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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
14
A wartime tale of a soldier who loses both hands in a bombing and, after trauma and withdrawal, finds recovery through occupational therapy. A medically detailed history traces therapy’s rise from ancient times to World War I and its revival in 1939, highlighting its role in rehabilitation and societal reintegration.
A Melbourne training school was recommended and six months later preliminary negotiations were underway. The Hawthorne Government and the Universities Commission granted financial assistance as part of a re establishment scheme for ex service personnel.
The Victorian Government funds an Occupational Therapy School led by Elizabeth Osborne of England. A two year program covers anatomy physiology psychology and medical symptomology. Thirty fully trained therapists yearly work in hospitals mental institutions rehabilitation centers and industrial units to aid Australia’s economy.
Editorial urges broad public focus on fire danger from bushfires and the value of farm and forest wealth. It cites Premier McLarty on precautionary methods paying dividends and praises Volunteer Fire Brigades while calling for farmer and public cooperation in reducing summer fire spread.
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