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Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Exercise Classes, Widows activities, c1999
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A group of widows at Legacy House doing light exercises. Melbourne Legacy ran an excellent exercise program for its widows for many years at Legacy House. It is assumed to be 1999 as it was with a bunch of other photos with the label, "Legacy House 2nd Floor 1999". Names unknown. A record of the types of activities Legacy provided as a physical and social outlet for widows. Colour photo x 2 of ladies doing light exercises seated in Legacy House.Yellow Post-it note says: "Legacy House 2nd Floor 1999". widows, exercise classes, activities -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Operation Rosemary, 1997
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A group of widows at Legacy House preparing trays of rosemary to be given to the public and worn as a sign of remembrance on Anzac Day. This photo appeared in the June 1997 edition of The Answer. The caption said: "Legacy Ladies making the thousands of rosemary sprigs for the ANZAC Student's Service and ANZAC Parade marchers". The lady in purple is Inez Bruce, the other names unknown. In The Answer in 1995 an articles says: "Operation Rosemary. Since 1982 Legacy ladies have volunteered to make rosemary sprigs for the Anzac Day marchers. At a later date they also made sprigs for the Schools Shrine Service. . . don't worry, there are ladies here to show you how to make them and it's a chance to hav a chat and cuppa whilst you work together. Any day day that you can spare . . . please ring Joan Miller."A record of widows preparing rosemary for the public. Rosemary is sign of remembrance. Colour photo x 2 of three ladies preparing rosemary sprigs.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Widows function, Widows activities, 1996
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A group of widows gathered at Legacy House doing needlework and craft. It is Marion Scammell (see also article in the Answer 1996 at 00889). This photo was published in The Answer in January 1997. Shows one of many activities that the widows were involved in. There were weekly workshops for craft and others for painting. The tapestry instructor was Nancy Crooks. The timetable for activities was published in The Answer each month. These regular meetings and workshops provided important opportunities for widows to meet and be active.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for widows. Colour photo of widows working on craft projects at Legacy House.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Widows preparing rosemary at Legacy House, 199
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A group of widows at Legacy House preparing trays of rosemary to be given to the public on Anzac Day and worn as a sign of remembrance. The trays say "Rosemary, A gift from Legacy". 00602.2 the lady in blue holding a Rosemary tray is Gwen Gunn who was one of the organisers of the Rosemary trays for many years. Other names unknown. In The Answer in 1995 an articles says: "Operation Rosemary. Since 1982 Legacy ladies have volunteered to make rosemary sprigs for the Anzac Day marchers. At a later date they also made sprigs for the Schools Shrine Service. . . don't worry, there are ladies here to show you how to make them and it's a chance to hav a chat and cuppa whilst you work together. Any day day that you can spare . . . please ring Joan Miller." A note on yellow paper from 01046 explains the source of the rosemary. It says the rosemary donated to Legacy each year for the sprigs of rosemary handed out to the public comes from nurseryman, Peter Hannah, who sourced a cutting from a bush in Frankston which was said to come from a cutting brought home from Gallipoli by a wounded soldier.A record of widows preparing rosemary as gifts for the public. Rosemary is sign of remembrance. Colour photo x 3 of widows preparing trays of rosemary.widows, legacy promotion, rosemary, activities, gwen gunn -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Stamp sorting, Widows activities
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A group of widows gathered at Legacy House sorting stamps. Same film as 00629. Names unknown. The widows have sorted used stamps and sold to a stamp dealer for many years to the present day. It raises some funds and provides a purpose for gathering together.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for widows. Colour photo x 2 of widows sorting stamps at Legacy House.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Widows Craft Exhibition, c.2000
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Two widows beside an exhibit of craft work at Legacy House, possibly 1999 or 2000. The widows would complete craft items for sale at the widows stall in badge week and also for competition in the Widows Craft Exhibitions. On the left is Sue Sargent and on the right is Vera Lang. Both ladies participated in many events and may have been on the widows committee at the time. A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for widows. Colour photo x 2 of two ladies looking at the craft exhibition.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Widows activities
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A group of widows playing indoor bowls at Legacy House. It is on the same film as photos of a craft exhibition. They show the social side of being in a widows club. Names unknown.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for widows. Colour photo of widows playing indoor bowls at Legacy House.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Legacy Appeal 2003, Preparing for Badge Week, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Photos of a group of Army personnel, some holding Legacy Appeal tins with the President of Legacy, David Ford in a room of Legacy House. Some are wearing tags saying Badge Week 2003 and David Ford was President of Melbourne Legacy in 2003 so the date is assumed to be during Badge Week in September 2003.A record of fundraising fro Legacy Week in 2003 with the help of army personnel.Colour photo x 2 of David Ford with soldiers in Legacy House.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy Appeal 2003, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...The President of Legacy, David Ford with an elderly badge seller, his name is Mr Paul Allen and was a dedicated volunteer for many years (see other photos in 2000 and 2001). Another photo shows David Ford with a group of volunteer collectors. Some are wearing tags saying Legacy Appeal 2003 so the date is during Badge Week in September 2003.A record of fundraising for Badge Week.Colour photo x 2 of President Ford with badge sellers.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy Appeal 2003, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...The President of Legacy, David Ford with an volunteer badge seller that could be Legatee Graham Riches. Another photo one of the army personnel from the photos in Legacy house earlier in the day collecting money from a member of the public. Same group of photos as 00604 so the date is assumed to be Badge Week in September 2003.A record of fundraising in Badge Week.Colour photo x 2 of badge sellers in Legacy Week.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Legacy Appeal 2003, Selling Badges, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Gwen Gunn, a Legacy widow, with an Appeal tin and selling badges. Same group of photos as those in 2003 so the date is assumed to be during Badge Week in September 2003.A record of fundraising in Badge Week.Colour photo x 2 of Gwen Gunn selling badges.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Legacy Appeal 2003, Badge Week Stall, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Legacy widows selling handcrafts and items, such as second hand books and jigsaws, outside Legacy House for the launch of Badge Week in September 2003. For many years widows would run a craft stall for Badge Week launch. The poster says: Support Legacy Buy a Badge with a boy playing at the beach. Near the table is a sign saying Legacy Appeal. Same group of photos as those in 2003 and so is the poster. 00610.1 second from the left is Rita Davidson.A record of fundraising by the Legacy Widows Clubs.Colour photo x 4 of a stall outside Legacy House.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Comradeship event, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A legatee function in Legacy House with President David Ford. It is assumed to be 2003 as David Ford appears to be President. David Cull is on the far left, other names unknown. For many years Legatees would meet every Tuesday for a lunch and spend time together. Often there were guest speakers that would speak on a wide variety of subjects. There was a committee to organise and invite the speakers.A record of function for Legatees. Colour photo x 3 of a Legacy function.legatee event, comradeship, speakers -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy Appeal 2004, September 2004
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Photos during Badge Week in September 2004. 00698.1 A photo of a badge seller in army uniform with name badge 'Bellis' with a Legacy badge tray with a lady making a purchase. 00698.2 Three badge sellers in uniform, Bellis, Campbell and Brough with their badge trays and collection tins 00698.3 Brough receiving a donation. 00698.4 and 00698.5 elderly sellers making sales at Parliament Station. (see also photos at 00706)A record of fundraising.Colour photo x 5 of various badge sellers at Parliament Station.Printed on the back No.< > Clarendon Photos 0551 which is the frame numbers and place of processing. Negative numbers 1A, 2A, 4A, 5A and 6A.legacy appeal, fundraising, badge week -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Legacy Appeal 2001, Selling Badges, 2001
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...A photo of 5 badge sellers in army uniform with Legacy badge trays and Appeal tins on a Melbourne street. A photo of Badge Week in September 2001. The soliders name badges say "Riemers, Aspinall, Boekel, Dickson and Freeman". The same soldiers can be seen in photos with David Grierson at Legacy house prior to selling badges (00511).A record of fundraising during Legacy Week.Colour photo of Army personnel selling badges.Printing on the back " -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Pilgrimage to the Shrine 2003, 2003
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Wreath laying ceremony for Legacy widows at the Cenotaph at the Shrine of Remembrance. This is an annual event for Legacy widows at the start of Legacy Week, which is the first week in September. The photos shows the widows gathered for a service within the Shrine of Remembrance with wreaths ready to be laid. Legatee David Kelly appears to be speaking in one photo. From the film numbers it appears to be 2003 when David Ford was president (see also 00615). The service appears to be in The Visitor Centre which was completed in 2003. The Visitor Centre provides unimpeded access for the elderly and disabled to the Sanctuary, the Crypt and the Galleries of Remembrance as well as open space for exhibitions and events.A record of a ceremony at the Shrine in 2003.Colour photo x 2 of a service in the Shrine visitor centre.Printed on the back No.< > Clarendon Photos 0013 which is the frame numbers and place of processing. Negative numbers 16A and 17A.widows, widows' sunday, pilgrimage, wreath laying ceremony -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - ATLAS OF AIR WARFARE, ALEXANDER & MALCOLM SWANSTON, 2009
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Private bus in Swanston St with Foys in the background, Ron E. Fluck, 10/04/1950
Photo of a privately operated bus in Swanston St. Melbourne at the intersection of Bourke St., with Foys (Foy and Gibson) department store in the background. Bourke St. trams yet to be built. Photo taken 10-4-1950. Also has the Cosmopolitan Hotel in the background. From information provided by the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria: "The bus outside Foys belongs to Lew Page who was one of the multiple operators on Route 1 in 1950 ( he also had one bus on Route 2) which was four years before they amalgamated to form Melbourne - Brighton Bus Lines. The bus is a Reo with a Giles body. Giles Motor Body Works was based in New Street Brighton and built bodies for commercial vehicles but not a lot of buses. Their half a dozen post-war buses mainly went to operators in Routes 1 and 2. Being on Route 1, the bus would have been red and cream." Yields information about private bus lines in Melbourne and the Foy & Gibson building.Black and white print and hi res scan of a donated negative. tramways, trams, melbourne, swanston st, foy & gibson, bourke st., lew page, giles, melbourne brighton bus -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, Ron E. Fluck, 13/08/1950 12:00:00 AM
... /1998. Photo of a street scene in Swanston St. Melbourne... negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of a street scene in Swanston St ...Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of a street scene in Swanston St. Melbourne on the Princes bridge with St Paul's Cathedral in the background. Has two W2's in the photo, a number of motor cars, also the Princes Bridge Station building. Photo taken 13-8-1950. Image i1 high res scan of the negatives added 18/1/2019.tramways, trams, melbourne, swanston st., princes bridge -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1930's
Black and white photo going to sepia toned, of about 11 W2's and many motor vehicles on Princes Bridge Melbourne, taken from the tower on Flinders Street station building, during the late 1930's. Many people on bridge, traffic jam of motor vehicles on the bridge itself. Note buildings at the Batman avenue terminus. Can see a tram trolley pole of a tram in Batman Avenue. No curve from Batman Ave. into Swanston St. At least two of the trams do not have route number boxes. There are a number of delivery vehicles in the photograph, but no horse drawn vehicles are to be seen.trams, tramways, melbourne, princes bridge, flinders st. station, batman ave., tram 321 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, Ron Scholten, early 1960's
Colour print of Swanston St Melbourne looking south with W3 661 northbound, route 4, showing "City" as a destination at the intersection of Lonsdale St Another W3 is southbound. Has many vehicles in the street, including a Morris Minor and a van with word "Singer" across the front. In the photo is the Foys building, and a sign for the "Victorian Society for Protection of Animals". Photographer - possibly Ron Scholten. Printed on Kodak paper - from a slide.trams, tramways, mmtb, swanston st, tram 661 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Tourist guide, 1956
The Ruskin All-About Bendigo Booklet produced for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Includes maps and facts, service organizations and businesses in Bendigo. Includes advertisements for Australian companies. TAA on the cover. Produced by Ruskin Publishing Pty Ltd 37 Swanston St. Melbourne.advertising, services, bendigo businesses, bendigo maps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: RADIO & ELECTRICAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA AND 1935 CATALOGUE, 1935
A damaged soft covered book titled 'Radio & Electrical Encyclopaedia and 1935 Catalogue. Homecrafts Pty. Ltd. 211 Swanston St. Melbourne C.1. Verona Press, Melbourne, 1935.electronic, multimedia, radio, lydia chancellor, collection, electrical, electrics, electronics, sciences, radio, technology, radio, encyclopaedia, catalogue -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Destination Roll, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, 1960s
In an era predating the computerisation of equipment on public transport, where trams in Melbourne were driven by drivers and conductors sold fares, destinations were shown at the front and rear of the tram within a glazed box. A driver adjusted the roll to select each new trip destination. Given the length of rolls, in this case approximately nine metres, this could be a time consuming process. In addition to the named destination roll, each tram included a separate roll listing the route numbers.The roll was purchased at a Leski Auction in Armadale as part of a large group of tramways memorabilia including tram 'rolls' from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The auction house described the collection as "The collection of destination blinds or rolls that forms the core of the Railways Trams & Buses Section (Lots 655 – 732) is the best we have ever offered and represents a life-time of collecting by an Adelaide enthusiast, now deceased." Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Tramways Destination Roll. Black and white paint on linen roll. Forty-eight named destinations including four depots - Camberwell, Hanna Street, Hawthorn, Kew. Multiple destinations in what is now the City of Boroondara (Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell); including East Kew, Kew, Kew Post Office, Kew Depot, and Cotham Road.Named destinations beginning to end: “Olympic Park / Special / Football / Racecourse / Richmond / Burnley / Riversdale / Wattle Park - Warragul Rd / Wattle Park - Elgar Rd / City / Burwood / Hartwell / Bowen St / Camberwell Depot / Camberwell Jucn / Leura Grove / Gardener / Glenferrie Rd / Chapel St / St Kilda Rd / Camberwell / City / Lonsdale St / University / City via William St / Domain Rd / Hanna St Depot / South Melb & St Kilda Beach / Prahran / North Richmond / Windsor / Hawthorn Depot / Hawthorn / Spencer St / Toorak Rd / Swan & Church St Cnr / North Balwyn / City Flinders & Spencer Sts Corner / City - Market St / Swanston St / Simpson St / East Kew / Kew / Kew Post Office / Kew Depot / Cotham Rd / Malv Tn Hall"melbourne & metropolitan tramways board -
Federation University Art Collection
Printmaking - Sugarlift Aquatint, Prichard, Jeanean, Corner of Swanston & Collins Streets
... . art artwork Corner of Swanston & Collins Streets Printmaking ...This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, colour, c.1980
... at the Religious Tract Society Rooms, No 3 Queen's walk, off Swanston ...Sister McLean is attending a function in the RDNS Board room at 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. She worked in RDNS Headquarters. The RDNS insignia on the upper left of her uniform tunic has the words "Royal District Nursing Service" written in white in the blue circle. Across the centre of the circle are two clasping hands depicted in yellow..From its founding in 1885 until 1891, the Trained nurses (Nurses) of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) worked from their own homes which were located in the vicinity of their areas (districts). Their Committee meetings were held at the Religious Tract Society Rooms, No 3 Queen's walk, off Swanston Street and later at the Library Room in the Melbourne Town Hall. The Annual General Meetings were held in the Town Hall. In November 1891 MDNS was able to rent a two story terraced house at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton, at £65 a year, which contained accommodation for three Trained nurses (Nurse) and one pupil nurse as well as being used as their Headquarters. They left from their Nurses Home each morning and returned at the end of their shift to write up their book work before retiring for the day. Three years later they moved into a larger terraced house at 49 Drummond Street Carlton which was rented at ‘a very moderate rental’. There was a Board room, apartments for the Nurses and pupil nurses, a large dispensary which patients could attend each evening to have prescriptions signed and bottles refilled with ‘homely remedies’ and elixirs, which were administered for e.g. to Consumptive cases. Doctor’s prescriptions were filled at the Pharmacy. Cupboards containing donated blankets and bedclothes for needy patients were kept in this room, and it was here where the Nurses kept their nursing bags which were refilled at the end of each shift ready for any emergency and for the next day. A list of Doctors the Nurses could call was kept by the telephone. The home also had a kitchen where nourishing soup was made and distributed twice a week to the needy. Milk was also distributed when needed. In 1902 they moved into rented premises at 188 Leicester Street, Carlton and two years later, in 1904, to premises at 5 Royal Terrace, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy where they remained for ten years. In June 1914 at last the Society had sufficient funding to purchase their own terraced premises, ‘Floraston’ 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood which was their Headquarters and Nurses Home. In 1926 the After-Care Home for recovering patients, (later called After-Care Hospital) was built by the Society next door, running from 41-47 Victoria Parade (became No. 45); the District nurses continued to live at No. 39. In November 1953 the District Nursing Division moved into their new Headquarters and Nurses Home at 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne but as the Service expanded into the suburbs Centres were opened and their Trained nurses (Sisters) worked from home, so the Nurses Home section of 452 was closed and turned into more administrative areas. In 1996 Headquarters were relocated to 31 Alma Road, St. Kilda.Coloured photograph of the upper view of Sister Kath McLean of the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) who has short straight dark hair and is smiling as she sits holding a cake on a white plate. She is wearing her RDNS winter uniform; a grey skivvie under a blue/grey herringbone woolen V neck tunic style frock with a central zip. On its upper left It has the RDNS insignia of a round blue circle with writing on it, surrounded on either side by white swept up feathers towards the central crown above the circle. Under this is her name plate and a gold coloured medal. A pen is clipped into the left hand V neck section of the frock. rdns, royal district nursing service, rdns winter uniform, rdns board room, rdns headquarters, kath mclean -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, colour, c.1980
... at Queen’s walk, off Swanston Street and then at the Library Room ...The RDNS Sisters are attending a functions being held in the Board Room at RDNS Headquarters, 452 St. Kilda Road in Melbourne.From its founding in 1885 until 1891 the trained nurses of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) worked from their own homes which were located in the vicinity of their areas (districts). The Committee meetings were held at the Religious Tract Society rooms at Queen’s walk, off Swanston Street and then at the Library Room at the Melbourne Town Hall. The Annual General Meeting was held at the Town Hall. In November 1891 MDNS was able to rent a two story terraced house at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton, at £65 a year, which contained accommodation for three Trained nurses (Nurses) and one pupil nurse as well as being used as their Headquarters. They left from their Nurses Home each morning and returned at the end of their shift to write up their book work before retiring for the day. Three years later they moved into a larger terraced house at 49 Drummond Street Carlton which was rented at ‘a very moderate rental’. There was a Board room, apartments for the Nurses and pupil nurse, a large dispensary which patients could attend each evening to have prescriptions signed and bottles refilled with ‘homely remedies’ and elixirs, which were administered for e.g. to Consumptive cases. Doctor’s prescriptions were filled at the Pharmacy. Cupboards containing donated blankets and bedclothes for needy patients were kept in this room, and it was here where the Nurses kept their nursing bags which were refilled at the end of each shift ready for any emergency and for the next day. A list of Doctors the Nurses could call was kept by the telephone. The home also had a kitchen where nourishing soup was made and distributed twice a week to the needy. Milk was also distributed when needed. In 1902 they moved into rented premises at 188 Leicester Street, Carlton and two years later, in 1904, to premises at 5 Royal Terrace, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy where they remained for ten years. In June 1914 at last the Society had sufficient funds to purchase their own terraced premises, ‘Floraston’ 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood which was their Headquarters and Nurses Home. In 1926 the After-Care Home for recovering patients, (later called After-Care Hospital) was built by the Society next door, running from 41-47 Victoria Parade (became No. 45); the District nurses continued to live at No. 39. In November 1953 the District Nursing Division moved into their new Headquarters and Nurses Home at 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. As RDNS expanded with Centres now opening throughout the suburbs, their Trained nurses (Sisters) lived in their own homes and the Nurses Home at 452 closed and the rooms used for administrative purposes. On April the 1st 1996 RDNS Head Office relocated to 31 Alma Road, St. Kilda.Colour photograph of Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), Sisters who are standing in a room - left to right - .....Pat (Paddy) Rowley, with short brown hair and wearing glasses, Kath McLean, with short dark hair, Betty Harris, who is wearing glasses and with short brown curly hair and on the far right Ruth May, wearing glasses and with short dark hair, Sister May and the unknown Sister on the far left hand side, are wearing the RDNS summer uniform of a white blouse under a V neck royal blue tunic style frock. The three Sisters in the centre of the photograph are wearing the RDNS winter uniform of blue/grey skivvies under their blue/grey herringbone woollen V neck tunic style frocks. The RDNS insignia is on the upper left of the uniforms. Opened gold long curtains are in the background, along with three wooden chairs which have green backs and seats. The chairs are partly hidden by the standing Sisters. A vase of plumed feather flowers is behind Sr. Harris. Part of a white clothed table, with silver cutlery and white plates on it, is the the foreground.rdns, royal district nursing service, rdns uniform, rdns headquarters, sister ruth may, sister kath mclean, sister pat (paddy) rowley, sister betty harris -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, colour, c.1980
... walk, off Swanston Street and then at the Library Room ...The photograph is taken at a function in the Board Room of RDNS Headquarters, 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. Miss Mary Evans was the RDNS Director of Nursing from 1963-1978,From its founding in 1885 until 1891, the Trained nurses (Nurses) of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) worked from their own homes which were located in the vicinity of their areas (districts). The Committee meetings were held at the Religious Tract Society rooms at Queen’s walk, off Swanston Street and then at the Library Room at the Melbourne Town Hall. The Annual General Meeting was held at the Town Hall. In November 1891 MDNS was able to rent a two story terraced house at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton, at £65 a year, which contained accommodation for three Nurses and one pupil nurse as well as being used as their Headquarters. They left from their Nurses Home each morning and returned at the end of their shift to write up their book work before retiring for the day. Three years later they moved into a larger terraced house at 49 Drummond Street Carlton which was rented at ‘a very moderate rental’. There was a Board room, apartments for the Nurses and pupil nurse, a large dispensary which patients could attend each evening to have prescriptions signed and bottles refilled with ‘homely remedies’ and elixirs, which were administered for e.g. to Consumptive cases. Doctor’s prescriptions were filled at the Pharmacy. Cupboards containing donated blankets and bedclothes for needy patients were kept in this room, and it was here where the Nurses kept their nursing bags which were refilled at the end of each shift ready for any emergency and for the next day. A list of Doctors the Nurses could call was kept by the telephone. The home also had a kitchen where nourishing soup was made and distributed twice a week to the needy. Milk was also distributed when needed. In 1902 they moved into rented premises at 188 Leicester Street, Carlton and two years later, in 1904, to premises at 5 Royal Terrace, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy where they remained for ten years. In June 1914 at last the Society had sufficient funds to purchase their own terraced premises, ‘Floraston’ 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood which was their Headquarters and Nurses Home. In 1926 the After-Care Home for recovering patients, (later called After-Care Hospital) was built by the Society next door, running from 41-47 Victoria Parade (became No. 45); the District nurses (Sisters) continued to live at No. 39. In November 1953 the District Nursing Division moved into their new Headquarters and Nurses Home at 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. As RDNS expanded and now, with Centres opening throughout the suburbs, the Sisters lived in their own homes and the Nurses Home at 452 closed and those rooms used for administrative purposes. On April the 1st 1996 RDNS Head Office relocated to 31 Alma Road, St. Kilda. Coloured photograph taken at a function in a room at Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS). It shows, left to right, Sister Bev Armstrong, who has short blonde hair, Miss Mary Evans, who has short curled brown hair and another RDNS Sister who has short dark hair. The two RDNS Sisters are wearing the RDNS summer uniform of a white blouse under a royal blue V neck tunic style dress with the RDNS insignia on the left hand side. Miss Evans, is wearing a long dark coat. The three are smiling and the Sister on the right is looking at Miss Evans who is turned slightly and has part of her right arm resting over the top of the back of the chair. They are sitting in front of a window and opened gold long curtains. A tree is seen through the window. Both RDNS Sisters have cups in their hands.royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns headquarters, miss mary evans, sister bev armstrong -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Operation Firewood - Red Gum Forest, Murray River, 1960s
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Colour slide of red gum trees in a forest near the Murray River. It was during Operation Firewood. Legatees would organise collection of wood from the country and distribute it to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. More photos show the cutting and loading of wood and delivery to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of Legacy helping widows by sourcing, supplying and delivering firewood. When open fires were the main source of heating, a load of firewood and help moving it, would have been very important to the widows.Colour slide of trees in a Red Gum forest during Operation Firewood in brown Anscochrome cardboard mount. Printed on reverse in red ink 'Processed by Verycolor photo labs. Melbourne, Victoria'.Printed on front in red ink 'Anscochrome / View from this side / Made in Australia'. Hand written on front 'Red gum trees / River Murry' in blue pen.operation firewood, trees, forest -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Operation Firewood - Ready for pick up, 1960s
... Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne ...Colour slide of cut wood lying n a forest ready to be collected. It was during Operation Firewood. Legatees would organise collection of wood from the country and distribute it to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. Other slides show the cutting and loading of wood and delivery to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of Legacy helping widows by sourcing, supplying and delivering firewood. When open fires were the main source of heating, a load of firewood and help moving it, would have been very important to the widows.Colour slide of cut wood in a forest during Operation Firewood in brown Anscochrome cardboard mount.Printed on front in red ink 'Anscochrome / View from this side / Made in Australia'. Hand written on front 'Ready for pick up' in blue pen. Printed on reverse in red ink 'Processed by Verycolor photo labs. Melbourne, Victoria'.operation firewood, trees, forest, wood