A copy of a speech given by Legatee Bert Davis at Glenburn Hall on Anzac Day 2005. It tells the story of his grandfather Lieutenant William Edwin Davis who served in the Boer War and then was killed on Gallipoli. Also William's son, who also enlisted in the first World War in France and married a Welsh nurse and returned to Australia and were Bert's parents. There was also a story of William's widow Mrs Maud Davis who was involved with the War Widows Guild and was one to the ladies approached by the founding Legatees when they wanted to established Boys Classes in the 1920s. Donated by Legatee Bert Davis' daughters.An excellent record of important people in Legacy's history.White A4 printed copy of a speech given by Legatee Bert Davis on Anzac Day 2005.anzac day, bert davis, speech

Book, The Story of the Northern District School of Nursing by Frank Cusack.Traditionally, nurse education in Australia has been conducted within hospitals specially registered for the purpose.When the idea of a School of Nursing detached from the hospital-scene was mooted in Victoria in 1949. However , under the sponsorship of that State's Hospitals and Charity Commission it was adopted. The School was commenced in 1950 in ''Lister House'', an old mansion belonging to that city's golden years. Copy signed by the author 3/8/1976Frank Cusackbendigo, history, lister house - nursing, local history

21 cm H; 258 p: Bibliog.: indexnon-fictionElizabeth Burchill's wide experience and her feeling for the history of modern nursing lie behind "Australian Nurses Since Nightingale". This book is an appreciation of the spirit of modern nursing - first seen on the Crimean battle-fields, and continuing today in the automated and computerised wards of our modern hospitals.nursing -- australia -- history, nursing -- victoria -- history, elizabeth burchill

Article [or letter to the editor] about the Bangka Island massacre.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Australian nurses...many were killed by the Japanese during World War 2.' Article written by Ron Wells, West Heidelberg.'SUN JULY 31.1990'wwii, world war two, bangka island

Gloss hard cover, no book jacket with illustration of ships under attacknon-fictionTracing the history of hospital ships from the Spanish Armada to the Gulf War, but with special and detailed reference to the Australian hospital ships in World War II: Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur and Oranje. [Trove]hospital ships, medical care, world war i, wwi, wwii

Gloss hard cover, no book jacket with illustration of ships under attacknon-fictionTracing the history of hospital ships from the Spanish Armada to the Gulf War, but with special and detailed reference to the Australian hospital ships in World War II: Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur and Oranje. [Trove]hospital ships, medical care, world war i, wwi, wwii, world war 2

Hardcover book. Title in gold print. Cover photo, black and white image of first party of officers proceeding from SS Simla to land on Lemnos Island, this is on the dust jacket. Author name printed on front of book and jacket. 352 pages, including over 300 labelled photographs and maps.non-fictionThe story of the Hellenic connection to Australia's Gallipoli story. Lemnos was the advance base for the Gallipoli campaign.wwi, lemnos, gallipoli, ahnl, grace wilson

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 illustrationsnon-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 victimsaustralia 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

Dark blue binding, with title and authors names embossed on spine. Dust jacket has dark blue background, tile and authors names in whit print on front cover and spine. Reproduction of detail of the painting 'The good Samaritan' by Vincent van Gogh also on front cover. Numerous illustrations (mainly Photos) withinnon-fictionOfficial Centenary history of the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, from its founding as the Austin Hospital for Incurables in 1882 with an endowment by Mrs Elizabeth Austin. As well as the hospitals history it includes the Devlopment of medical and nursing care during that timeaustin hospital, austin health, heidelberg, nurses, nursing training, tuberculosis, medical care

Green background, title on front cover and spine. Coloured print of the Bendigo Gold District Hospital [ca 1880']. Dustjacket same format Contains many black and white illustrations within.non-fictionA history of the Bendigo Hospital from its beginning in 1853, with the erection of a small slab and stone hospital to care for the diggers on the Bendigo goldfields, and its growth to a large regional medical institutionbendigo hospital, nursing, nurses, bendigo, hospitals-history, hospitals-victoria

Illustrated book with gold coloured cover with title and authors name on front and spine. Also on front cover is image of Grace Collins (1891-92) on the right with two fellow nurses. On the back cover is the RCH trained nurses' badge (red Maltese cross on gold background inside a white circle) with the motto ' Infirmis Opitulare' (to care for the sick and infirm)non-fictionThe book is a tribute to the nursing service of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. From the time of the hospital's opening in 1870, the first nurse training school in 1889, and the transition to tertiary education, up to time of publication in 2006royal children's hospital (melbourne), paediatric nursing-victoria-history, nursing-victoria-history