Paperback book blue front cover with full title, author and black and white photo of entrance to Baker institute (1974) plain white back cover, white spine with abbreviated title and author. Numerous black and white photos of people withinnon-fictionhistory of the first fifty years of the Baker Ibstitutebaker institute, medical research, alfred hospital, j.f.mckeddie, thomas baker, shaw family, university of melbourne, monash university, thomas e lowe

paperback book, photos of Alfred Hospital on front and backcover, numerous photos withinnon-fictionBioraphies and photos of Alfred Hospital staff. Also includes history of specialty units, e.g. orthopaedics and psychiatry. Connections with Caulfield General Medical Centre, and the Alred's involvement in Vietnam and paua NewGuinea. detailes study of he development of the hospital's crest and mottoalfred hospital, ahnl, caulfield hospital, nurses, doctors, vietnam war, papua new guinea

Cover has black background title and authors name in white print on front and spine. Black and white photo of Judith Palfrey (Mullaney) as a 3rd year nurse on front. Description of book, author information and two photos of hospital words on back cover. Photos of nursing students withinnon-fictionRecollections of 28 middle-aged women of their nursing training that they undertook together at the Alfred Hospital in the 1960's. What nursing has meant to this group, how it changed them as people, and if they identified as nurses whether they work in nursing or not, were questions addressed in this booknurses, nurse training, alfred hospital, friendship

CUSTOMISED SIGNAGE (remembered by trainees as) IDENTIFYING THE EARLY PREMISES OF THE PRELIMINARY TRAINING SCHOOL OF THE ALFRED HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING. THE ORIGINAL SITE WAS CORONADO MANSION (FLATS AT THE TIME OF SALE) WAS PURCHASED BY THE ALFRED HOSPITAL IN 1950 AS ACCOMODATION FOR TRAINED STAFF. see attached reference website for photographs.REMEMBERED AS A VENUE FOR PRELIMINARY TRAINING OF STUDENT NURSES AND ACCOMODATION FOR SENIOR STAFFmasonite rectangular name plateALFRED HOSPITAL/SCHOOL OF NURSING/CORONADOalfred hospital (melbourne)-history, alfred hospital school of nursing, coronado, signage, trained nurses accomodation

Examinations were an integral part of nurse's training, and this sign was displayed outside an examination room.Examinations were an integral part of nurse's training, and this sign was displayed outside an examination room.Rectangular metal sign, buff off-white with stencilled black lettering in capitals, with cropped corners.QUIET PLEASE/EXAMINATIONS/IN PROGRESSalfred hospital school of nursing, metal plaque, nursing examinations

Paperback book, with red cover. Tile and authors name on front cover and spine. Coloured photo of stained glass widow in Alfred Hospital chapel on front cover. Photos on back cover of author, and sulptures that now stand on the site of Coronadonon-fictionA histoy of nurse training at the Alfred Hospital. based on oral history, diaries, letters and papers written by nursesalfred hospital, nursing history, ahnl, hospitals-victoria-history

The first lecture at the Alfred Hospital training school for general nurses was on December 1, 1880 by Dr John Blair. He created this booklet for use with his lectures.This booklet shows the level of preparation undertaken for nurse training from 1880 at the Alfred Hospital.Booklet with grey cover, title, author, publisher, and price printed in black ink, within a black border on front coverInitials (?whose) handwritten in black ink at bottom left of front cover, alfred hospital nurse lectures 1880, dr john blair

The first lecture at the Alfred Hospital training school for general nurses was on December 1, 1880 by Dr John Blair. He created this booklet for use with his lectures.This booklet shows the level of preparation undertaken for nurse training from 1880 at the Alfred Hospital.Booklet with grey cover, title, author, publisher, and price printed in black ink, within a black border on front cover (photocopy)Initials (?whose) handwritten in black ink at bottom left of front cover, alfred hospital nurse lectures 1880, dr john blair

This medal was presented to student nurse Annie Rentle in recognition of her efforts during the fire that destroyed Wards 4 and 6 on Boxing Day 1888. Patients had to be rescued after the main staircase collapsed. All the patients survived and the nurses remained calm and in control throughout the emergency. Annie Rentle graduated in 1890This unique medal is evidence of the appreciation of the hospital of what must have been extraordinary efforts on the part of the student nurse to ensure the safety of patients during this fire.Silver coloured medal with pale blue ribbon. has been placed on dark blue fabric and enclosed in a round frameFront of medal has a pattee cross with 'Alfred Hospital' underneath. The hospital's Latin motto around the cross. "Ubi Non Est Mulier Ibi Ingemiscit Aeger" Meaning: 'Where woman is not, there the sick man groaneth'. The obverse reads: 'Presented to Nurse Rentle for assistance rendered at fire Dec. 26th 1888.' alfred hospital fire 1888, nurse bravery medal, annie rentle

Trainee uniform 3rd year.Long sleeves worn until 1920s till 1947.Worn by Marjorie R.Hood.Grad 1927. (27.01) Catalogue work sheet missing.Thought to be one of the only examples of trainee nurses uniform of the 1920s era in the ahnl archive collection.Reasonable condition. .Full length dress.Length from rt shoulder to hemline 125cms.From armpit to armpit of bodice 55cms.Full Length sleeves 66cms. Navy white cotton material in miniature houndstooth pattern.Small pocket LHS bodice.3 white fabric covered buttons on front of bodice.Press stud on neckline.X2 hook& eyes at waistband.x2 press studs off centre on skirt opening.Full length sleeves with 3cms cuff.Gathered at yoke,waist and sleeves.Slit pocket on RHS skirt. Re Apron 27-02.White apron made from Finleys sheeting.Yellow stain& repaired tear on skirt of apron.3 buttons on back to attach crossover straps. Re Collar: unstained white.Good condition.Square edge. Re cuffs x 2: Lt cuff has multiple rust stains.Rt cuff unstained.Rectangle yellowed cufflink studs. Re Belt.Yellow discolouration.Good condition. Re 3rd year ArmBand.yellow discolouration.Solid Red coloured Maltese cross in felted wool attached. Oil marks front of skirt section.Evidence of fraying on RHS skirt.Discolouration stain 12cms x9cms approx on skirt over pocket RHS.third year trainee ufor

Original painting of the Isolation Ward done by student nurse Una J Fitts in 1921. Una graduated in 1922.UnknownOriginal watercolour painting of a building with two trees in front in a wooden frame with glass cover and cardboard mount.Signed by Artist- U Fitts On the back, an article from a "The Alfred" - Dec, 1941 called Memory of 'The Cottage" by GAM.building, isolation ward

dark blue cover with white and grey printing. Covered in a plastic library protective coveringnon-fictionMedical Nursing text book for nurses.ahnl, medical nursing text book

used by all Alfred Nurses (and other employees who had hospital supplied uniforms)Significant to all Alfred Nurse (and other staff who had hospital supplied uniforms) as they were required to use the dockets 2 Laundry docket books. Triplicate pages.. each white, pink and yellow. Cardboard back, Green paper cover, staplesCover blank, inside the pages are marked Alfred Hospital personal linen. Name, date and box number. Items of uniform listed ahnl, alfred hospital, royal melbourne hospital central linen service, laundry cases, nurses unform, hospital uniforms

Illustrated book with brown and cream cover. Title, editors name, and an illustration of a gramophone are printed in brown on the front cover. Also on the front cover is a brown and white photo of a man and woman riding camels in front of the Sphinx: Olive " airing herself around the Pyramids in lieu of pay" accompanied by Dr John Kneebone. Title is also printed in brown on the spine. On the back cover are printed extracts from the book, along with two small photographs, one is of the front of an envelope, the other is a photograph of Olive Haynes in uniform 1915non-fictionA collection of letters and diary extracts written by Olive Haynes, between 1914 and 1918. This book gives an invaluable insight into the experiences of an Australian Army nurse whose service saw her minister to casualties from some of Australia's most significant campaigns during World War Oneolive l.c.hayes, world war 1914-1918 - medical care, world war 1914-1918-hospitals, australian army nurses, nurse

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a light grey cover with title, author's name and publishers mark embossed in gold lettering on spine. The front cover of the dustjacket has a black and white photograph of a nurse in uniform ca.1920's (Eileen Sullivan, who trained at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, 1926-1929), on a cream background. Author's and publisher's names are printed in light brown on the base of this photo. The title is printed in dark brown above the photo. the title and authors name are printed in white on a golden-brown background on spine. Publishers mark (blue and yellow) is printed at base of spine on cream background. The back cover of the dustjacket has a summary of the book and information about the authornon-fictionThrough a combination of art, photographs, recollections and history Celebrating Nursing is an inspiring tribute to the breadth and depth of nursing from earliest times to the present day (2010)nursing-history, nurses-history

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a dark blue cover, abbreviated title, author's surname and publisher's name embossed in gold on spine. Front of dust jacket has a reproduction of the painting "Arrival of first Australian wounded from Gallipoli at Wandsworth Hospital, London" by George Coates, in a red/brown and white border. Rest of dustjacket is yellow brown in colour. Full title is printed in blue and red /brown above painting, author's full name is printed in blue below painting. Abbreviated title, author's surname and publishers name are printed in blue on the spinenon-fictionThis book draws on many first-hand and previously unpublished accounts of the work of Australian nurses in World War one, to tell the story of courage and companionship under conditions of great hardship - in the mud of Flanders, among the cholera cases in India, on the hospital ships during the Gallipoli campaign, on the Afghanistan border, in Vladivostok, in mosquito infested Macedonia and in the Sinai Desert.world war 1914-1918 - medical care, military nursing, nurses, australian nurses

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a brown cover with abbreviated title and authors name embossed in gold on spine. Dust jacket has a coloured black and white photograph of a nurse in uniform holding an umbrella, book and pencil with tents in the background: Grace Wilson on the Aegean Island of Lemnos, 1915. Full title is printed in white and gold on front along with the author's name in gold. Abbreviated title is printed in brown and gold on spine, along with the author's name and publishers mark in whitenon-fictionUsing diaries and letters the author takes us into the hospital camps, the wards and the tent surgeries on the edge of some of the most horrific battlefronts of human history. He also showed how the friendships and loves of these courageous and compassionate women enriched their experiences.australia army-nurses, military nursing-australia, world war 1914-1918 - medical care, world war 1914-1918-female participation, nurses

Illustrated book. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a nurse in military uniform (Pearl Lottie Trayhurn) main title in red and subsidiary tile in white overprinted on this photo. Author's name printed in black at bottom. Main title printed in red on spine along with authors name and publisher's mark printed in black. The back cover has a photograph of a civilian nurse in uniform (Pearl Lottie Trayhurn, Paramatta Hospital) the back cover also has a summary of the booknon-fictionA history of the Australian nurses who served in the 1914-1918 conflict. Also includes history of nursing in Australia pre federation, the Boer War, and the influenza pandemicmilitary nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918-nursing, boer war-nursing, colonial history-australia-nursing, nurses

Illustrated book with light brown cover. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a nurse with a group of soldiers ( S.Avenell with amputees at Southall Hospital) Abbreviated title is printed above, and the authors name below this photograph in black ink. This is surround by a decorative border in black ink: two narrow lines and leaves at the corners. Abbreviated title and author's name also printed in black ink on spine. The back cover has a small black and white photo of a group of nurses (S.Olive Saloway with other nurses on board Orsovanon-fictionPersonal accounts of Australian Nurses abroad in World War 1world war 1914-1918 - medical care, military nursing-australia, australia-army-nurses, nurses

Illustrated book. Front cover has two coloured photographs: one is of a group of soldiers with three helicopters about to land (members of 5 platoon B Company 7RAR wait for US Army helicopters waiting to take them back to Nui Dat after completion of Operation Ulmarra) The other is of two women wearing green uniforms and peaked caps holding a baby and standing in front of a building with a corrugated roof (RAANC Margaret Ahern and Terrie Roche with children of Hoa Long village) Title (green and black ink) and author's name (light brown ink) are printed between these photos. This information is printed in similar colours on the spine, along with a small photograph of two women in uniform (RAANC Margaret Ahern and Terrie Roche) and the publisher's name. The back cover has a summary of the book printed below five photographs, nurse (Janice Hilton) with patient; nurse (June Minchow) with patient; man (Phil Badcock) and woman (RAANC Di Lawrence); unidentified nurse with four patients strapped to stretchers inside an RAAF Hercules aircraft; two nurses (Von Clinch and Maureen Spicer) with children (at Bien Hoa provincial hospital). non-fictionWhen Australia joined the Vietnam War, civilian nurses were there to save lives and comfort the wounded. Working incredibly long hours and surrounded by chaos and turmoil, these brave nurses and medics were integral to our war effort. These fifteen stories show a side to the Vietnam War that has received little recognition but played an important part in shaping Australia's presence in the war.royal australian army nursing corps, butterwowth air base, military nursing-australia\military nursing-vietnam, vietnam war 1961-1975-medical care, military hospitals-vietnam, military camps-malaysia, military camps-philippines-clark field

Illustrated magazine. The front cover has a copy of a painting by Hilda Rix-Nicholas: Australian soldier of the Great War. The man is wearing a metal helmet and combat uniform. Title and list of contents are printed are printed in gold and red brown on front cover also. non-fictionThe Australian experience of war: the magazine contains other war related articles, the ones referring to nursing experiences are Florence Nightingale, Fanny Hines (died of pneumonia in the Boer War), Catherine Tully (awarded the 1914 Star with clasp) other World War One Experiences, Jessie Simmons (World War Two POW) Ann Mackinnon (served with the 2/6th Australian General Hospital), RAAF medevac nurses in Vietnam, nurses in Rwanda, and a review of the film Paradise Road.military nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, vietnam war, world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, rwanda, nurses, nursing

Donated by family and friends in memory of Alfred nurse Eileen Rutherford in 1953. Eileen, a graduate of 1935, died on the Hospital Ship Centaur, bombed by the Japanese in May 1943. The sundial was demolished, along with the Main Nurses' Home in 1996. The dial and commemorative plaque were salvaged by the Archive.Of significance to the AHNL as the sundial, originally placed in the garden in front of the Main Nurses' Home was to remind the nurses of the future of the sacrifices of nurses during war.rectangular metal plaque with inscriptionTo the memory of Sister Eileen Rutherford who lost her life in the Hospital Ship "Centaur" May 14th, 1943. "She gave her all" Erected by her relatives and friends sundial, memorial, eileen rutherford, hospital ship centaur

Illustrated book. Front cover has a painting by Cynthia Breusch depicting two female figures carrying a container hanging from a pole on their shoulders. Behind them is a barbwire topped fence. The book title is printed over this painting in red and white ink. The author's name is printed in white below the title, and the publisher's mark is printed in black above the title. The Spine is cream in colour, with abbreviated title printed in red, author's surname and publishers mark printed in black. The back cover has a cream background, with quotes from two nurses and a summary of the book overprinted in blacknon-fictionExperiences of Australian Army nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War twoworld war 1939-1945, australian army nurses, prisoners of war, military nursing, nurses

Illustrated book with dust pink cover. front cover has a black and white photograph of s nurse with two hospital beds covered with mosquito tents (No 74 Camp Hospital, Katherine, NT, 1945). Part of title printed in black ink above this photo, remainder of title overprinted in white ink at the bottom of this photo. Below this is a small rectangular illustration and words: their service our heritage. Title is also printed in black ink on spine along with publishers logonon-fictionA history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service 1899-1999military nursing-australia-history, nurses-australia-history, australian army nurses

Illustrated book with dust pink cover. front cover has a black and white photograph of s nurse with two hospital beds covered with mosquito tents (No 74 Camp Hospital, Katherine, NT, 1945). Part of title printed in black ink above this photo, remainder of title overprinted in white ink at the bottom of this photo. Below this is a small rectangular illustration and words: their service our heritage. Title is also printed in black ink on spine along with publishers logo.non-fictionA history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service 1899-1999military nursing-australia-history, nuses-australia-history, australia army-nurses