Gone Bush by Ellen Kettle

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minimal edgewear. Pages are sunned.

This book records life and conditions in the outback areas of the Northern Territory as seen through the eyes of a wandering nurse over the years between 1952 and 1963. Ellen Kettle MBE was a nurse and midwife who pioneered mobile health care in remote areas of the NT.

Much of the story is about Indigenous Australians: on cattle stations, settlements and missions and in Arnhem Land bush.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.