she fished and gardened and played with her siblings and cousins. Her beloved mother and extended family were always close. In a matter of hours Ina and her twin sister, Cessa, find themselves at the Catholic convent on Thursday Island, all shades of grey, cement and steel. From that point they were 'trapped like the pigs' and always under the watchful eyes of the nuns.

Ina draws on her strong family ties, work ethic and cultural heritage to cope with her new environment, and later her mother's death, as well as the injustices wrought by the Department of Native Affairs. From quiet island girl to the singing grandma who travelled the world as one of the Mills Sisters, Ina's Story is an engaging, lyrical memoir with many surprises.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,: Catherine Titasey , 2011 .
      Extent: 148p.
      Description: illus., ports. (some col.)
      ISBN: 9780646567433 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Island Author Up For An Unexpected Reward Mark Roy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Torres News , 3 September no. 1031 2012; (p. 4)
Ina Shares Mills Sisters' Story Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 4 July no. 271 2012; (p. 9)
Ina's Story Brings Back Wonderful Memories Noeleen Williams , 2012 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Torres News , 23 May no. 1015 2012; (p. 8)
Memoir of A Living Treasure 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Torres News , 16 May no. 1014 2012; (p. 5)

— Review of Ina's Story : The Memoir of a Torres Strait Islander Woman Catherine Titasey , 2011 single work biography
Memoir of A Living Treasure 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Torres News , 16 May no. 1014 2012; (p. 5)

— Review of Ina's Story : The Memoir of a Torres Strait Islander Woman Catherine Titasey , 2011 single work biography
Ina's Story Brings Back Wonderful Memories Noeleen Williams , 2012 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Torres News , 23 May no. 1015 2012; (p. 8)
Ina Shares Mills Sisters' Story Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 4 July no. 271 2012; (p. 9)
Island Author Up For An Unexpected Reward Mark Roy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Torres News , 3 September no. 1031 2012; (p. 4)
Last amended 27 Aug 2012 11:48:29
Subjects:
  • Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
  • Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
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