From 'The war years' liftout, part of the 'Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995' campaign. Article and photographs related to interview with Queensland nurses who served in WWII about their wartime experiences.Photocopy of article over two pieces of paper held together by sticky tape. Article has five columns and two photos of women who are identified as women who were nurses during WWII. There is also a small article and photo about a different matter.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, margaret hamilton, jessie ellen ridge, nell ridge, nell holmes, jessie ellen holmes, florence elizabeth syer, florence elizabeth trotter, flo trotter

Reprint of an article from 18 May 1943 [The Age] about the sinking of the Australian hospital ship Centaur off Stradbroke Island in Queensland. Photograph of Ellen Savage the only nurse to survive the sinking, article features information about the sinking and the courage displayed by Sister Savage.Newspaper clipping with column title, drawing of column author, article title, two columns of text and a photo embedded in one of the text columns.ellen savage, ahs centaur, australian hospital ship centaur, wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll

From the book cover; "Remember our World War 2 Nurses" - "The Service and Sacrifice of Bendigo Nurses in World War Two".Soft Cover Book 1. & 2. Cover - cardboard, red, black, white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front colour photograph of a group of Sisters on parade with tents in the background. Back cover - four black and white photographs. Three depicting portraits of nurses and photograph of injured soldiers disembarking from an aircraft. 150 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.publication, books, biographies, nurses, ww2, murray poustie

The M.V. Manunda is a ship owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company, that became a registered hospital ship in 1940, during World War 2. The Manunda serviced injured personnel in the Pacific and Middle East. This letter knife is highly significant to the Returned Nurses collection. Though there is a few recorded pieces of memorabilia from the M.V. Manunda, they are few and far between. This item could potentially draw attraction and attention to this collection. Silver, chrome-plated letter knife, with decorative kookaburra hilt handle. Due to age [and perhaps storage] the letter knife has turquoise and brown erosion, corrosion and rust spots, primarily upon the blade faces. One blade face includes a small, raised enamelled flag, with gilding around the flag boarder. The flag itself is white, with a blue cross and an eight-pointed red star in the centre, it is the logo of the Adelaide Steamship Company. On the same blade face as the flag, is the name of the vessel, 'M.V. Manunda'. On the opposing blade face is 'EP A1 NS', silver quality marking, and the maker's mark, 'Angus & Coote Lt.' Due to the metallic property of the letter knife, it often feels cool to the touch. Though this is true for the kookaburra hilt too, the kookaburra hilt has more texture and feels rough to the touch. 'EP A1 NS' (Silver quality marking) / 'Angus & Coote Lt.' (Markers mark) / 'M.V.MANUNDA' (Naval vessel identifier.) papua new guinea, middle east, pacific, aans, japan, world war ii, world war 2, world war two

Event photography, AANS boarding a ship. "Photographs of AANS boarding ship 1940/41 farewelled by Matron Grace Wilson Matron in Chief. 1 framed copy, 1 unframed copy. Nurses groups AANS WWII, Matron Grace Wilson." [Former catalogued description, entry P36]Unframed, printed sepia photograph on photo paper of 4 AANS boarding a ship, being fare-welled by Matron Grace Wilson Matron in Chief in 1940-41."Leaving Australia 1940-41, L to R, Miss Wilson, Matron-in-Chief, Ruth Meaney, Jean Headberry, Patricia Chomley, Claire Meinoge, Photo: Ruth Millear" [Handwritten in biro on the back of the photo]aans, ww2, world war two, world war ii, world war 2, matron grace wilson, ruth meaney, jean headberry, patricia chomley, claire meinoge

Article about Estelle Lee Archer a WWI nurse who at the time of the article was in a forgotten grave in the New Cheltenham Cemetary. The article details how her great niece Margaret Leyden is asking the Office of Australian War Graves to restore and maintain the grave of this significant war nurse. The article also contains some biographical details of Estelle Lee Archer's service in WWI.Full page newspaper clipping with two large black and white photographs and four columns of text. The largest photograph is of an older woman sitting in a cemetary holding an old portrait photograph of a woman in a nurses uniform. Ther is also an old photograph of a woman in a nurses uniform standing behind a chair.estelle lee archer, wwi, ww1, world war one, royal red cross 2nd class, grave, office of australian war graves, margaret leyden

Biographical article about the wartime romance of Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps nurse Alice Ross-King and Lieutenant Harry Moffitt. Their story is part of an Australian War Memorial (AWM) project [the transcription of letters and other ephemera by the public] and Robyn van Dyk from the AWM is quoted in this article.Newspaper clipping with a partial black and white photographe of two women walking and saluting. First page of clipping has five columns of text including the caption to the photograph. Second page of the newspaper clipping with partial large black and white photograph with three other small black and white photographs and one colour. This second page of the clipping has four columns of text.alice ross-king, harry moffitt, robyn van dyk, australian war memorial, love letter, wwi, world war one, ww1, awm, australian army women's medical services, florence nightingale medal

Article celebrating Mary Gibson from Nanneella who was a WWII nurse and was given a life membership to the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Association and her story is featured in the book 'Caped crusaders' written by Footscray City College year 9 students.Newspaper clipping with colour heading and photo of an elderly woman holding a book titled 'Caped crusaders' with two columns of text.world war two, wwll, ww2, army nurse, royal australian army nursing corps association, caped crusaders, mary gibson, footscray city college

General biographical, war and subsequent service article about A[nnie] M[oriah] Sage.Full newspaper page clipping with heading and article at the top and large colour advertisement underneath. Article has a black and white photograph of women in Army nurses uniforms. The article has six columns of text.annie moriah sage, wwii, world war two, ww2, florence nightingale medal, commander of the british empire (cbe), nurses memorial centre, matron-in-chief australian military forces

Illustrated book. Front cover has a painting by Cynthia Breusch depicting two female figures carrying a container hanging from a pole on their shoulders. Behind them is a barbwire topped fence. The book title is printed over this painting in red and white ink. The author's name is printed in white below the title, and the publisher's mark is printed in black above the title. The Spine is cream in colour, with abbreviated title printed in red, author's surname and publishers mark printed in black. The back cover has a cream background, with quotes from two nurses and a summary of the book overprinted in blacknon-fictionExperiences of Australian Army nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War twoworld war 1939-1945, australian army nurses, prisoners of war, military nursing, nurses

Article calls attention to the experience of Wilma Jones [Oram Young] as a Japanese POW on Sumatra Island during WWII in relation to the Council of Ex-Servicewomen's Associations who were trying to gather funds to make a documentary of stories and experiences such as this before they are lost.Newspaper clipping with four columns of text, headed by a large black and white photograph of an elderly woman sitting at a table looking at documents'THE HERALD / 9 AUG 1989' [Blue ink inbetween lines of headline]japan, sumatra island, wilma jones [oram young], council of ex-servicewomen's associations, elizabeth lucas, catie hewins, returned nurses' association, wwii, world war two, wwll, ww2

Images of Australian nurses about to embark for WWII February 1940. [As there is no digitisation of this magazine (The Australian Women's Weekly Pictorial) this photocopy of the clipping is important.][Publication not found in digitised format]Black and white photocopy of a magazine page featuring head shot photographs of women in nursing uniforms, their names captioned under each one. There are also handwritten annotations.'H88' [blue ink at the top on the right hand side] 'X THOSE WHO / WENT TO / ENGLAND / (IN ALL / 120 NURSES / ATTACHED TO / 2/2A.GH / SAILED TO / MIDDLE / EAST)' [blue ink on at the top right hand side] [10 captions under the photographs marked with a blue inked X]wwii, world war two, ww2, australian nurses

Images of Australian Army nurses in England in 1940Foolscap, black and white photocopy of multiple newspaper clippings. The clippings are photographs featuring groups of women [nurses] in uniforms with some captions present.'H88' [blue ink on the right hand side under title] '1940' [blue ink on the left hand side under title]australian army nursing service, aans, wwii, world war two, ww2

Article about Perditta Marjorie McCarthy's Army nursing career from 1941 until her retirement in 1972, the first female Brigadier in the Australian Army.Newspaper clipping with a headline, four columns of text and a black and white portrait photograph of a woman in Australian Army Nurses uniform.'WWII' [blue ink in the top right hand corner] 'Sunday Telegraph 25 Apr 1982' [blue ink across the lower border]wwii, world war two, ww2, perditta marjorie mccarthy, royal australian army nursing corps

Article about West Australian Army nurses in Tobruk who were evacuated on the hospital ship Vita and the release of 'A hospital at war' by Rupert Goodman, a book about the 2/4th Australian General Hospital from 1940-1945.Newspaper clipping of article with seven columns of text, two black and white photographs of older women looking at the camera.wwii, world war two, ww2, australian army nursing service, australian hospital ship vita, rupert goodman, victoria alexandra may hobbs, jean osborne hewson, b d isaac, o loftus, beryl elizabeth scott, molly clarke

Sepia photograph of soldiers and nurses on front and back cover. Portrait of the author, Bruce Ford on back cover also, Title on front cover and spine in black print on orange background. Authors name in white print on black background on front cover. Authors name in black print on spine. Donation sticker also on front cover. Contains numerous black and white illustrations.non-fictionA history of Caulfield General Medical Centre, including the No 11 Army General Hospital/Caulfield Rehabilitation Hospital and the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital adapting rehabilitation to changing conditions of two World Wars, polio outbreaks to care of the elderly and accident victims.australia army general hospital 11th, caulfield general medical centre - history, caulfield hospital - history, royal southern memorial hospital - history, world war 1914-1918 - medical care - victoria, world war 1939 -1945 - medical care - victoria, soldiers - rehabilitation - victoria, military hospitals - victoria - history, artificial limb factory, hospitals - rehabilitation services - australia

Illustrated book with light green cover. On the front cover, in addition to the title and author's name printed in dark grey and black ink, is a coloured photograph of the original Nurses Memorial Centre at 431 St Kilda Rd Melbourne. Title and authors name also printed on the spine. On the back cover are comments about the Centre by Vivian Statham (Bullwinkel) and Betty Jeffrey.non-fictionThis is a history of the Nurses Memorial Centre, including the fund-raising efforts of Vivian Bullwinkel and Betty Jeffrey who visited every hospital in Victoria with more than twenty beds, recounting their war time experiences. The nurses Memorial Centre is a living memorial to the heroism and sacrifice of the 76 Australian nurses who died during World War Two and to those who survived years in prisoner-of-war camps during that time.nurses memorial centre-history, nursing -victoria-history

Book has a red white and Malaya 1941, Nursing Sisters of cover, tile printed in white and author's name printed in black on front cover. On the front cover is a coloured black and white photograph "Malaya 1941, Nursing Sisters of 2/4 Clearing Station, 8 Division. Title and author's name also printed in white on spine. The back cover has a summary of the booknon-fictionn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses

Illustrated book with blue cover. Front cover has a coloured illustration by Vivian and Marjorie Mare of a nurse in uniform standing in front of a plane, the title is printed in blue and the author's name printed in white. Title and author's name are also printed in white on the spine. The back cover has a collage of black and white photographs of RAAF personnel including nurses. Limited edition of 1000 copies.non-fictionEstablished in July 1914, the Royal Australian Airforce Nursing Service (RAAFNS) personnel expanded from 45 in December 1940 to 616 in December 1945. Miss Margaret Irene Lang was appointed Matron-in -Chief and her staff's conditions in service were similar to those of the Australian Army Nursing Service. The nurses were originally attached to RAAF bases in Australia but later served in New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. With the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit (MAETU), established in 1944, nurses helped with aerial evacuation of casualties and were involved with the liberation of Prisoners of War from Singapore and other areas. The service was disbanded at the end of World War Two, but in 1948 a peace-time service was formed, and the RAAF nurses have served in the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. They continue to care for the sick and injured at RAAF hospitals. Includes honours, awards and the nominal roll of RAAFNS 1940-1952.royal australian air force nursing service-history, world war 1939-1945-medical care-australia, military nursing-australia, nurses, nursing

Illustrated book with light brown cover. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a nurse with a group of soldiers ( S.Avenell with amputees at Southall Hospital) Abbreviated title is printed above, and the authors name below this photograph in black ink. This is surround by a decorative border in black ink: two narrow lines and leaves at the corners. Abbreviated title and author's name also printed in black ink on spine. The back cover has a small black and white photo of a group of nurses (S.Olive Saloway with other nurses on board Orsovanon-fictionPersonal accounts of Australian Nurses abroad in World War 1world war 1914-1918 - medical care, military nursing-australia, australia-army-nurses, nurses

Illustrated book with red and black print on front and spine. Front cover also has a red, grey and white photograph of three nurses in uniform. Title and authors name on front and spine. Summary of book in black print on back covernon-fictionThe story of Australian nurses after the fall of Singapore in World War Twovivian bullwinkel, vyner brooke, australia army-nurses, world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses australia

Illustrated magazine. The front cover has a copy of a painting by Hilda Rix-Nicholas: Australian soldier of the Great War. The man is wearing a metal helmet and combat uniform. Title and list of contents are printed are printed in gold and red brown on front cover also. non-fictionThe Australian experience of war: the magazine contains other war related articles, the ones referring to nursing experiences are Florence Nightingale, Fanny Hines (died of pneumonia in the Boer War), Catherine Tully (awarded the 1914 Star with clasp) other World War One Experiences, Jessie Simmons (World War Two POW) Ann Mackinnon (served with the 2/6th Australian General Hospital), RAAF medevac nurses in Vietnam, nurses in Rwanda, and a review of the film Paradise Road.military nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, vietnam war, world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, rwanda, nurses, nursing

Illustrated book with red cover. The front cover has an outline of Queensland on which is printed an illustration of three women in the uniforms of the three military nursing services within a blue circle. Also on the front cover is the title printed in orange and authors name printed in black. Title in orange, author's surname and publishers mark in black are also printed on the spine. On the back cover in black print on a yellow rectangle the AANS pledge of service. Above this is an illustration of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge, and below is the badge of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps.non-fictionA history of the development and practice of military nursing by Queensland nurses from the Boer War to Vietnam. Includes casualty list and list of decorations awarded to Queensland nurses.royal australian army nursing corps-history, military nursing-queensland-history, nurses-queensland-history, medicine-military-history-australia

Newsletter contains a biographical article about Ethel Jessie Bowe and information about hospitalisation of Ellie MyersBi-folded A3 into A4 newsletter with two columns of text and a logo at the top of the front page.ethel jessie bowe, world war two, wwii, ww2, ellie myers