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Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, Barry Sutton, 20.07.1972
Sister H. Ford is from the RDNS Moorabbin Centre and is visiting a patient to give her nursing care. She is standing with the lady on her veranda. Sister Ford is wearing her RDNS winter uniform coat which was made of blue/grey herringbone winter material. The coat has a collar and is buttoned at the front. The RDNS curved insignia attached to the top of the sleeve has a royal blue background edged in white and with the words "Royal District Nursing Service" written in white capital letters.The Trained nurses (Nurses) of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), later known as Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), visited patients in their home and gave best practice care in many fields of nursing, and to people of many cultures, throughout its 130 years of expansion. Initial visits not only assessed the specific nursing situation but the situation as a whole. Their patients ranged in age from babes, children, adults to the elderly and referrals were taken from Hospitals, General Practitioners and allied Health facilities. Some of the care the Trained nurses (Sisters) provided is as follows: – Post-Natal care given to mother and babe, Wound Care following various types of surgery, accidents, burns, cancer, leg ulcers etc. Supervising and teaching Diabetic Care, including teaching and supervising people with Diabetes to administer their own Insulin, and administering Insulin to those unable to give their own injections. Administering other injections and setting up weekly medication boxes. The Sisters performed Catheterizations on adults suffering from conditions such as Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and Guillan-Barre Syndrome, and when required at school on children for e.g. those with Spina Bifida. The Sisters visited those requiring Cystic Fibrosis support and care; those requiring Haemo-Oncology care, including visiting children at school; those requiring Home Enteral Feeding care, and those requiring IV therapy at home and home Dialysis. Palliative Care was given including pain relief with the use of syringe drivers, personal care as needed, and advice and support to both patient and family. The Sisters provided Stoma management to those needing Urostomy, Ileostomy and Colostomy care and those requiring Continence care. HIV/AIDS nursing care was provided; visits to Homeless Persons were made. Personal care was given to patients ranging in age and with varying mobility problems, such as those with MS, MND, Guillan-Barre Syndrome, Poliomyelitis, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Acquired Brain Injury, to those following a Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke), those with severe Arthritis and those with a form of Dementia. When necessary the elderly were assisted with personal care and advice given on safety factors with the use of hand rails, bath or shower seats, and hand showers. Rehabilitation with an aim towards independence remained at the forefront of the Sister’s minds and when possible using aids and instruction on safe techniques enabled the person to become fully independent. All care included giving advice and support to the patient and their Carers. The Sisters liaised with the persons Doctor, Hospital and allied Health personal when necessary.On the left of the black and white photograph is the upper frontal view of Sister H. Ford from the Royal District Nursing Service,(RDNS). She standing with a lady on her veranda. Sister Ford, who has her long dark hair drawn back is smiling at the client. She is wearing her grey uniform coat To her right is a partial back and side view of the lady, who has short dark curly hair and is wearing glasses. She is wearing a light coloured top and has a string of pearls around her neck. A tall wooden fence and flowering bushes are seen in the background.Photographer stamp. Quote No. KY 62royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns patient care, sister h. ford -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white:, 1952
This photograph depicts the style of MDNS uniform worn at that time, which was a grey cotton dress and red cardigan, over which was a woolen grey coat. The beret was of grey felt and had a red Maltese cross attached to the centre. Sister Wilson is about to enter her MDNS car, which was one of the early cars in the MDNS fleet, to drive to a patient to give nursing care.Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) has had various modes of transport over the last 130 plus years. At first, from 1885 as Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), their Trained nurses (Nurses) walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of central Melbourne. As the Society expanded public transport was used, and bicycles were bought by the Society in 1903 and used in inner areas until 1945. During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919, MDNS appealed for assistance to procure Motor vehicles so the Nurses could visit an influx of cases. Through trusts, grants and donations four 'Ford T Model' cars were procured which enabled the Nurses to triple their visits. Through constant use the cars were in such a poor state they were sold in 1927. A Motor Auxiliary was formed in 1929 to take Sisters to patients, and some Sisters used their own cars; even a motorcycle was used by one Sister in 1933. All these forms of transport were intermingled and in the early 1950s, and now as Melbourne District Nursing Service, seven Ford Prefect cars were bought followed by twelve Ford Anglia cars 1955. Having received Royal patronage; the now Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) had its own fleet of Holden vehicles by the mid 1960s and the Motor Auxiliary ceased operating in 1971 as by then all staff employed were required to have a driving licence. Seat-belts had been introduced to Victoria in 1959 and District fitted them to their cars from 1962, even though they did not become compulsory until 1970. The Holden vehicles were replaced with grey Holden Torana vehicles. After several years the fleet was changed to white Toyota Corolla vehicles. The Melways Directory of maps was introduced in 1966, which was a boon to the Sisters though it was a few years before it went beyond Seville, so a large paper map was used by the Sisters visiting patients in the areas passed Seville. By 2009 there were 598 cars in the fleet and the Sisters travelled 9 million 200,000 kilometres – this is equivalent to 12 trips to the moon and back. Black and white photograph of Sister Jill Wilson of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) about to enter her work car. Sister Wilson is wearing her winter uniform, with a light grey beret over her short dark curled hair, and a long light grey coat which has lapels. She is standing side on, and to the left of the partially seen small white car. She is smiling and looking at the camera. Her right arm is extended with her hand on the handle of the partially opened car door and she is holding a white bag and cloth in her left hand. At her feet is her dark coloured, square shaped, nursing case which has a leather strap around the middle and two light coloured clasps each end, as well as a thick hard handle on the top. She is standing on the road and to her left, on the grass, are two lamp posts; small bushes can be seen as well as two trees in the distance. Two dark coloured buildings, one with a hip roof and one a flat roof, can be seen behind the car. rdns, motor vehicle, nurse, uniform, melbourne district nursing society, mdns, rdns transport, royal district nursing service, sister jill wilson -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Portraits of elderly residents, 1970-1980s
1. A woman sits a wheelchair as she watches to the right of camera. Her hands are poised in the air, as she waits to clap them together. 2. A man sits on the edge of a hospital bed and looks to camera. 3. Seated woman holds her fingers as she moves them, possibly during a therapy session. 4. Near the window looking towards a large bush, a woman fiddles with her beaded necklace. 5. A man sits on the edge of his made up bed, with a small television, cassette player and cassettes stacked in his bedside table. A family portrait hangs on the wall. 6. Sunlight warms a woman talking to another whilst seated. 6 B/W photographs of nursing home residentsassociation for the blind, elanora home (brighton) -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Nethercourt Private Hospital, Union Road Surrey Hills in late 1930s
In 1935 Mrs Eliza tank transferred her private hospital 'Nethercourt' from Wilson Street to 219-223 Union Road. She has operated it at the Wilson Street address from 1916. The Union Road building had originally been Surrey College, a boarding school for boys built in 1889 by Rev Dr Darling. It was not the success hoped for. In 1905 it briefly became Milverton College for girls, after which it was used as a nursing home or small private hospital. By the 1960s it was known as 'Norwich Hospital' and later still 'St Jude's'. It closed as a hospital in 1983. The land at the front facing Union Road was sub-divided off and the building became a private home fronting Barton Street. As a private residence it was rendered and painted.Black and white photo of a double-storey brick building with a tower. There is a veranda between the tower and one of the wings of the building. This is enclosed at the upper level. On one side there is an external set of stairs and an out building. The building is approached by a circular driveway. There are mature bushes in front of the building.On copy photo in lead pencil: "? No & if missing"; "This is a copy"; "595"nethercourt hospital, milverton college, matron eliza tank, norwich private hospital, rev darling, st judes private hospital, hospitals, surrey college -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - Two postcards ivy-clad Lister House
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.B&W postcards of Lister House when it was Girton CollegeDonated by Miss M. Bush (former pupil of Girton College)ndsn, nursing, girton college -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Lions’ Club Caulfield
This file contains two items: 1/Minutes of Lions’ Club meeting (21/11/1988) district 201. Includes list of members, an overview of how the club was formed (25/04/1966 by joining Caulfield and Elsterrnwick), description of events, activities, donations and appeals, such as Westgate Bridge Appeal, Hobart Bush Fire Appeal, sponsored seeing eye dogs, hospital equipment donated, and health checks. Includes a cartoon on lions sausage sizzle and photocopy of four photographs (with handwritten notes) showing the presentation of cheques for Hobart Bush Fire (not dated), charter members (dated 1962), presentation of mobile first aid unit to St. John Ambulance Brigade (not dated) and photocopy of the interior. 2/Two pamphlets for the Lions’ Club (dated 08/1987 and on the other dated 11/1985).city of caulfield, lions’ international, lions’ club district 201, lions’ club caulfield, lions’ club elsternwick, meetings, nursing homes, spurway nursing home city of caulfield, daycare, fundraising events, charitable organisations, royal southern memorial hospital, associations organisation and societies, citizenship ceremonies, hospitals, hospital equipment, st. johns’ ambulance, city of caulfield, bethlehemn hospital, tudor court, john allison/monkhouse, lions’ youth exchange, ormond kindergarten, caulfield grammar school basketball teams, gladys machin elderly citizens, camdon court, mobile first aid unit caulfield division, rippon lea, murrumbeena, caulfield scouts, st. john ambulance brigade, spurway family, schwartz albert, lions’ club code of ethics, bendixsen morgens, knowles alan, braun emil, traine ravie lady, wurzel joseph, wheat john, arden fred, patron eric, knowles alan, wallace ken, vermay fred, donoghue clif, giles gordon, huggard gordon, martin ray, nixon geoff, shepes charles, smith pat, tesoriero dom, wilkin john (assume johrn incorrect), zimmet paul, patience geoff, same harvey, cornhill wal, davis john (assume jihn incorrect), fisher bert, hosking alan, macgowan ian, scumacher cubby, shepard ken, stephenson lyle -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Pamphlet, Funeral Service Valedictory, Albert James Aird (1913-1995), descendant of Ringwood pioneering Aird family
Two and a half page A4 bifold tribute from companions and members of the Melbourne Walking Club with a photograph of Albert on front in a bush setting and loose page insert of order of Service. During Albert's time in the Walking Club he blazed the trail of many cross country walks around Healesville, Mount Donna Buang, Mount Juliet, Mount Buller and the Jamieson River. He was cared for in Donwood Nursing home, Croydon, at the end of his life. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat College of Advanced Education: Scrapbook of newspaper cutting, Book 15; January 1985 to August 1985
Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 31 January 1985 to 22 August 1985. . Book with yellow cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, computing for engineers, $24000for course, new residential college for bcae, sandy blythe's will to succeed, aboriginal students at bcae, beer of distinction, geoffrey lowe wins award, karen bibby, jack barker, new chair of australian council of directore and principals of cae, peter pearson - teacher with class, education method observations, kenneth wullf, european wasp menace, fitness test for rowers, "zigger zagger" production, bcae to study ballarat volunteers, ballarat photographic project, world student games, sharon stewart, stephen moneghetti, ian anderson, r w richards obituary, miles coverdale to head apprenticeship group, dr murray gillan, women as engineers, ballarat asian links, tertiary fees, nursing's new era, three course in nursing, hospital-based training to end, bill hitchins, computer-swap to boost library, jacki straude's exhibition, louise tomlinson, aids seminar at bcae, statistic in map form, accommodation to double, bcae staff union branch, death of allan sonsee, naturalist, brett robinson, student union president, inustry-bcae research bid, engineering award winners, mark davies, grant mcghie, pamela dethridge, e j tippettretires, tribute to antarctic explorer, barry jones, civil engineering award, anthony sperber, bush will be surveyed, professor michael birt, elizabeth miles, national safety council trophy, technology and old gold mines, women in education still a 'privilege', ian moore - dean of education, mining firm's prizes, last intake of nursing students, ballarat base hospital, peter blizzard, selkirk sculpture, brick sculpture, keating's budget -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Brown, Beth, Tapestry of the Frontier, 1989
... Personal accounts of nursing in the bush and outback... Entrance gippsland Aboriginals Personal accounts of nursing ...Personal accounts of nursing in the bush and outback, with the Australian Inland Mission Frontier Services. Illustrated.aboriginals -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: BUSH DANCE AND MUSIC CLUB BENDIGO
President's Report dated 1999/2000-02-13. Details concerts, dances, Tour, Christmas Party and Balls. On the back is some information on The Mi-Cassa Singers who entertain the residents of Retirement Villages, Nursing Homes and Other Senior Citizens Groups.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance & music club, julie manypeney, jo white, kevin long, matthew long, don manypeney, wilhelmina iping, michael treacy, wayne blandford, gary clancy, peter ellis, tom & margaret dean, bethlehem, st laurence court, mirridong, queensland folkloric group and colonial dancers, shirley andrews, elma & allan gardner, ila & colin silk, skyla johnson, elka budge, olive dobbyn, helen bramley, trevor holt, neville simpson, olive mcqueen, kevin long, derrick gibson, harry wiegard, trevor & alys holt, kevin holt, emu creek bush band, weekly times, carolyn marrone, the senior citizens, castlemaine market, maldon fold festival, robert vaughan, dave de hugard, kangaroo flat lions club, greg rankin, noel rankin