A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; transparent red plastic collar; and, mid-grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. Manufacturer details feature along right side of shaft. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Paint, Plastictennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Jack Kramer Top Notch tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal design of a crowned eagle. Shaft features decal of head and neck photo image of Kramer. Leather handle grip features multiple perforations. Autographs by Kramer along reverse of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Ribbon, Paint, Plastictennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Maureen Connolly Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features gold fleur-de-lis device. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Cloth butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Cup tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Shaft features decal image of a rendered cup trophy. Base of shaft and plastic butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangle-patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Wilson, Tony Trabert Finalist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name above a eagle emblem. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Cloth butt cover features red 'W' trademark. Wilson handle grip features clustered perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Wilson "Butch" Buchholz Signature tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name, with a wreathed 'S'. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangular perforations. Inscription along left side of shaft: MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SEARS ROEBUCK & CO./BY WILSON SPORTING GOODS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Regent Junior Pro tennis racquet. Regent logo features across base of head, flanked by two wheat stalks. Model name, and decal illustration of male youth playing tennis, feature on the throat. Photo decal of head of Alex Olmedo, encircled by a wreath, features at base of shaft. Decal of endorsement features along the sides of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Leather, Adhesive tape, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Regent, Don Budge Contender, Tournament Model tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the base of the head and on white butt cover. Model name features on the throat and shaft. Decal head image of Budge features on lower shaft. Endorsement and model details feature on the sides of the shaft. Leather handle grip features hexagonal perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A Regent, Don Budge Contender, Tournament Model tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the base of the head and on white butt cover. Model name features on the throat and shaft. Decal head image of Budge features on lower shaft. Endorsement and model details feature on the sides of the shaft. Leather handle grip features hexagonal perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A Bancroft Players Special tennis racquet, with string whipping on shoulders, bamboo laminate, hide reinforcements under shoulders, and leather handle with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft. Older 'B' trademark on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Paint, Hidetennis

A Bancroft Forest Hills tennis racquet, with bamboo laminated frame, and patterned leather handle. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, and linear decal image of Forest Hills main court. Wreathed 'B' trademark on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Illegible autograph features along shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Painttennis

A Bancroft Bjorn Borg Personal tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and bald leather handle grip. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat and shaft feature model name with 'Bjorn Borg' logo, and 'BJ' trademark. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Bancroft Bjorn Borg Personal tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and bald leather handle grip. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat and shaft feature model name with 'Bjorn Borg' logo, and 'BJ' trademark. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Bancroft Bjorn Borg Personal tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and bald leather handle grip. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat and shaft feature model name with 'Bjorn Borg' logo, and 'BJ' trademark. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Bancroft Players Special tennis racquet, with bamboo and fibreglass laminates, ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name. Wreathed red 'B' trademark features on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Bamboo, Fibreglass, Nylontennis

A Bancroft Players Special tennis racquet, with bamboo and fibreglass laminates, ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name. Wreathed red 'B' trademark features on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Bamboo, Fibreglass, Nylontennis

A Henry Murton case (.1); containing: a 'Tropical' wooden tennis racquet (.2); a pair of Slazenger tennis shoes (.3), bearing the initials 'JB'; tennis balls (.4 - .5); pants (.6); a sweater (.7); and a pair of Dunkleman shoe shapers (.8), scrated with the initials 'N J-B'. Materials: Metal, Leather, Plastic, Wood, Cloth, Wool, Canvas/Cotton, String, Gut, Cloth tape, Rubber, Felt, Glue, Lacquer, Paper, Inktennis

A Wilson ' Famous Player' Tennis Set, featuring the images of Jack Kramer, Maureen Connolly, and Tony Trabert on the lid. The contents within the set box are: a Wilson 'Famous Player Model' tennis racquet; a Wilson racquet press; a Wilson racquet cover; and, a can containing three Wilson 'Match-Point' tennis balls. Materials: Cardboard, Ink, Wood, Nylon, Paint, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Metal, String, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Felttennis

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.Sister Betty Kentish (now Mrs Every) Standing at net on tennis court with racquet in hand - Tutor NDSNndns, nursing training, nursing education equipment

A 'Riley Hexagon' tennis racquet with concave laminated throat and oval head. Cloth tape and string whipping reinforcements on shoulders. Hexagonal handle with thin grooves on obverse and reverse panels. Leather end wrap. leter: MN scratched into handle/shaft. Ink & impressed model label across throat on obverse: RILEY/HEXAGON. Retailer decal across throat on reverse: THE/PIONEER/SPORTS/LIMITED. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tape, String, Leathertennis

A 'Classic' tennis racquet with oval head, composite concave throat. Plastic reinforcements and string whipping around shoulders. Octagonal cross-hatched handle with leather end wrap and butt cap. Model name and crown motif imprinted as decal along throat on obverse. Printed along side of shaft: FRAME MADE BY/S.A.R. PERSENICO & C./CHIAVENNA (ITALY). Care instructions printed on end cap. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Plastic, Leathertennis

A 'Wonder' wooden tennis racquet with solid concave throat and octagonal handle with fine grooves. Plastic reinforcecments on shoulders, leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name printed across throat on obverse: WONDER. Retailer details printed across throat on reverse: R.H. MACY & CO. INC./NEW YORK. Letters BEHR carve into handle on reverse. Letters EL burned into handle on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Leather, Plastic, Clothtennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Bruce Barnes International Model tennis racquet. Throat features a decal head profile illustration of Barnes, in front of a faux-Olympic rings device. Wilson logo in front of winged tennis ball emblem features on the shaft. Black leather handle grip with four-leaf clover perforations also feature. Butt cover features logo 'IT'S A WILSON'. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Bruce Barnes International Model tennis racquet. Throat features a decal head profile illustration of Barnes, in front of a faux-Olympic rings device. Wilson logo in front of winged tennis ball emblem features on the shaft. Brown leather handle grip with four-leaf clover perforations also feature. Butt cover features logo 'IT'S A WILSON'. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Chemold Rod Laver Professional Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather grip with lozenge perforations. Model name features across base of head and throat, accompanied by an 8-pointed star device. Chemold logo features along shaft. Chemold trademark with large 'C' features on lower shaft. Plain white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Leather, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis

A Chemold Rod Laver Sovereign tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather grip featuring quatrefoil perforations. Chemold logo features across base of head. Model name features across throat and shaft, accompanied by a mounted fleur-de-lis device. Chemold trademark with large 'C' features on lower shaft and black butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Plastic, Leather, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Ribbontennis

A Chemold Rod Laver Sovereign tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather grip featuring quatrefoil perforations. Chemold logo features across base of head. Model name features across throat and shaft, accompanied by a mounted fleur-de-lis device. Chemold trademark with large 'C' features on lower shaft and black butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Plastic, Leather, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Ribbontennis

A Chemold Roy Emerson tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and mottled rubber handle grip. Chemold logo features across base of head. A decal image of the United States coat-of-arms features on the throat. Decal of Emerson signature features across the centre of the shaft. Plain, white plastic butt cap. Autograph by Emerson features across upper shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Plastic, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Painttennis

A Chemold Roy Emerson Contender tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders. Chemold logo features across base of head, flanked by the Roy Emerson signature trademark. Blue silhouette image of male playing tennis features on throat. Model name features along shaft. Chemold trademark with large 'C' features on lower shaft and black plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis

A MacGregor Gold Crown tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, hide shoulder reinforcements, fibreglass throat and shoulders, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. MacGregor logo features on base of head. Model name, with gold crown device, features on throat. Gold crown device also features on black cloth butt cover. Materials: Wood, Enamel, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Fibreglass, Adhesive tapetennis