Delightful ocean views from Olive and Ed’s beachside apartment are far, far removed from the dry, dusty conditions of outback Brewarrina, an arid inland region still so familar to Outback pioneer nurse, Sister Marjorie Wilkinson Somerville.
Before the rolling waves of the Gold Coast, laughs and memories were in high demand as Marjorie and Sister Olive Crombie Smith, pioneer of the Queensland Blue Nurses, re-united again in January and February 2009 for a bit of chin wagging and get togethers.
Their stories unfolded over many hours and cups of tea, on what they had accomplished for community nursing, and their experiences are to be recorded in the upcoming sequel to Angels of Augustus, a draft book in its early stages.
written by Jackie D’Bras, ELK & ICE BOOKS
