| ISBN |
9781922643353 (paperback) |
| 1922643351 (paperback) |
| Author |
De Vries, Susanna (author) |
| Title |
Australia's most decorated woman : the story of Joice Loch / Susanna de Vries. |
| Portion of title |
Story of Joice Loch |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Tingalpa, Qld : Boolarong Press, [2022] |
| Description |
xviii, [5]-355 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"Previously published under the title Blue ribbons, bitter bread with publisher, Pirgos Press"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Joice Loch was an extraordinary Australian. She saved countless lives post World War 1 in Poland, Serbia and Greece. During World War 2 she worked under cover for Britain; saved the lives of refugees in Poland and Romania.This biography is a tribute to one of Australia's more heroic women who always spoke of her fondness for her birth place in Queensland. In 2006, the Loch Memorial Museum was opened in the tower by the sea in Ouranoupolis as a tribute to the Loch's humanitarian work. |
| Subjects |
Loch, Joice NanKivell, -- 1893-1982 |
| Women journalists |
| Women authors, Australian -- Biography |
| Women philanthropists |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue |
| Political refugees -- Greece |
| Political refugees -- Poland |
| Political refugees -- Soviet Union |
| Greece -- Foreign relations -- Turkey |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
De Vries, Susanna "Blue ribbons, bitter bread." |
| Call number |
2023.309 |
