Ordinary People Extraordinary Lives by Margaret Carroll

Ordinary People Extraordinary Lives

Inspiring stories from rural Australia

by Margaret Carroll

New Holland Publishers, 2001, [First Edition], ISBN 1864366850, black and white photographs, paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions (See photographs)

“Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives brings together stories of remarkable men and women form across rural Australia.  In these portraits we meet down-to-earth, dynamic people who are taking extraordinary steps to bring about positive change.  These people who are shaping our national heritage by quietly tackling some of eh big issues: reconciliation, out treatment of the natural environment, the city/country divide.  They include Jack Little, former ‘ringer’ turned Aboriginal health worker; Jill Jordan, whose energy and optimism have transformed a country town; John Thompson whose innovative farming methods have successfully challenged traditional agriculture; Margaret Carnegie-Smith, who helped to combat leprosy in the Top End; and many others.”