Sadie Miriam CANNING
Also known as: née Corner
Born: 11 April 1930
Died: 3 September 2008
Aboriginal or Torrest Stait Islander: Yes
Special Achievements:One of the first trained Aboriginal nurses and matrons in Western Australia, did not start qualifying until the 1950s.
1964 - Queens’ Birthday Honours- Awarded a Member of the British Empire (MBE), for her outstanding contribution and devoted service to nursing, improving facilities and indigenous healthcare in Western Australia.
1977 - Received a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, for her service to country nursing in Western Australia.
Additional Information:A Justice of the Peace.
Mother of Miriam Canning.
Resources
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Image - Sadie Canning
Sadie and Miriam Cannine
WMoA file
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References
School of Isolated and Distance Education WA. "Sadie Canning MBE". accessed 31 July 2020.
State Library of Western Australia. "Interview with Sadie Canning". accessed 31 July 2020.
Creative Spirits. "Order of Australia: Aboriginal winners". accessed 31 July 2020.
ABC News. "WA's first Indigenous nurse dies". accessed 31 July 2020.
