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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-11 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004185b.htm person Burchill Dora Elizabeth OAM AACR2 4 January 1904 3 December 2003 Place of Birth Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Croydon, Victoria, Australia Nurse Author Elizabeth Burchill worked as a nurse in many diverse locations, including England, Canada, the USA, New Guinea and Thursday Island. She has written several books about her nursing experience, including Thursday Island Nurse and The Paths I've Trod. 1930 1932 Career position - Australian Inland Mission in Innamincka, South Australia 1937 1937 Career position - Member of Ambulance Unit from London at the Spanish Civil War 1938 1938 Career position - Grenfell Mission in Labrador, Canada 1940 1946 Military service - Served in the Middle East and Australia with the Australian Army Nursing Service, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) 1946 1946 Career position - Writer and broadcaster at 3SR in Shepparton, Victoria 1952 1956 Career position - Nursing work in Darwin 1958 1960 Career position - Nursing work in Thursday Island 1961 1963 Career position - Nursing work in New Guinea 1965 1967 Career position - Nursing work in England 1969 1971 Career position - Nursing work in the USA 1970 1970 Career position - Nursing work in Canada 1998 1998 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to nursing, particularly as an historian, author and philanthropist

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 'Burchill, Dora Elizabeth (Elizabeth)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burchill, Dora Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: A dedicated nurse who practised around the world Hudson, Susan A dedicated nurse who practised around the world Melbourne 2004 The Age Book: Innamincka Burchill, Elizabeth Innamincka Adelaide Rigby 1969 Book: New Guinea Nurse Burchill, Elizabeth New Guinea Nurse Adelaide Rigby 1967 Book: The Paths I've Trod Burchill, Elizabeth The Paths I've Trod Melbourne Spectrum Publications 1981 Book: Thursday Island Nurse Burchill, Elizabeth Thursday Island Nurse Adelaide Rigby 1972 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Papers of Dora Elizabeth Burchill State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana Papers of Dora Elizabeth Burchill D 5541 1931 - 1960 Innamincka by Dora Elizabeth Burchill, comprising drafts and correspondence relating to nursing and personal experiences at the Australian Inland Mission, Innamincka. Biographical cuttings on Elizabeth Burchill, writer National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Elizabeth Burchill, writer Cuttings Files BIOG