An Outback Nurse - How a City Girl Became an Outback Nurse, Found Love and Had Her Life

Thea Hayes trained as a nurse in Sydney in 1959. A year later she was catapulted out of the safety of her city life into the unknown world of the Outback.

Thea knew nothing of the place she was soon to call home, Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory. The second largest property in the world under one management; it covered four million acres.

With nervous excitement, Thea accepted the job and flew to the Northern Territory where her life was about to change dramatically.

This is a story of growing up, falling up in love and finding your home.

About the author

Thea Hayes qualified as a nurse in Sydney in 1959. Her first posting was to a remote station in the Northern Territory called Wave Hill. She now lives in the Riverina. An Outback Nurse is her first book.

Summary

Thea Hayes trained as a nurse in Sydney in 1959. A year later she was catapulted out of the safety of her city life into the unknown world of the Outback.

Thea knew nothing of the place she was soon to call home, Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory. The second largest property in the world under one management; it covered four million acres.

With nervous excitement, Thea accepted the job and flew to the Northern Territory where her life was about to change dramatically.

This is a story of growing up, falling up in love and finding your home.

Foreword

The charming story of a young city nurse who found love in the outback.

Product details

• Authors: Thea Hayes
• Publisher: External catalogues_US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2015
• EAN: 9781760111328
• ISBN: 978-1-76011-132-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography: general, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients), Gender studies: women and girls