01441pam a2200277 a 4500 2030390 AU-EpEBC 20111017203610.0 000303s2000 xna b 001 0deng d 0731808916 ANL eng ANL NUN NEMB 266.022/GRI Griffiths, Max. Straight from the heart : tales of tragedy and triumph from the nurses of the Australian outback / Max Griffiths. East Roseville, N.S.W. : Kangaroo Press, 2000. xv, 312, [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; pbk ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [302]-306. This important contribution to the history of the Australian outback honours the nursing sisters who have battled personal and professional isolation to serve there during the twentieth century, and chronicles in particular the nursing services of the Australian Inland Mission, founded by Flynn of the Inland in 1912. The book contributes to a better understanding of the efforts made to provide Aboriginal people with medical and health care. Australian Inland Mission History. Nurses Australia History 20th century. Medical missionaries Australia 20th century biography. Nursing Australia History 20th century. Aboriginal Australians Medical care. ddc 10705 10705 0 0 ddc 0 0 266 Missions MAIN MAIN OS 2011-06-08 Donated by Leonard Smith, Principal, 2008- 15.00 0 266.022/GRI 10516 2015-08-26 00:00:00 1 50.00 2011-06-08 AM