sentences:  Born at Belele Station, near Meekatharra, Western Australia in 1943, she was separated from her mother and family at the age of four and raised at Sister Kate's home in Queens Park, Western Australia.After leaving school, she joined the army as a full-time soldier and between 1961 and 1964 was a full-time member of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) based mostly in the eastern states.Following her army career she worked in various administrative positions around Australia and, in the early 1970s, started a long association with the Pilbara region, working mostly in Aboriginal Affairs with both urban and traditional people.