NURSING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN INLAND MISSIONAT HALLS CREEK, W.A., 1946-48 by (Mrs) D. F. Andrew (formerly Sister Dulcie Peel) I was born at Geelong and lived with my parents, sister and two brothers at Inverleigh, about 20 miles west of Geelong, Victoria, until I was …
31 Jan 2012 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
R.M. Williams OUTBACK Magazine – ‘Health Matters’
HEALTH MATTERS. Courtesy R.M. Williams OUTBACK Magazine, Feb/March 2012. “Frontier Services has been operating around the outback for a century. With more than 700 staff, it works with people across 85 percent of the continent, in remote areas, with Aboriginal communities, on isolated properties and mining sites. It is the …
25 Jan 2012 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Holding it together in the Pilbara
Most people are lured to the Pilbara for the opportunity to work hard and earn big. Judy Knowling, however, was drawn to the remote North West in a very different way. Tiny-framed but enormously energetic, Judy came to the Pilbara nine years ago as a …
20 Jan 2012 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Rev Lindsay Faulkner; Felixstow, SA
Flying over northern South Australia towards Alice Springs in May 1956 was adventure enough. There were only a few passengers so one could look out both sides of the Douglas DC3 aircraft and see the dry but interesting landscape slowly pass by. I was 17, …
17 Jan 2012 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Grandparents’ generosity extends outback
There is no doubt about the generosity – or the adventurous spirit – of the grandparents living in West Gippsland. Drouin couple Jean and Graeme Thorpe spent 10 days helping out on a remote 68,000 acre property in Queensland late last year as volunteers with …