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Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Brochure, Northcote Methodist Circuit
The Methodist Home Missions was the department running the work of smaller churches and charitable institutions such as babies' homes, the Epworth Hospital, chaplaincies to hospitals and prisons, aged care homes, alcohol rehabilitation, local missions to depressed areas and the like. A minister was appointed each year by Conference, on deputation, to travel around Victoria to explain and encourage local congregations to support the work of the missions.Northcote Methodist Circuit: To Mr G Edwin Gray - A token of gratitude and goodwill from High St friends as he proceeds to Home Mission Work. August 1947. The paper has a small drawing of a church embedded in the hand written text.northcote methodist circuit, g edwin gray, methodist home mission -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Badge - Merit Badges, 3rd Class Physical Merit badge
Third Class tests were set for Pages 10 and 11 years old. Physical required Pages to: Know how to maintain a bicycle; know selected knots; pass 6 physical tests; Know 4 rules regarding personal care and hygene. [Methodist Church of Australasia Methodist Order of Knights Commanders' Handbook pg 22-23]Four round 3rd Class Physical merit badges. Green background with blue embroidery. New.methodist order of knights -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Springvale Road East Burwood
The Tally Ho Business Park was built on vacant land previously owned by the Methodist Church. The land was sold cheaply to the Church by Abel Hoadley, and the Tally Ho Boys Home was erected there. A change in the care of the boys meant that the land became vacant for a considerable time before buildings appeared. The Country Fire Authority, Vic Roads and World Vision are also located there.4 coloured photographs (a-d) taken at the intersection of Springvale Road & Burwood Hwy East Burwood. First stages of the Tally Ho Business Park in the background.tally ho business park, businesses -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
Post mortem, mountjoy038.tif
Post mortem? As a veterinary officer Stan Mountjoy became expert in the care and treatment of troop horses and his skill won him commendation from Army Command. The horse carcass, inside a perimeter fence suggests it died at a depot, not in combat. The rigors of the deserts often meant there were several hundred cases of sick horses and mules each week. post mortem, veterinary, horse, war, world war 1, ww1, soldiers, officers, light horse, vet -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, 1982
RDNS Home Health Aide, Dorothy Byrne, is visiting Mrs. Mann in her home and is assisting her with General care which enables her to remain there independently. Dorothy is wearing an RDNS light blue, with dark blue edging, apron over her RDNS Home Health Aide uniform of a royal blue dress with white piping on the collar and pockets. In 1980, a Home Health Aide ‘Pilot study’, funded by the Federal Government, the Brotherhood of St. Laurence and RDNS, with the program written and taught by RDNS Principal Nurse Educator. Pat (Paddy) Rowley was evaluated as successful. Following this Pilot study, Home Health Aides were employed by RDNS, and after instruction in the RDNS Education department, joined RDNS Centres and worked under the supervision of the RDNS Sisters. The Sister assessed each client, then introduced and supervised the Health Aide in the client procedure required. The Sister wrote out clear, concise procedural instructions on a work card which the Health Aid followed each visit. If the Health Aide noticed any change in the patient’s condition, this was reported immediately and the Sister visited. The Sister made routine visits to the patient for review at least monthly. On the left of the black and white photograph is the side on view of Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), Home Health Aide, Dorothy Byrne, brushing the long grey hair of Mrs. Gertrude Mann who is on Dorothy's right. Dorothy, who has short curly hair, is wearing a light coloured apron over her RDNS uniform; part of a white skivvie under her dark dress can be seen; she has her left hand on the top section of Mrs. Mann's head. Dorothy's right hand is holding a brush and is at the bottom section of Mrs. Mann's hair. Mrs Mann is wearing a white nightdress and is sitting on the left hand side of her bed with her face turned away from Dorothy.. Long,closed flower patterned curtains can be seen in the background.royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns home health aides, rdns patient care, rdns home health aide dorothy byrne, mrs gertrude mann -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Melbourne Legacy Widows' Club Cash Book
The cash book of the Melbourne Legacy Widows' Club from 1984 to 1994. Some of the income mentioned was fundraising at bowls events, the fete, raffles, and selling second hand stamps to stamp dealers. Gwen Gunn was the secretary or treasurer during some of this time and had cash book in her care. It was sent to Melbourne Legacy by Gwen's granddaughter Danni Moore in 2020.A record of the business practices for formal meetings in the 1980s and that Widows' Clubs provided a valuable purpose of meeting for the widows. Cash book with red bound cover around lined pages.Cover says 'Invicta Series 80 Account Book / Cash book'.widows, widows club, fundraising -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Georgia Dimitroulis, 2009
Colour photograph, mountedI enjoy my school being in Ripponlea because lots of people are caring. Ripponlea has very pretty houses too. Ripponlea also has really green parks which are really good to play in. Ripponlea is a great community to be in because nobody gets left out. By Georgia Dimitroulisbusinesses, glen eira road, ripponlea, ripponlea state school -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Fork, Blubber Fork, n.d
Part of collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland. Whaling industryWhaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, 2 prongs, short section of handle riveted into handle sleeve. The blubber fork was used to transfer sliced pieces of blubber, called "bible leaves", into the try pots for rendering or boiling it into oil. Bible leaves were thrown into the trypots with a blubber fork or blubber pike and heated until the whale oil tried out from them, much like the grease coming from bacon as it cooks. Care had to be taken not to burn the oil, but to be certain that all oil was extracted from the bible leaves.kurtze museum, whaling, blubber fork, maritime -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CONFRONTING AGEISM
Book titled Confronting Ageism - Towards a Society for all Ages. By Delys Sargeant, Chair, National Coordinating Committee (United Nations International Year of Older Persons) Australian Coalition 1999. La Trobe University, Bendigo. The Sixth Sir John Quick Bendigo Lecture 14 October 1999. Book has a purple tone front cover with an older lady and a young man with a skateboard walking along a path. The book mentions the attitudes to aging from various members of the community including health care workers, nurses and nursing teachers and doctors.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - confronting ageism - towards a society for all ages, delys sargeant, united nations international year of older persons, la trobe university, the sixth sir john quick bendigo lecture, kofi annan, institute of family studies, ageism & nursing practice in australia, john stevens, jan herbert, valerie braithwaite, robert lynd-stevenson, derek pigrak, paul coulthard, d g le couteur, a s bansal, d a price, university of queensland, victor minichiello, colette browning, rosalie aroni, loris alexander, deidre ones, prentice hall, beissner, luscz, palmore, chris phillipson, alan walker, john stevens, jan herbert, royal college of nursing, bradley fisher, constance peterson, lindsay gething, university of melbourne, social biology resources centre now the centre for social health, allen & unwin, john sargeant -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
An Alex Taylor & Co 'Southern' tennis racquet with concave composite throat, an octagonal handle with fine grooves and trace remains of grip tape. String whipping around shoulders. Has a leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name and illustration of tennis player printed across throat on reverse. Manufacturer name and shield design printed across throat on obverse. On butt cloth are printed manufacturer name and shield design, and care instructions (not complete). Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Inktennis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "MOTEA Secretary's Newsletter", Jul. 1992
1397 - Newsletter - A4 sheet, photocopied, printed both sides on yellow paper, titled "MOTEA Secretary's Newsletter", for July 1992. Issued by Lou DiGregorio, dated July 1992. Discusses the method of consultation with workers, "Team Meetings in Messrooms", and that union was not happy with the concept, noted that the concept had not been satisfactory from the union view point in NSW. 1397.1 - ditto, issued April 1992, discusses child care, vacancies for conductors, recent industrial issues in Newcastle, stop work mass meeting in Melbourne for all public transport unions.trams, tramways, unions, personnel, conductors -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Colour photograph of Nesta Drew and her former teacher
Mrs Nesta Drew is a longtime resident of Tawonga having operated a dairy farm with her family on the Kiewa Valley Highway in Tawonga. She grew up in the area and attending local schools and raised her own family there, until selling up the family home and moving into an aged care facility in recent years. Some of her family still reside in the local area. Mrs Drew is a well known community figure in the Tawonga area with links to many social and family groups. She has a very strong historical connection to Tawonga and has been a reliable source of anecdotal local historical knowledge. Colour photograph of Mrs Nesta Drew visiting her former teacher Miss Edna Jenkins. Explanation of photograph handwritten on the back by Mrs Drew (see photograph above) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Neil, Don
Don Neil sold his shoe business to care for properties and be involved in local Eltham politics as a Councillor. Contents Newspaper article: "Farmer Don: success with social conscience", The Valley Voice, 2 May 1979. Background of Don Neil. Newspaper article: "And the building begins...", The Valley Voice, 2 May 1979. Alistair Knox outlines the establishment of Dunmoochin Artists'Society.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcdon neil, to neil, eltham shire council, shoe manufacturing, green wedge, alistair knox, dunmoochin artists' society, cilfton pugh, myra skipper, joe hannan, cottrle's bridge, belot family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Greenhills and North Greensborough Progress Association, Community News: official journal of the Greenhills and Nth. Greensborough Progress Association and the Apollo Parkways Progress Association. 5th July 1976. Edition No. 6/76, 05/07/1976
This edition includes a report on the The Apollo Parkways Progress Association's June1976 meeting, Great Greenhills happening, A foreigner in Melbourne, Lonely people, Feeling -- Belonging -- Sharing, Nerve deafness, Family Day Care, From the Council Chamber, Cameo of Graeme Davies, Lost in Lerderderg Gorge, This and that, Meet the natives, Plenty Valley Squash Club, School and Kinder news, Scout and Guide news.Newsletter, 27 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Accessory - Cufflinks, mid 20th Century
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.Inchcape Shipping Services traces its origins back to 1847, when two Scottish merchants from Campbeltown, William Mackinnon and Robert Mackenzie met in Calcutta and formed a general merchanting partnership, Mackinnon Mackenzie & Company (MMC). Today, the company is one of the largest maritime services providers, with some 300 offices in 68 countries and a team of over 3,000 professional and committed staff. Three round stainless steel cufflinks each comprising one larger disc attached by a link to a smaller security disc. Outer face: the larger disc has a matte finish with a shiny silver relief of a container ship in the middle and a shiny silver serrated edging. Inner face: in a square on one side of the link attachment is a small ship and the letter 'C'; on the other side of the attachment the letters 'E.P.' also in a square. Outer face of the security disc is ribbed and shiny. The inner face is identical to that of the larger link. Cufflinks are housed in a branded black gift box.The Inchcape insignia, the letter 'I' in bronze colour, is displayed on the outer face of the smaller disc.cufflinks, inchcape shipping services, container ships -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Functional object - Ashtray, Mappin & Webb, circa 1953
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.One of the reasons the gift has been accepted is because there are a number of items that relate to images or records of visits in the collection. Crews of ships such as the Orontes and the Orsova were regular donors to the Mission in the 20th century.A square silver ashtray with an undulating edge and indentations for four cigarettes.Upper side: 'Commonwealth Line of Steamers' encircling an Australian flag is stamped in the middle of the ashtray. On the underside: 'Triple dipped'/ over a 3-legged symbol/ 'Mappin & Webb's/ Princes Plate/ London & Sheffield'/ the letter S in a shield/ the number W18372.ashtray, silverware, mappin & webb, commonwealth government line of steamers, nicholas garlick (1926-2009), seamen, seafarers, sailors, smoking -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Ashtray, Mid 20th centuary
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.One of the reasons the gift has been accepted is because there are a number of items that relate to images or records of visits in the collection. Crews of ships such as the Orontes and the Orsova were regular donors to the Mission in the 20th centuryHeavy rectangular cast brass ashtray. Upper side: A relief of a rigged steamship that extends beyond the right hand side margin of the ashtray. A stylized anchor forms part of the shelf for a cigarette. This extends beyond the bottom left corner.Underside: Indistinct marking by biro pen 'DONA...'ashtray, nicholas garlick (1926-2009), sailors, seamen, seafarers, ship, nick garlick, ship engineer, smoking -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Ashtray, S.S. Orsova, 1950-1960
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.There are several references in the Mission records to both this ship and an earlier vessel with the same name.Glass ashtray or trinket dish with black and white printed transfer image of the S.S. Orsova at sea.S.S. "Orsova"nicolas garlick (1926-2006), sailors, seafarers, ss orsova, ship, nick garlick, ship engineer, seamen, orient steam navigation company -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Ashtray, SS Orontes, 1940-1960
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.One of the reasons the gift has been accepted is because there are a number of items that relate to images or records of visits in the collection. Crews of ships such as the Orontes and the Orsova were regular donors to the Mission in the 20th century. Launched in 1929, the Orient Line passenger ship SS Orontes was one of the longest serving on the England to Australia route, carrying tens of thousands of British and European migrants to new lives in Australia from 1948 to 1962 and Nicholas Garlick may have worked on the ship during that time. During World War II, Orontes became a troopship, serving that role from 1940 to 1947.Glass ashtray or trinket dish with black and white printed transfer image of the RMS Orontes at sea.S.S.ORONTESss orontes, nicholas garlick (1926-2009), father brady, william hastie, nick garlick, ship engineer, passager ship, ship liner, orient line, migrant ship, troopship, ww2, smoking -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
programme, Ramsay Publishing Pty. Ltd, Centenary Victoria Melbourne 1934-1935: Centenary Thanksgiving Service, 1934
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.A 4-page buff-coloured programme produced for the Centenary Thanksgiving Service held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday 14th October 1934. The official Melbourne Centenary insignia is featured on the front above the heading with some of the attendees listed below. Printed on the back under the heading 'Notification' is information concerning the arrangements for the day. The Order of Service is printed on page 2 and 3.melbourne centenary, centenary thanksgiving service, nicholas garlick, william hastie, father brady -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
programme, Anzac Day Tuesday 25th April 1967, 1967
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.Possibly a pamphlet printed for VIP guests and families attending the ceremony.Two page Anzac Day memorial service pamphlet/leaflet. Smooth/shiny paper, two ink colours (magenta and bluish green), picture of slouch hat at top right corner, and the insignia of each Australian armed force (navy, army, airforce) along the bottom of the pamphlet. The order of ceremony is printed in red ink on the two inner pages. The back features a photo of the Brisbane Shrine of Remembrance and the poem 'The Glory of the Soldier' by Joyce Kilmer.1967, anzac day, brisbane, shrine of remembrance, brisbane, joyce kilmer, poetry, war memorials, william hastie, nicholas garlick, father brady -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Map - Street Map, Port de Papeete Tahiti
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.Tourist map of the streets of Port de Papeete, Tahiti printed in greenish-grey ink on thin ochre coloured cardboard. Produced for Hertz rent a car (see media). port de papeete, tahiti, hertz, nick garlick, nicholas garlick, father brady, william hastie, ship engineer, sailors, seamen, seafarers -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Souvenir - Menu, Oxford Hotel, Melbourne Cup Eve 1949, 1949
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.A5 single-fold, duck-egg blue card printed in red ink. Menu was produced for a Melbourne Cup Eve 1949 dinner at the Oxford Hotel. On right hand inner page is listed a seven-course meal printed in red ink.Eleven signatures in both ink and pencil are inscribed primarily on the inner left hand page. Some indecipherable.oxford hotel, melbourne, melbourne cup eve, 1940, george m johnson, r green, jim green, maurice johnson, g a hudson, hudson (initials indecipherable), nick garlick -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Crane, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Believed to be one of the items transferred to City of Portland from Port of Portland Authority late in 1997. There is no apparent evidence that this item has formally come under the responsibility of Glenelg Shire Council, although through practice, and community expectation, Glenelg Shire Council has assumed responsibility for its care and maintenance. Efforts to identify its status are continuing.Maritime jetty crane consisting of cast iron gears and housing, struts, supports, pulleys and timber masts. The metal work has been coated in gren paint, the timber mast in white paint.jetty cranes, crane, portland harbour, cargo -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of two people
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940 and shows the son of the owner of Churchill Island, Ted Jenkins, with his carer and subsequent owner of the property, Margaret CampbellSepia photograph white narrow white border of two people in front of Rogers Cottage, with the woman standing behind the man in the wheelchair with a blanket on his legs. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins, margaret campbell -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Monitor defribulator, Lifepak 4, Physio-Control Corporation, Circa 1975
Used in Mobile Intensive Care Ambulances (MICA) 1, 2 and 3 during the 1970s and 1980s. These units were effective and reliable. Paramedics were happy, however, when they were replaced by the Lifepak 5 as the new unit was much lighter and smaller. Source Ian Donaldson AHSV assistant curator. This particular item was donated to Ambulance Service Melbourne by the Collier Charitable Fund. Cream and brown plastic medical equipment with carry handle.PHYSIO-CONTROL PRESENTED TO AMBULANCE SERVICE - MELBOURNE BY COLLIER CHARITABLE FUND collier charitable fund, paramedic, mica -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, c.1958
This photograph depicts a MDNS Sister visiting a male patient to give him nursing care. He is lying in bed in his home and the Sister is applying a bandage to his left wrist. Under her white gown the Sister is wearing the MDNS winter uniform of a grey dress with peaked collars and grey wool beret which has a central red Maltese cross attached. The Trained nurses (Nurses) of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), from its inception in 1885, provided wound care to their patients who ranged in age from the very young to the elderly. The patients required their wounds to be dressed following various types of surgery, accidents, burns, cancer, leg ulcers etc. As research developed better products and dressing materials, the methods and medication applied to wounds changed. MDNS received Royal patronage in 1966 and as Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), the Education department developed wound care programs, such as the Leg Ulcer Management Program to provide their Trained nurses (Sister) with methods of best quality care. They ran a program for Wound Care Specialists who made assessments and provided advice and support to the District Sisters working in the field as needed. The Sisters liaised with the patient’s Doctors and hospitals to provide information on the progress of patient’s wounds and to receive any change of wound care from the Doctors. Standing on the left of this photograph is a Melbourne District Nursing Service (MDNS) Sister who is wearing a white gown over her grey uniform, the collar of which can be seen. She is wearing her uniform grey wool beret over her short dark curly hair and is smiling as, with her outstretched left hand, she supports the partly bandaged extended left arm of a gentleman who is sitting up in bed to her right; his right arm is resting on the bed and supporting him as he is partly turned towards the Sister. She has part of a rolled bandage in her right hand. The male patient, who has short dark hair, is looking at the camera and smiling. He is wearing a white and striped pyjama top and his lower body is covered by a patterned bed cover. Part of a pillow with check pillow case sits flat behind him and part of a wooden horizontal slat bedhead is seen. On the wall behind the bed hangs a framed photograph of a couple on their wedding day. Patterned curtains cover the window in the left rear of the photograph.John Gallagher photography. 4 Benares Street, Mitcham Victoria WU 2568 No. 4-4melbourne district nursing service, mdns, mdns wound care, royal district nursing service, rdns -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Fortuna Bendigo, letter of re classification by the National Trust and History Brochure, 20/10/2008
The Fortuna Villa is an expansive Victorian mansion built entirely on the profits of Bendigo's lucrative gold reefs. Established by the wealthy Ballerstedt family in the 1860s, it was purchased and expanded in the 1870s by George Lansell, who was to become one of Australia's wealthiest men. Fortuna villa and gardens were once occupied and cared for by the Australia Army Survey Regiments since 1942 for over thirty years.Classification Report and Notes on the history of Fortuna from the National Trust to the Bendigo Council 20th October 2008; tourist brochure for Fortuna; it includes photographs and detailed history of George Lansell's involvement in the property and his mining history.history, national trust bendigo collection, bendigo, fortuna, george lansell, mining -
Vision Australia
Image
Sister Elizabeth Lindsey worked at the RVIB Nursery from it's inception in 1933. During this time, she took photographs of the children, whom she had care of, documenting their life at RVIB as well as the wartime displacement to Olinda when the army took over the St Kilda Road building. Adopting one of her orphan charges, Sister Lindsay left RVIB in 1945. 58 digital files of photographs.rvib nursery, monty james, angelo harris, jimmy schultz, ian cooper, bertie glenister, alan crotty, harry parsons, shirley devine, helen boyd, alan woods, joan morice, david ditchfield, elaine dean (later leahy), cynthia walker, matron jessie morrison, barbara spencer, mae rita, margaret russell, jessie rita, pearl tropman, margaret seary, heather stewart, mrs jenkins, gwen baird, hilda gammon, bobby bolter, judith king, joan ryan, olinda -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, Barry Sutton, 20.07.1972
Sister Ford is based at Moorabbin Centre and is visiting a patient in her home to give her nursing care. Sr. Ford's uniform coat was of blue/grey herringbone winter material and the RDNS curved insignia is attached to her upper left sleeve, It has a royal blue background edged in white and 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 their 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.Black and white photograph showing Royal District Nursing Service,(RDNS), Sister H. Ford, who has long dark hair drawn back and is wearing her RDNS winter uniform grey coat with RDNS insignia on the upper sleeve, standing in front of the opened wire door on the veranda of a patient's home. She has her right hand resting on the door frame and she is holding the black handle on the top of her black oblong nursing case in her left hand. To her left is the partially opened white wooden door with upper glass area, with the partial view of a lady seen in the opening. The lady has dark short hair; is wearing glasses and a light coloured frock and cardigan. The white wooden boards of the house can be seen. Photographer stamp. Quote No. KY 60royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns patient care, sister h. ford, rdns centre