Special Achievements

• Despite her handicap, she was a community worker and taught handicraft on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

Additional Information

• Community worker - Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Image - Stella Johnson (then Stella Dunn)

Stella Johnson (then Stella Dunn) as Miss Red Cross of Rudall in 1943

Image courtesy of Port Lincoln Times, Wednesday June 29 1983, page 6

Document - "Courage and a Smile Covered Severe Pain"

Article courtesy of Port Lincoln Times, Wednesday June 29 1983, page 6

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Image - Stella Johnson

Stella Johnson at work making lace. Stella said a lace d'oyley about 15 centimetres square took approximately 40 hours to make and was valued at about $80. Evidently lace making by hand is not the way to amass a fortune.

Image courtesy of Port Lincoln Times, Wednesday June 29 1983, page 6