Book with maroon cover, title, authors name and publisher's mark printed in gilt on spine. Dust jacket has a black and white photo of a children's hospital ward as background, with title and author's name printed in maroon on front and spineA touching story of the Melbourne Hospital for Sick Children (now the Royal Children's Hospital) [ca.1990] one of the most poignant books of Melbourne's early social historyroyal children's hospital (melbourne-vic)-anecdotes, paediatric nursing-victoria-history

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book is bound in dark green material, with title authors name and publishers mark print ed in gilt on spine. Dust jacket is black and gold in colour, with a coloured photo of newborn baby lying on adult hand on front cover. Title and author's name on front cover, also on spine with the addition of the publisher's mark. On the back cover is the RCH coat of armsnon-fictionAn insight into the origins and development of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Opening in 1870 with six rooms as "the Melbourne Free Hospital for Sick Children, it has grown into a major paediatric institution. As well as the hospitals history, the book provides insisight into the soacial and economic conditions in Victoria in the late 19th and early 20th centuryroyal children's hospital (melbourne), paediatrics-victoria-history

Illustrated book with dustjacket, book is bound in dark blue, with title and authors name printed in silver on spine. Dust jacket has a dark blue background with the title and author printed in white on the front. Also on the front is the RCH coat of arms printed in white.non-fictionHistory of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, from its foundation in 1870 until 1970royal children's hospital (melbourne), hospitals-victoria-history

Illustrated book. Multicolour front cover with title and authors name, as well as illustration (black and white photo) of a 'receiving" window, where fathers or other visitors could view a newborn. Nurse and man standing on one side and nurse holding a baby on the other. Title, authors name and publishers mark in white print on gold coloured spine. The back cover has a cream background with a summary of the book printed on it. There are also three photos of the hospitals three homes: St David's Church Hall, Mint Place and Lonsdale Stnon-fictionA history of the Queen Victoria hospital. In 1896 eleven female doctors led by Constance Stone opened the Victoria hospital for women and children. After three different city locations, it ceased to exist as a separate entity in 1987, when amalgamation saw it form part of the Monash Medical Centre in Claytonqueen victoria hospital (melbourne), queen victoria memorial hospital (melbourne), queen victoria medical centre(melbourne), monash medical centre, hospitals-victoria -history

Illustrated hard cover book with dustjacket. Book bound in dark blue canvas with title, authors name and publishers name in gold on spine. Dust jacket has dark blue background with the title and authors name on front and spine. Also on front cover is image of painting of a poppy by Des Norman. On the back cover there is an image of a 1947 hand coloured map of the Repatnon-fictionHistory of the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Melbourne from its creation, when it took over the 115th (Heidelberg) military Hospital in 1947 up to 1994repatriation general hospital (heidelberg-victoria), veterans hospitals

Illustrated hardcover book with dustjacket. Book has a maroon cover with abbreviated title, authors names and illustration of a nurse in gold print on spine. Dust jacket is pink with white panels at top and bottom. Title is printed in maroon and black ink on front top panel, and authors names printed in blue ink on bottom front panel. Four portrait sketches of various nurses in small white ovals appear on the pink area of both front and back covers. Abbreviated title and authors names are printed in black ink on spine, along with coloured illustration of nurse.non-fictionCommencing with the rudimentary nursing arrangements of the mid 19th century Victoria, this book examines the gradual introduction of new concepts of nursing the sick and revolutionary approaches to the organisation of the nascent profession.royal australian nursing federation-victorian branch-history, nursing education-victoria-history, nurses-victoria-history

Illustrated book. On front cover is a black and white photograph of the 1905 building c.1914, it shows the east side of the building with nurses on the balconies. Title in gold and white print on a blue rectangular background superimposed on this photo, as are the authors names in white print. On the spine in white print on a brown background are the abbreviated title, author's surname and publisher's name. On the back cover is a coloured photo of a group of nurses outside hospital entrance c.2004 on brown backgroundnon-fictionThis a comprehensive history of nursing at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital. It documents the transformation of nursing practice and education since the hospital's opening in 1893st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses, nursing, hospitals-victoria-history

Illustrated book with dark blue cover. Publisher's initials imprinted on front cover. Abbreviated title, one authors surname, one small five-pointed star and abbreviated publisher's name embossed in gold on spine. lfred Hospital Melbourne"non-fictionThis volume covers the history of nursing from the earliest times to [ca.1840]nursing-history, nurses

Paperback book blue front cover with full title, author and black and white photo of entrance to Baker institute (1974) plain white back cover, white spine with abbreviated title and author. Numerous black and white photos of people withinnon-fictionhistory of the first fifty years of the Baker Ibstitutebaker institute, medical research, alfred hospital, j.f.mckeddie, thomas baker, shaw family, university of melbourne, monash university, thomas e lowe

Paperback book with photos of the Alfred on front and back covers. Numerous balck and white photos withinnon-fictionBioraphies and photos of Alfred Hospital staff. Also includes history of the Alfred hospital nurse training, haemophilia care, heartlung transplants, trauma service, and involvement with the melbourne Gand Prixalfred hospital, ahnl, nurses, doctors, haemophilia, heart-lung transplants, trauma service, melbourne grand prix

Illustrated book with red cover, full title and authors surnames printed in white on front cover. Abbreviated title, edition, authors surnames and publisher's name printed in white on spinenon-fictionA history of nursing from the beginnings of civilization up to the 1960's. the book also highlights the viewpoint that nursing transcends national boundaries and national culture. Includes questions for study at the end of each chapternursing-history, nurses