Archival Resources Details
Interview with Faith Thomas, Aboriginal woman, cricketer and outback nurse (sound recording), interviewer: Ray Aitchison
- Title
- Interview with Faith Thomas, Aboriginal woman, cricketer and outback nurse (sound recording), interviewer: Ray Aitchison
- Repository
- National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Reference
- TRC 2030
- Date Range
- 22 March 1986
- Description
90 minutes. Thomas speaks about playing women's cricket in 1950s; her childhood in an Aboriginal children's home; becoming a nurse; racial prejudice she suffered; present situation of Aboriginals; the Adnyamathanha people; providing health services to Aboriginals in remote areas; playing cricket for Australia; playing hockey; her husband and son; and Aboriginal beliefs and customs.
- Formats
- Audio
- Access
- Open