BIOGRAPHY AUSTRALIANA
Her life journey from English manor to Northern Territory frontier. The story of Judy Opitz, born in England, who worked with WWII pilots in the ’40s, acted on stage in the ’50s, travelled to Australia in 1958, and who fell in love with the remoteness of the Kakadu region, where she and her husband ran the Cooinda Motel. At 84, Judy was awarded her doctorate from CDU.
viii, 264 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, ports. ; 24 cm. #290423/ 180124/141024 First Edition.
Opitz, Judy 1924- | Hotelkeepers — Northern Territory — Cooinda — Biography. | Immigrants — Northern Territory — Cooinda — Biography. | History – Biographies – Non-Indigenous – Autobiographies. | Economic sectors – Tourism. | Jim Jim Creek (Kakadu, NT SD53-01) | Kakadu / Alligator Rivers area (NT SD53-01, SD53-05)