Linda Wells
PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS
Awarded the Northern Territory Chief Minister's Award
for non-fiction 2024
Murri Watch:
The First 30 years
In late 2020 I was commissioned to research and write a book for Brisbane based Murri Watch – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation.
Murri Watch: the first 30 years was published in September 2021.
Testimonial
Dr Linda Wells was engaged to research, write and produce the Murri Watch Corporation 30 year history. Linda travelled to Brisbane and accommodated herself for several weeks. Her research in locating past members and leaders, searching the archives and Queensland library uncovered things that could have been easily forgotten. Literature, photos, people, press articles Linda ferreted out. Her research was impressive!
The end product was launched at the 30 Year celebration in 2021 via a video recording provided by Linda to a very large audience and copies were snapped up by most. I believe over 100 books were sold on the night.
An easy read with many photos from over the years. Linda Wells produced an accurate and engaging story book of the 30 year history of Murri Watch Corporation.
Des Rogers
Chairperson
Murri Watch
The tin can school of a remote Aboriginal community in outback Central Australia; the earthy, stoic people of the desert; a young, bold adventurous woman from the south set free amidst it all.
What could possibly go wrong? With humour and warmth, Linda Wells captures the joy, the wonder and the hardships of life as a schoolteacher at Mount Allan community. She then describes the complexities of a cross-cultural desert relationship, complete with the good times and the bad, including alcoholism, domestic violence and co-dependency. They are all brought to life in this brave and heartfelt memoir.
Kultitja: memoir of an outback schoolteacher is an honest and poetic account of a young woman from suburban Melbourne who went to see what she could find amid the desert and the desert people in the centre of Australia and came face to face with herself.
Hard and soft lessons of remote community school teacher - Alice Springs News
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Kultitja
Still a Town Like Alice is a special project of the Alice Springs Town Council. As well as relating the history, it provides an entertaining snapshot of life in the town between 1986 and 2008; following the council's first written history which covered the period to 1986.
Written by long term resident Linda Wells, the book is based on research and interviews with people from many walks of life in Alice Springs. It reflects Alice's connections to the rest of the world and also captures the unmistakable flavour that has made her a town of her own; a town like Alice.
WHISPERING IN THE RIVER REDS
A pop-up exhibition featuring the history and culture of Alice Springs, through words and images, commissioned by the Alice Springs Town Council, 2016.
FOOT FALCON GUIDED
WALKING TOURS
2005 - 2017
A 2 hour, 2 km stroll around town and into the Todd River with stops along the way. Aboriginal history, pioneering history, Indigenous and non Indigenous art, heritage sites and buildings, poetry and stories in the dry bed of the Todd River, entertaining tales, local characters. Small group tours. Plenty of time for questions and discussion.
REVIEWS FROM TRIP ADVISOR
A walk not to be missed.
Such a significant 2 hour walk in Alice Springs with Linda. Her knowledge of all things historical and cultural is amazing and spoken to create such interest in all local matters. I highly recommend this walk for locals and visitors alike.
Evenning00
Adelaide, Australia
Reviewed 11 July 2016
Foot Falcon Walking Tour - excellent
Thoroughly enjoyable tour. Highly recommended. Linda's knowledge and experience of the history and culture of Alice Springs made this tour the highlight of our visit to Alice Springs. Thank you Linda!
Kadaja A
Reviewed 2 July 2016
A Must Do Tour
I can't stress enough how wonderful this tour was in terms of getting a real feel for Alice Springs and its people. Linda is a passionate, well-informed guide who is obviously passionate about the history of the town and Aboriginal issues.
Rob
Adelaide, Australia
Reviewed 14 September 2015
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