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Songs Of The Unsung Heroes. Stories And Verse Celebrating Australian Women And Their Work
This collection of stories and verse began with a writers' workshop, held in Barcaldine in 1999 as part of the Australian Workers Heritage Centre's Women in Australia’s Working History project.
The writing project grew into the very first “Spirit of the Outback" Writing Competition, culminating in 2001 with over 300 writers from across the nation sharing their stories about Australia’s working women.
The writing project grew into the very first “Spirit of the Outback" Writing Competition, culminating in 2001 with over 300 writers from across the nation sharing their stories about Australia’s working women.
115 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Barbara Ker Wilson
80 books8 followersBarbara Ker Wilson was born on 24 September 1929 in Sunderland, in the north of England. In 1964 she immigrated to Australia, living first in Adelaide, then Melbourne, then Sydney. She settled in Leura, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
As a child she used to accompany her father to a large publishing office in London, to deliver corrected proofs of his latest engineering textbook, and she knew then that she wanted to work in the world of writing and publishing.
Her first 'successful' work, written when she was eight, was a play based on the coronation of King George VI; it was performed at her primary school in England.
The Second World War influenced her greatly, particularly the experience of living through air raids in London. With the end of the war came her first experience of travelling abroad; afterwards, she traveled extensively in Europe and Asia.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1999).
As a child she used to accompany her father to a large publishing office in London, to deliver corrected proofs of his latest engineering textbook, and she knew then that she wanted to work in the world of writing and publishing.
Her first 'successful' work, written when she was eight, was a play based on the coronation of King George VI; it was performed at her primary school in England.
The Second World War influenced her greatly, particularly the experience of living through air raids in London. With the end of the war came her first experience of travelling abroad; afterwards, she traveled extensively in Europe and Asia.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1999).
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