Patsy Adam Smith had a long relationship with Legacy and has been present at different functions (such as 00752). She helped promote Legacy during Legacy Week as celebrity of the year in 1994. This photo was published in the Answer in August 1994. Among her popular books are 'Australian Women at War', 'Heart of Exile', 'Prisoners of War: From Gallipoli to Korea' and 'The Anzacs'.A record that celebrated Australians were invited to attend events at Legacy House and to be celebrity of the year to promote Legacy Week. Colour photo of author Patsy Adam-Smith and Legatee George Woodward at Legacy House.legatee event, function, answer, patsy adam smith, george woodward

372 p., black & white illustrationsnon-fictiongallipoli, world war 1

Harcover is bound in Green with white lettering. Dustjacket is intact, with laminated film lifting. Over 200 photographs have been collected in this record of Melbourne's past. They illustrate every aspect of life in Melbourne from the 1850s to World War I. Includes sections on Coles Book Arcade, Racing, the Streets and many others.non-fiction200 photographs collected in a memorial record of Melbourne's past. Illustrated with captions, the capture life in Melbourne from 1850's to the beginning of World War 1williamstown, photographs, railways, piers

xii, 180 p.; 27 cmnon-fictionHear the train blow : Patsy Adam-Smith's classic autobiography of growing up in the bushpatsy adam-smith

Hardback book with torn dust jacket. Dust jacket has colour illustrations of women wearing various clothing or uniforms associated with wartime.non-fictionAustralian women at war is a history of how women have responded to war, from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. ... Patsy Adam-Smith enlisted as a VAD and served in orthopaedic hospitals in northern Australia. She knew thr comradeship and the heartbreak of war, and has spoken to enlisted and civilian women: the AWAS, WAAAF, WRANS, VADs, the nursing services, the Red Cross and all the women who worked, laughed, worried and prayed while Australia was at war. (excerpts from inside dustjacket)australian nurses, patsy adam-smith, boer war, world war one, wwi, ww1, world war two, wwii, ww2, women in war

Hardback book with dust jacket. Dust jacket has colour illustrations of women wearing various clothing or uniforms associated with wartime.non-fictionAustralian women at war is a history of how women have responded to war, from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. ... Patsy Adam-Smith enlisted as a VAD and served in orthopaedic hospitals in northern Australia. She knew thr comradeship and the heartbreak of war, and has spoken to enlisted and civilian women: the AWAS, WAAAF, WRANS, VADs, the nursing services, the Red Cross and all the women who worked, laughed, worried and prayed while Australia was at war. (excerpts from inside dustjacket)australian nurses, patsy adam-smith, boer war, world war one, wwi, ww1, world war two, wwii, ww2, women in war

"Patsy Adam-Smith read nearly 8000/ diaries and letters before writing The ANZACS"Hardcover book with dustcover. Hardcover - cardboard, with dark brown colour buckram. Gold colour print on spine. Dustcover - paper, with mid brown and white print on front and spine on a dark brown colour background. Illustrated - front sepia and black colour copy of a recruitment poster with soldiers marching. Back - in colour copy of the "AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/ DISTINGUISHING COLOUR PATCHES" poster. 372 pages - cut, plain off white colour paper. Illustrated black ad white photographs. Handwritten inscription front end paper. Handwritten details - grey lead pencil "16.95/ - P"publications, books, military history, ww1, biographies

p.222.non-fictionAutobiography of Patsy Adam Smith whose family worked on the railways in various parts of Australia.autobiography - patsy adam smith, australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections.

Introduced in 1974, the Braille Book of the Year was created to both acknowledge excellence in writing as well as raise the profile of Braille books. In 1995, the award was won by 'Goodbye Girlie' by Patsy Adam Smith. The Bathurst Award for Narrator of the Year award went to Beverley Dunn for the audio version of the same. Presentations were made by Rose Blustein, Patsy Adam Smith and Beverley Dunn at the Malthouse theatre.8 colour photographs of the eventJ614/20 J615/8 J614/6 J615/18 J614/9 J614/5 J615/2 J614/4awards, association for the blind, patsy adam smith, beverley dunn, rose blustein, james condon, rebecca maxwell, book of the year

Article about reminisces of the Mitcham area just after World War I taken from the book 'Romances of the Victorian Railways' by author and historian Patsy Adam Smith.Article about reminisces around the Mitcham area just after World War I taken from the book 'Romances of the Victorian Railways' by author and historian Patsy Adam Smith.mitcham, railways, adam smith, patsy

From Title Page "Prisoners of War/ From Gallipoli to Korea".Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard. Red, black and white print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - black and white photographs. Front and spine - group of soldiers with guard. Back - group of nurses (Army and Civilian). 754 pages - cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated, black and white photographs.publication, books, military history, pow's, ww2

Book, mauve buckram hard cover, dust jacket with colour illustration. Covered in yellow cellophane, illustrated. 386 pages.books, military, history

211 p., illus.non-fictionA pictorial record of Melbourne's past from the 1850s to World War I.melbourne history, melbourne photographs

Index, ill (B/W plates), p.726.non-fictionIn 'Prisoners of War' dozens of interviews with former POWs are used to show the strength and courage of Australians taken prisoner in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. This book was written for those who know little of the experiences of these men and women; their courage, endurance and pain.australia - military history, australia - prisoners of war

Index, ill, p.386.non-fictionThis book records the achievements of our women for all time. It tells of bravery, self-sacrifice, endurance and devotion. When Patsy Adam-Smith wrote Australian Women at War in 1984, her aim was to tap into the memories of all the ‘brave, modest, forgotten women’ while they were still alive, in order to honour them. Now, for the first time, this iconic volume is republished for an entirely new generation of readers. This magnificent work is a history of how Australian women have responded to war – from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. Recording the achievements of our women for all time, it tells of their bravery, self-sacrifice, endurance and devotion. Australian Women at War is a tribute to Australian women. women - australia - social conditions, war - female participation

Index, ill, maps, p.372.non-fictionHistory of the Gallipoli campaignworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - australian involvement

Brown hardcover book with a brown dust jacket. Both the front cover and spine of the dust jacket show the title and a brown and white drawn image of lines of soldiers marching in uniform.non-fiction Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so fast there was no time for escape or burial. And when Gallipoli was over there was the misery of the European Campaign. Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best-seller about the First World War. These are the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men – and they strike to the heart. The Anzacs remains unrivalled as the classic account of Australia's involvement in the First World War. [Penguin Books]world war 1, ww1, wwi, world war one, australian and new zealand army corps, anzac, military campaigns, anzac day

Illustrated book. The front cover and spine have the same black and white photograph of six men walking ("the guards were old, the soldiers young. Bertie Giles is third from left) Front cover has full title in red and black print, authors name in white print. Spine has abbreviated title in red print, authors name in black and white print and publishers name in black print. Back cover has a black and white photograph of a group of women (Australian nurses, (civilian and army) after being held POW for almost three and a half years by the Japanese). Under this photograph is a summary of the book and information about the author.non-fictionThis book has not been written for ex-prisoners: they know the homesickness of exile, the tyranny of bondage; it was written for those people of today who know little of the experiences of these men and women, of their courage, endurance and pain. It has been written for the generations to come.prisoners of war-australia, world war 1914-1918-prisoners and prisons, world war 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons, korean war 1950-1953 - prisoners and prisons

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a purple cover with the title and author's name embossed in silver on the spine. The dust jacket has the title printed in silver within a decorative border. Authors name is printed in black above this. Also on the front cover and extending across the spine and back cover is a coloured illustration of non-fictionA history of how Australian women have responded to war, from 1900 when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath.world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, women and war-australia, women-australia-social conditions, women-employment-australia-history-20th centuary

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p.308.non-fictionFrom the back cover: "Patsy Adam-Smith has collected a rich host of humorous, historic, and tragic anecdotes from the navvies, guards, fettlers, gangers, station-masters, drivers, and other men and women of the Australian railways - men and women who, bringing character and life to the loneliness of the remote parts of Australia they opened up, were a vital part of our history."australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroads -- australia -- history.

Index, bib, ill,, plates, p.359.fictionAn historical novel which focuses on the seven Irish men who led a nationalist uprising in 1848 to achieve self-rule. The uprising failed and the gentlemen leaders had their sentences commuted to exile in Tasmania, Australia.convicts - tasmania, transportation - ireland

Brown hardcover book with a brown dust jacket. Both the front cover and spine of the dust jacket show the title and a brown and white drawn image of lines of soldiers marching in uniform.non-fiction Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so fast there was no time for escape or burial. And when Gallipoli was over there was the misery of the European Campaign. Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best-seller about the First World War. These are the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men – and they strike to the heart. The Anzacs remains unrivalled as the classic account of Australia's involvement in the First World War. [Penguin Books]world war 1, ww1, wwi, world war one, australian and new zealand army corps, anzac, military campaigns, anzac day

Black and white photocopy of a photograph, mounted on a piece of paper, of debutants at a ball. Names of those in photo are listed on the mount to the right of the photo.At foot of photo: "Debutantes at Stephens Church of Eng. Ball. Rutherglen. Oct. 5th 1945" Transcription of names to the right of the photo typed on a separate piece of paper.st stephens church, debutantes, balls, dances, patsy smith, dawn miles, lucie newton, thelma crampton, nancy hayes, maureen johnston, denise furze, barbara furze, aileen stanton, correll jackson, lucia hankinson, shirley simmonds, pat collins, june dinsdale, marie hankinson, mavis humphreys, melva sullivan, judith devers