Thelma Weston
Thelma Weston was born on Murray Island (now Mer) in the Torres Strait in 1936. In 2017, Thelma was still working at Winnunga Nimmityjah Health Service, an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation in Canberra. A strong advocate for the Indigenous health sector, Thelma’s life-long career in health began at the age of seventeen. Having relocated to Brisbane from Murray Island with her family during World War 2, Thelma trained as a nurse at Brisbane General Hospital. After two years in Brisbane she joined the WRAAC and completed her nursing training. Thelma loved her time in the Army and said that what she loved it about it most was the comradeship among all ‘the girls’.
- Watch Thelma’s interview in Canberra;
- Return to the Canberra Yarn Up page.