Department of Health Library Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Milingimbi,
Description
Woman in medical whites with cap, is attempting an extraction of a tooth from an Aboriginal patient, seated. The room is basic corrugated iron with a shelf of bottle and other medical supplies in the background. Caption reads: "Sister Betty Knowles in the medical clinic at Milingimbi about 1949. The first clinic and the church were destroyed by enemy bombs. Extracting a tooth in pre-dentist era." Because of the location and context of this item within this collection, the date of this photograph is probably between about 1949-1955.,
Subject
Aboriginal Australians -- Dental care -- Northern Territory,