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. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". To pages of typed recollections written by Merle (Brighton) McRae entitled "The Nursing Bursary" for the book "The First of its Kind" Merle was at the NDSN and Mildura Base Hospital (MBH) for the period 1956-59, PTS 29.NDSN - two pages of recollections entitled "The Nursing Bursary" for the book "The First of its Kind" written by Merle (Brighton) McRae at the NDSN and Mildura Base Hospital (MBH) for the period 1956-59, PTS 29. submitted by Merle McRae 18 Morrison Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875.all documents were regarding the compilation of the ndsnga inc. book "the first of its kind"., two typed pages

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. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". Memories compiled by Peter Rosewall; who attended the last NDSN school PTS 108 between 1986 - 89.Original page from the Bendigo Advertiser on 19 November 1970. Includes photograph of three nurses with a skeleton with the caption " The skeleton came out of the closet this week at Northern District School of Nursing - but it was all in a good cause - for the edification of nurses attending the refresher course at the school. Pictured are Sisters V.Mills Mincha, J. Gourley, Inglewood and P. Byrne, Bendigo. In the accompanying information is about nurses undertaking a six week refresher. Seventeen nurses attended from Rochester, Kerang, Campbell Town, Mincha, Swan Hill, Mildura, Heathcote, Inglewood, Kamarooka and Bendigo. Original page from the Bendigo Advertiser folded. memoir, nursing, ndsn, mr norm phillips, nancy winifred long mbe

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. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". Memories compiled by Peter Rosewall; who attended the last NDSN school PTS 108 between 1986 - 89.Description by Elaine West about her experience as a School 45 nurse who travelled by bus from Mildura to Bendigo. The article was titled "A Cold Night in St Kilda. The nurses came from Wattle Street hostel. Then they drove in a car which wasn't quite roadworthy to a meeting at the Nurses Memorial Centre in St Kilda. memoir, nursing, wattle st hostel