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Edna Newchurch Edna Newchurch i(A123035 works by)
Born: Established: Raukkan / Narrung, Meningie - Coorong area, South East South Australia, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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Edna Newchurch is an Elder living in the Adelaide area. She was born at Raukkan, then known as Point McLeay Mission, and grew up there. Her mother was Alison Rankine-Lovegrove and her father was Frank Lovegrove. Edna Newchurch was the first Aboriginal girl from Raukkan to go to High School. She chose a career in nursing, first in Hamilton in Victoria and then at Hampstead Road in Northfield in suburban Adelaide.

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