About: Rosemary Opala

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Rosemary Opala (née Fielding) (1923–2008) was an Australian artist, writer and nurse, and is regarded for her work as a Queensland environmentalist, historian, social commentator and community activist. Opala's literary and artistic themes reflect her personal experiences and social outlook. Her work is noted for focusing on Queensland wildlife, nursing, womanhood, family life and social history.

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  • Rosemary Opala (née Fielding) (1923–2008) was an Australian artist, writer and nurse, and is regarded for her work as a Queensland environmentalist, historian, social commentator and community activist. Opala's literary and artistic themes reflect her personal experiences and social outlook. Her work is noted for focusing on Queensland wildlife, nursing, womanhood, family life and social history. Opala focused much of her nursing career on Peel Island's Lazaret (Leper colony or Leprosarium) caring for patients with Hansen's Disease (Leprosy). Through both her art and writing, Opala became a significant commentator on the Lazaret's history, its social stigma and the controversial treatment of its patients. (en)
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  • Rosemary Fielding (en)
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  • Nominated for Australian Living Treasure 2002 (en)
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  • January 1923 (en)
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  • Rosemary Fielding (en)
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  • Bundaberg, Queensland (en)
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  • Nursing, sketching, writing (en)
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  • Rosemary Opala (en)
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  • Australian (en)
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  • Marian Opala (en)
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  • Rosemary Opala (née Fielding) (1923–2008) was an Australian artist, writer and nurse, and is regarded for her work as a Queensland environmentalist, historian, social commentator and community activist. Opala's literary and artistic themes reflect her personal experiences and social outlook. Her work is noted for focusing on Queensland wildlife, nursing, womanhood, family life and social history. (en)
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  • Rosemary Opala (en)
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