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Talking about Celia-- : community and family memories of Celia Smith / Jeanie Bell, in collaboration with Celia Smith's eldest son, Charles
Bib ID 1477496
Format BookBook
Author Bell, Jeanie
Description St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia : University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1997. 
xiv, 101 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
ISBN 0702228338 
Series UQP black Australian writers. 
Summary

Among the many things remembered about Celia Smith's life commitment to justice and compassion, are her lobbying for Gurindji land rights in the distant north-west; walking the community with bags of food and loose coins she would give to those in need; speaking in court for a young mother on manslaughter charges; running cardgames and dances and always caring for her family.

Subjects Smith, Celia, - 1912-1980.  |  Women, Kamilaroi - Biography.  |  Gurindji (Australian people) - Land tenure.  |  Gurindji (Australian people) - Civil rights.  |  Queensland - Biography.
Other Authors Smith, Charles, 1930-
Details Collect From
NL 305.89915092 S644B
Copy: NL copy (pbk)
Main Reading Room (Australian Collection)
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N 305.89915092 S644B
Copy: N copy (pbk)
Main Reading Room (Australian Collection)
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