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Sylvia Emmerton Sylvia Emmerton i(A88238 works by)
Born: Established: 1952 Garbutt, Vincent - Cranbrook - Thuringowa Central area, Townsville, Townsville area, Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: Aug 2005
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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BiographyHistory

Sylvia Emmerton worked as a primary teacher at Shalom Christian College, a school for Indigenous children in Thuringowa. When Emmerton found she had breast cancer, she began to develop her writing skills. In 2002, Emmerton entered her stories into Black Ink's inaugural national Indigenous writing and illustrating competition, which she won, and her story was developed into the publication My Mob, Going to the Beach

(q.v.).

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon My Mob, Going to the Beach Thuringowa : Black Ink Press , 2004 Z1186427 2004 single work picture book children's

'This is a nostalgic look at life in the 1950s as an Aboriginal family travel by foot to the beach.' (Books from My Backyard: Must-Read Books from Queensland, 21)
2002 Winner Black Ink Indigenous Writing and Illustrating Award
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