Guru Perintis Studi Indonesia Menerima Medali ‘Order of Australia’ (OAM).

Vernon Turner (going for the ball) playing for Glebe against Mosman at Jubilee Oval, Glebe in the mid-50s.

Vernon Turner (going for the ball) playing for Glebe against Mosman at Jubilee Oval, Glebe in the mid-50s. Source: A biography compiled by Harry J. Wark, GDHC Historian.

Pada Hari Australia 2020, Vernon Turner yang berusia 96 tahun dianugerahi Medali Order of Australia (AOM) karena jasanya yang luar biasa terhadap klub Hockey Glebe (Glebe Hockey Club) di Australia, tetapi dirinya juga memainkan peran penting dalam pendirian studi Indonesia di seklolah di Australia.


Vernon Turner teaching in the 1979s at St Marry ‘s High School in Sydney.
Vernon Turner teaching in the 1979s at St Marry ‘s High School in Sydney. Source: Supplied

Mengapa Vernon Turner tanpa pamrih berkomitmen  untuk melatih anak-anak serta menjadi mentor bagi para pemain hoki lainnya?  Apa peran penting yang dimainkannya sebagai guru dan penulis buku dalam mempromosikan studi Indonesia di sekolah-sekolah  di Australia?  Vernon Joseph Turner, istrinya Theresia dan putrinya, Dr Kathleen Turner berbicara tentang jasa Vernon sebagai pelatih, mentor, dan guru perintis.

https://glebehockey.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Vernon-Turners-Biography-14-Febuary-2019.pdf

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