The Royal Flying Doctor Service Of Australia: Its Origin, Growth And Development
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
In the vast, sun-scorched interior of Australia, where the nearest hospital could be hundreds of miles away, a pioneering institution took flight — and changed the fate of thousands living in the remote outback. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia: Its Origin, Growth and Development chronicles the remarkable story of one of the world's most unique medical organisations, tracing its humble beginnings through the visionary work of Reverend John Flynn and the extraordinary network of aerial medicine that grew from his dream. Written on behalf of Professor L. Macdonald Holmes and the Federal Council of the Service, this authoritative account presents a detailed and vivid picture of the logistical, humanitarian, and technological challenges that were overcome to bring healthcare to Australia's most isolated communities. Beyond its institutional history, this work stands as a testament to the Australian spirit of ingenuity and egalitarianism — the conviction that geography should not determine one's right to medical care. The narrative illustrates how wireless communication, aircraft, and sheer determination were woven together into a lifeline stretching across a continent, and it argues that the Service represents one of the most significant social achievements of twentieth-century Australia. A book that is as much about courage and compassion as it is about aviation and medicine, it leaves the reader wondering how many other frontiers of human endurance remain yet to be conquered.
Author: John Rihan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Federal Council
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
In the vast, sun-scorched interior of Australia, where the nearest hospital could be hundreds of miles away, a pioneering institution took flight — and changed the fate of thousands living in the remote outback. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia: Its Origin, Growth and Development chronicles the remarkable story of one of the world's most unique medical organisations, tracing its humble beginnings through the visionary work of Reverend John Flynn and the extraordinary network of aerial medicine that grew from his dream. Written on behalf of Professor L. Macdonald Holmes and the Federal Council of the Service, this authoritative account presents a detailed and vivid picture of the logistical, humanitarian, and technological challenges that were overcome to bring healthcare to Australia's most isolated communities. Beyond its institutional history, this work stands as a testament to the Australian spirit of ingenuity and egalitarianism — the conviction that geography should not determine one's right to medical care. The narrative illustrates how wireless communication, aircraft, and sheer determination were woven together into a lifeline stretching across a continent, and it argues that the Service represents one of the most significant social achievements of twentieth-century Australia. A book that is as much about courage and compassion as it is about aviation and medicine, it leaves the reader wondering how many other frontiers of human endurance remain yet to be conquered.