364 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 23 cm. 5th edition #190722
Nankivell Loch, Joice, 1887-1982. | Women journalists — Australia — Biography. | Women authors — Australia — Biography. | World War, 1939-1945 — Jews — Rescue. | Women philanthropists — Australia — Biography. | Political refugees — Greece. | Political refugees — Poland. | Political refugees — Soviet Union. | Greece — Foreign relations — Turkey.
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Jocie Loch was an extraordinary Australian. She had the inspired courage that saved many hundreds of Jews and Poles in World War II, the compassion that made her a self-trained doctor to tens of thousands of refugees, the incredible gift that took her close to death in several theatres of war, and the dedication to truth and justice that shone forth in her own books and a lifetime of astonishing heroism. This classic biography of Joice Loch is a tribute to one of Australia’s most heroic woman, who always spoke with great fondness of Queensland as her birthplace. In 2006 a Loch Memorial Museum was opened in the tower by the sea in Ouranoupolis, a tribute to the Lochs and their humanitarian work. |