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'Set in the Australian outback in the early part of the 20th century, this novel tells of the life of a young woman struggling against her privileged background to become a nurse and to cope with the harsh life that the bush and World War I have inflicted upon her.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Noosaphile Nancy Puts Oar into Development Debate
1995
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 May 1995; (p. 10) -
A Saga in the National Tradition
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 23 March 1991; (p. 12)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel -
New Paperbacks
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 November 1990; (p. 77)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel -
Lives Beyond the Romance and Tyranny of Distance...
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 17-18 February 1990; (p. 5)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel ; Extremity of the Skies and Other Stories 1989 selected work short story ; Beyond the Dreaming 1989 single work novel -
Cultural Pillage as Historical Allegory
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 35)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel ; Beyond the Dreaming 1989 single work novel
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Lives and Times of Outback Pioneers
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 December 1989; (p. B4)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel -
True Love, Traumas and a Real Man for the Beach
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Herald , 29 December 1989; (p. 15)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel -
Challenges in the Heartbreaking Outback
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 February 1990; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel -
Cultural Pillage as Historical Allegory
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 35)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel ; Beyond the Dreaming 1989 single work novel -
Lives Beyond the Romance and Tyranny of Distance...
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 17-18 February 1990; (p. 5)
— Review of The Heart of the Continent 1989 single work novel ; Extremity of the Skies and Other Stories 1989 selected work short story ; Beyond the Dreaming 1989 single work novel -
Noosaphile Nancy Puts Oar into Development Debate
1995
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 May 1995; (p. 10) -
At the Heart of the Novelist, a Burning Passion
1990
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 April 1990; (p. 2)
Last amended 30 Apr 2020 10:36:10
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Marree, North East South Australia, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
- Birdsville, Birdsville - Boulia area, South West Queensland, Queensland,
- Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- Country towns,
- Bush,
Settings:
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
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