In 1967, South Woden Uniting Church started meeting in the house occupiedby the Bridge family at 10 Julius Street Pearce, with the Reverend Geoff Bridgeas Minister. The members believe that the church is the people, not a building, and that as a vital congregation, their Christian mission was and is to encourage, affirm, empower and support members to go out into the wider community (as individuals or groups), to infiltrate and insurrect, to form alliances, and to be the face and hands of God in the world.South Woden Uniting Church is a community which seeks to live out the Christian faith as a basis for the whole of life and to express compassion for all people and for God’s world. They have been a vital part of the Christian community in Canberra for 50 years.This book is a record of their commitment to mission and to their community internationally, nationally, locally and to those and their loved ones who make up the Congregation 

A Church With no Walls: A History of the South Woden Uniting Church 1967 - 2017

Biographies & Memoirs

Limbrick, Doug

Cope, John

Coates, Libby

Leaders & Notable People

Echo Books

A few days before Doug Limbrick is to run a marathon he receives a diagnosis of colorectal cancer. The large mass has been there for some time and must be removed at once. What a shock for a healthy, fit man who hasn't had a sick day from work in twenty years and has been a runner for thirty. In his memoir, the author shares what it is like to have major surgery that impacts him both physically and psychologically. Six months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiotherapy bring complications. Yet Doug returns to running during chemotherapy in an attempt to regain some fitness and distract himself from the side effects of weeks of continuous infusions. He runs while carrying a black box that delivers the chemotherapy drugs through a tube in his chest at predetermined intervals. Living through more surgery and complications from septicemia and pneumonia, he leaves the hospital after two months weighing 115 pounds (52 kilograms). The long process of rehabilitation begins, with the help of some very good friends. Doug raises some important questions. Why did he get cancer? Why did he survive? And what did he learn? The final chapter looks at life after cancer and the lessons Doug gleaned from his illness and recovery.

Running the Marathon with Cancer

Professionals & Academics

BalboaPressAU

This is the account of what took place on the Death Ships during the journey to the colonies... In 1851, the discovery of gold in Australia had a huge and almost immediate impact on the colonies, as many went to seek their fortune. Shiploads of gold seekers sailed in from the United Kingdom and from around the world. Melbourne was inundated and thus became the world's busiest port... In the colonies, industry and commerce came to a halt. The mills in Lancashire were forced to close due to a lack of Australian wool. And a desperate call was made to Britain for replacement labour... British authorities located suitable emigrants, but normal transport ships were no longer available. Many ships were engaged in making money transporting gold seekers to Australia, while others lay abandoned in Port Phillip following desertion by the crew. Out of Liverpool, the solution emerged. Six very large North American-built ships became accessible; Wanata, Beejapore, Marco Polo, Shackamaxon, Ticonderoga and Bourneuf. They were quickly commissioned and departed in 1852 with nearly 5000 passengers on board. This is the account of what took place on each vessel during the journey to the colonies... "A work of veritable integrity and valued history that needed to be recorded concisely and honestly. A great piece of work..." Richard, Indiebook Reviewer.

Death Ships

History

Australia & Oceania

Doug Limbrick

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