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Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, Melbourne Legacy Handbook, 1951
A guide to help Legatees understand their responsibilities. These handbooks are updated periodically. Also known and the Contactors Handbook. A handbook is issued to all Legatees to assist them with their work with the legacy widows; eg childrens' education, welfare, accommodation, health. A quick easy guide to services provided by Melbourne Legacy such as bursaries, medical care, financial assistance etc for Legatees use. It was reissued annually for many years prior to keeping this information electronically. Many issues are held at 00002 and 00305. Chapters of the book include the following (taken from the 1956 edition), many of which are committees: Administration Anzac Day Observance Comradeship. 'Comradeship is an integral and important part of Legacy. This committee's function is primarily to arrange social and other activities which bring members together so that they become known to each other on an intimate and friendly basis; and so that when a member strikes a problem, he immediately knows with whom he might get into touch to discuss it in then spirit of mutual assistance.' Finance Huntingdale (Golf Club) Intermediate Legacy Liaison Personnel Committee Programme Committee Dealing with the Junior Legacy Committee: Boys' Group Camps and holidays Christmas party Contact Cultural and Library Dental Demonstration Education Employment Firewood Girls' Group Housing and accomodation Legal Longbank (holiday home for widows in need of a rest) Medical Newsletter Older widows Optometrists Pensions Probation Residences Special cases Welfare Appendix A Allowances for school requisites Appendix B Scholarships Appendix C Pensions / War widows pensions / Commonwealth widows pensions / Immediate assistance SCTF Appendix D Repatriation Department Appendix E Commonwealth Social Services Appendix F CWD - Children's Welfare Department Appendix G Hospital and medical benefits for Legacy Widows and their dependants Appendix H AMF Relief Trust Fund Appendix I SCTF - Services Canteen Trust Fund Appendix J Sir Samuel McCaughey Bequest Appendix K Various sources of assistance available (eg clothing, blankets, POW associations, RSL, conveyance allowances.)A helpful booklet for Legatees in carrying out their duties.Printed paperback book with olive green cover, white pages and black type. Front cover, Melbourne Legacy Handbook and Legacy logo printed in black ink, 1951 handwritten in black biro and underlined twice in green pencil. Cover and pages stapled together. Page 4, alterations handwritten in blue ink, one alteration made by hand held stamp.regulations, objectives, rules -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, "Ballarat Welcomes You", 1998
Plasticised card wall hanging poster to display in local tourism centres, motels, shops etc, publicising some of the tourist features of Ballarat and District. Surround base information is a series of adverts including BTM. Gives details of weekends, public/schools holiday running, and contact details. Tram in photo is No. 26, but very dark. All ads in full colour. Other advertisers are Dulcinea, Kryal Castle, Ballarat Tenpin Bowling Centre, Gumnut Cafe, Willabaa, Swaggers Cafe, Browse Cafe, Reliv health, Ballarat Taxis Co-op, Spartans gym, Nature In Balance, Master of Class Hairdressing, Exquisite Furniture, Pinky's Pizza, Budget and Ballarat Family Care Pharmacy. Also has a item on the London Bus Co., area map, telephone numbers and visitor information centre. Has four pieces of double side tape in corners on rear.trams, tramways, btm, ballarat tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HELEN MACPHERSON SMITH TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2007
Forty-four page dark red covered report with a red shaded photo/drawing of a young man on a skateboard, titled Storm Sequence (2000) by Shaun Gladwell. In the front of the book is a loose letter mentioning the 2007 annual Report, covering their activities of the Trust for the year. Titles in the book are: About Our Founder and Her Legacy; Trustee's Report; Grants Overview; Grants Approved in 2006-2007, which are Aged Care, Arts, Culture & Heritage; Community Support; Disability Care & Support; Education; Employment & Vocational Training; Environment; and Health; Investments and Grants - An historical perspective, Financial Summary and An Historical Insight: The Smiths in Australia. Most chapters have information.Helen Mcpherson Smith Trust Annual report 2007helen macpherson smith trust annual report 2007, helen macpherson schutt (nee smith), darvell m hutchinson am, j barry hutchins oam, frances h awcock am, keith b smith, anthony baird, darren mcconnell, liz gillies, sarah bartak, pamela beech, lonia catalano, beolite village, bundji bundji, odyssey house victoria, macpherson smith community alliance, brotherhood of st laurence, dolphin research institute, howard florey institute, the jean hailes foundation for women's health, historical insight - the smiths in australia, shaun gladwell -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Infant Welfare Trainees and Staff, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1956
Carlton Refuge/Carlton Home was established in 1857 in Madeline Street, Carlton (relocating in 1890 to Keppel Street, Carlton). The Carlton Home provided maternity care for married and unmarried mothers, and residential care for infants and toddlers unable to be at home with their mother. It also operated a day-care centre for children. Most of the residents were mothers or children on private placements. The Children's Welfare Department used the Carlton Home as a maternity home for wards, a foster home for infant wards, and for children requiring placements under the infant life protection provisions of the Children's Welfare Act. By the late 1940s, the home was in a bad state of repair and it closed in 1949. In 1951, the facility reopened as the Queen Elizabeth Maternal and Child Health Centre that also operated as an Infant Welfare and Mothercraft Training School. The Centre provided after-care for nursing mothers and babies transferring from maternity hospitals, and specialised care for babies referred by private practitioners and the Social Welfare Department – babies who were premature, frail or had feeding or similar problems. (Source: DHHS)The photograph is a valuable primary resource relating to training for maternal and infant welfare centres in Kew, Victoria. It has a strong provenance through inscriptions linking it to the Denmark Street Maternal and Child Health Centre.Photograph, mounted on card of Infant Welfare Trainees and Staff, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1956. The photograph lists the names of the individuals below the photograph. They include: Back Row {L-R] M Whittenbury, M Bolton, E Haebich, G Barnard, M Griffiths / Middle Row [L-R] L Stevenson, T Boucher, M Madden, J Price, A Glowrey, R Helmore, M Murfet, M Lindsay / Front Row [L-R] R Buxton, W Crick, G Stott, M Buxton Matron, J Keogh, B Longmuir, E Borgelt.Obverse: Infant Welfare Trainees and Staff, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, July School 1956 Reverse: "Presented to Kew Historical Soc by Dr Darbyshire following a 50 year birthday display at the Denmark Street Maternal and Child Health Centre [Kew] in May 1980. [Illegible]."denmark street maternal and child health centre, baby health centres --- kew (vic), queen elizabeth hospital, infant welfare -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, For the Love of Children: my life and medical career / by David Buxton Pitt, 1999, 1999
Dr David Pitt was Australian paediatrician. In 1959, he joined the Kew Cottages workforce, where he practised for 17 years and improved the conditions for the children. He was a pioneer in the identification of rare syndromes using computers. The Cottages anabled him to contribute to the day to day care of disadvantaged people in the Australian community, while continuing his research. Pitt left Kew in 1976. (Source: Wikipedia). This book by David Pitt once formed part of the collection of Dr Cliff Judge, resident psychiatrist at the Cottages, and was donated by a daughter in 2018.xiv, 208 p. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm.mental health - victoria - history, chidren's cottages - kew, dr cliff judge, dr david pitt -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Civilization and Mental Retardation: A history of the care and treatment of intellectually disabled people / [by] Cliff Judge, 1987
86 p. : ill., portschildrens cottages - kew (vic), mental health - victoria - history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Colin Briton, Outcasts, Mists and Shadows: a short history of institutional care around Yarra Bend, Melbourne, 2019
... History of institutional care in Yarra Bend Park and Studley Park ...History of institutional care in Yarra Bend Park and Studley Park by Colin Briton.[Northcote, Victoria] : Colin Briton, [2018] ©2018 v, 118 pages, 11 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm non-fictionHistory of institutional care in Yarra Bend Park and Studley Park by Colin Briton.institutional care -- victoria -- melbourne -- history., health facilities -- victoria -- melbourne -- history, asylums -- victoria -- melbourne -- history., reformatories for women -- victoria -- melbourne -- history. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : March 1994
Come and celebrate Kew and its history [19th Kew Community Festival] / p1. Chief Executives Column [Local Government Review] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2&3. Mayor's Comment / Cr Tom Indovino p.3. Kew Community [Festival] / p4. Festival [A glittering night of stars dinner dance] / p5. Pet care stand / p5. Kew Citizens of the year [Gwlad Wade, Dr John Colebatch] / p6. Senior Citizen's Week Health & Leisure Expo / p7. New Artist in Residence at Kew [Gulnar Mister] / p7. Diary dates / p8. New resident helps Meals on Wheels [Pat Marsden]/ p9. Council News [Dog registration; Influenza Immunisation Campaign; Help reduce teenage smoking; Worm farms for sale] / p10. Around Kew [Kew Community House; Neighbourhood Watch G99 District; Learn to manage asthma; Aid organisation requires volunteers [Plan International]; Literacy Training for volunteers; Soccer Club seeks new members; Raffle results - Holy Trinity Church] / p11. Kew Youth Arts Festival! / p12.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionCome and celebrate Kew and its history [19th Kew Community Festival] / p1. Chief Executives Column [Local Government Review] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2&3. Mayor's Comment / Cr Tom Indovino p.3. Kew Community [Festival] / p4. Festival [A glittering night of stars dinner dance] / p5. Pet care stand / p5. Kew Citizens of the year [Gwlad Wade, Dr John Colebatch] / p6. Senior Citizen's Week Health & Leisure Expo / p7. New Artist in Residence at Kew [Gulnar Mister] / p7. Diary dates / p8. New resident helps Meals on Wheels [Pat Marsden]/ p9. Council News [Dog registration; Influenza Immunisation Campaign; Help reduce teenage smoking; Worm farms for sale] / p10. Around Kew [Kew Community House; Neighbourhood Watch G99 District; Learn to manage asthma; Aid organisation requires volunteers [Plan International]; Literacy Training for volunteers; Soccer Club seeks new members; Raffle results - Holy Trinity Church] / p11. Kew Youth Arts Festival! / p12.publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : June 1993
New Kellett Willsmere Community Complex / p1. Jack O'Toole Reserve / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Why the Willsmere development raises no extra Council rates] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2&3. Mayor's Comments / Cr Roger Streeton / p3. Diary Dates [June-July 1993] / p4. Shirley [Tinker] says goodbye / p5. Revised immunisation venues and hours / p5. Evening maternal & child health service / p5. Kew Festival goes historical / p5. Council News [Council elections; Kew Children's Holiday Program; Mayor's Winter Concert; Library microfilm printer; Quit smoking video; Three year old kindergarten; Avoiding dog attacks / p6. Around Kew [School crossing safety; Kew Community House; Council receives baby change room award; Can you help? - Overton Special Care Unit; Volunteers needed - Kew Cottages; Solace helps] / p7. Crafty ideas at the Kew Senior Citizens Centre / p8. Track Players tread the boards [The Business of Murder] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionNew Kellett Willsmere Community Complex / p1. Jack O'Toole Reserve / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Why the Willsmere development raises no extra Council rates] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2&3. Mayor's Comments / Cr Roger Streeton / p3. Diary Dates [June-July 1993] / p4. Shirley [Tinker] says goodbye / p5. Revised immunisation venues and hours / p5. Evening maternal & child health service / p5. Kew Festival goes historical / p5. Council News [Council elections; Kew Children's Holiday Program; Mayor's Winter Concert; Library microfilm printer; Quit smoking video; Three year old kindergarten; Avoiding dog attacks / p6. Around Kew [School crossing safety; Kew Community House; Council receives baby change room award; Can you help? - Overton Special Care Unit; Volunteers needed - Kew Cottages; Solace helps] / p7. Crafty ideas at the Kew Senior Citizens Centre / p8. Track Players tread the boards [The Business of Murder] / p8.publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : September 1992
Opportunity for employers & unemployed young people / p1.Kew Festival and education / p1. Kew's Community Bus / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Influences on rates and charges for 1992/93]; City of Kew Streetscaping Committee / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment / Cr Roger Streeton p3. Diary Dates for September/October [1992] / p4. Municipal Health Plan have your say? / p5. Volunteer wanted [Kew Cottges] / p5. Work at home as a family day care giver / p5. Nutrition information win prizes / p6. Holiday fun for children & teenagers / p7. What do women at mid-life want? / p7. Be wise with medicines month / p7. 12 month trials of multi-dwelling development code / p7. Pictures of Kew [Mrs June Stratford, Head of Carey Junior School; Octagonal shelter, Boroondara Cemetery; St Anthony's Home for Children 1922-76; The Hartwell Players] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionOpportunity for employers & unemployed young people / p1.Kew Festival and education / p1. Kew's Community Bus / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Influences on rates and charges for 1992/93]; City of Kew Streetscaping Committee / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment / Cr Roger Streeton p3. Diary Dates for September/October [1992] / p4. Municipal Health Plan have your say? / p5. Volunteer wanted [Kew Cottges] / p5. Work at home as a family day care giver / p5. Nutrition information win prizes / p6. Holiday fun for children & teenagers / p7. What do women at mid-life want? / p7. Be wise with medicines month / p7. 12 month trials of multi-dwelling development code / p7. Pictures of Kew [Mrs June Stratford, Head of Carey Junior School; Octagonal shelter, Boroondara Cemetery; St Anthony's Home for Children 1922-76; The Hartwell Players] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : May 1992
Strategic bicycle plan / p1. World No Tobacco Day / p1. Chief Executive's Column [New approach to rates and charges] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment [New Accounting Standard for Local Government; A living history of Kew] / Cr Daryl Oldaker. Diary Dates for May/June [1992] / p4. In Brief [Volunteers - Kew Cottages & Uniting Church Lodge; Maternal and Child Care Centre Denmark Street; North Kew Tennis Club; Kew Band; Kew Senior Citizens' Club; Schizophrenia Fellowship; Kew Bowling Club; Recycling; Life Education Centre; Baptist Church] / p5. St George's Hospital Redevelopment Plan / p6. Kindergarten enrolments / p6. What is a Neighbourhood House? / p6. Planning for optimum community health, municipal public health plans [Schizophrenia; Reading mobility] / p7. Trees v Power Lines / p8. Weed control / p8. 90th Birthday Trinity Grammar / New swimming pool for Carey Grammar / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionStrategic bicycle plan / p1. World No Tobacco Day / p1. Chief Executive's Column [New approach to rates and charges] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment [New Accounting Standard for Local Government; A living history of Kew] / Cr Daryl Oldaker. Diary Dates for May/June [1992] / p4. In Brief [Volunteers - Kew Cottages & Uniting Church Lodge; Maternal and Child Care Centre Denmark Street; North Kew Tennis Club; Kew Band; Kew Senior Citizens' Club; Schizophrenia Fellowship; Kew Bowling Club; Recycling; Life Education Centre; Baptist Church] / p5. St George's Hospital Redevelopment Plan / p6. Kindergarten enrolments / p6. What is a Neighbourhood House? / p6. Planning for optimum community health, municipal public health plans [Schizophrenia; Reading mobility] / p7. Trees v Power Lines / p8. Weed control / p8. 90th Birthday Trinity Grammar / New swimming pool for Carey Grammar / p8.publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : April 1992
... community newsletters Health stall / p1. Kew Tennis Club / p1. New ...Health stall / p1. Kew Tennis Club / p1. New colour [Kewriosity] / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Waste Management Strategy] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment / Cr Daryl Oldaker [ Kew Festival; Waste Management Strategy; Hard Rubbish collection]; Chief Executive's Comment / p3. Residential Policies Review / p4. Revealing Villa Alba - Open Days / p4. Suggested principles for Residential Policy [questionnaire] / p5. Diary Dates for April/May / p6. Dental health for older people [Care and common problems] / p7. To potential young and older bowlers / p7. New facilities for Physical Education demonstrate Ruyton's emphasis on the value of physical fitness for girls / p8. Children's holiday programme / p8. Yabby yarn [Yarra Valley Hockey Club] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionHealth stall / p1. Kew Tennis Club / p1. New colour [Kewriosity] / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Waste Management Strategy] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2. Mayor's Comment / Cr Daryl Oldaker [ Kew Festival; Waste Management Strategy; Hard Rubbish collection]; Chief Executive's Comment / p3. Residential Policies Review / p4. Revealing Villa Alba - Open Days / p4. Suggested principles for Residential Policy [questionnaire] / p5. Diary Dates for April/May / p6. Dental health for older people [Care and common problems] / p7. To potential young and older bowlers / p7. New facilities for Physical Education demonstrate Ruyton's emphasis on the value of physical fitness for girls / p8. Children's holiday programme / p8. Yabby yarn [Yarra Valley Hockey Club] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : May 1991
Flying doctors descend on Kew [Crawford Productions] / p1. Computerised court opens [Penalty Enforcement by Registration of an Infringement (PERIN)] / p1. Stop or give-way? [Council assessment of intersections] / p1. Council seeks kinder review / p1. Diary dates for May / p2. Your marching champions [Kew Band, Kew Youth Band] / p2. Word of mouth [Pre-school story time at Kew Library 1996- ] / p2. Something airey [exhibition at Kew Gallery] / p2. Something pre-loved [Glass Street Kindergarten trash 'n treasure sale] / p2. Commentary [Willsmere redevelopment] / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Traffic headaches for Barkers Road [drain upgrade] / p3. Trees versus powerlines / p4. Loyal service [Tom Gascoyne] / p4. Traffic Management update [Area 7, Area 10] / p4. Cleaner shopping centres / p4. Hard rubbish collection / p4. Willsmere Drain / p4. Survey of dual occupancy / p4. Health [Department] stall / p5. Women's health workshops / p5. Baby Change Room [Walpole Street] / p5. Nursing Mothers' meetings / p5. Status quo for family day care [industrial award ruling] / p5. Immunisation - Important / p5. Daytime garden / p6. Library Friends' [book] sale / p6. [East Kew Bowling Club] Indoor bowls / p6. Chrysanthemums, M'am [Kew Garden Club] / p6. Handy Veterans Service [Kew sub-branch of the RSL] / p6. Crime wave [Neighbourhood Watch Areas G64, G97] / p6. All this for sixpence [Balwyn Cinema history] / p6. Positive [survey] feedback [to Kewriosity] / p6. Arthritis meeting / p6. Something fishy [Ian Napier at Raya Gallery] / p7. [Kew] Community House courses / p7. Coming events at Trinity [Grammar] / p7. Carmelite Monastery restoration / p7. Council Chamber or Council void? [descriptive comparison of Walpole Street Town Hall with the Chamber at the Municipal [Civic] Offices] / p8. Evangelist meeting [St Hilary's] / p8. Youth empowerment [Youth Resource Centre] / Kate Lang p8. Missions meeting [Kew Baptist Church Hall] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionFlying doctors descend on Kew [Crawford Productions] / p1. Computerised court opens [Penalty Enforcement by Registration of an Infringement (PERIN)] / p1. Stop or give-way? [Council assessment of intersections] / p1. Council seeks kinder review / p1. Diary dates for May / p2. Your marching champions [Kew Band, Kew Youth Band] / p2. Word of mouth [Pre-school story time at Kew Library 1996- ] / p2. Something airey [exhibition at Kew Gallery] / p2. Something pre-loved [Glass Street Kindergarten trash 'n treasure sale] / p2. Commentary [Willsmere redevelopment] / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Traffic headaches for Barkers Road [drain upgrade] / p3. Trees versus powerlines / p4. Loyal service [Tom Gascoyne] / p4. Traffic Management update [Area 7, Area 10] / p4. Cleaner shopping centres / p4. Hard rubbish collection / p4. Willsmere Drain / p4. Survey of dual occupancy / p4. Health [Department] stall / p5. Women's health workshops / p5. Baby Change Room [Walpole Street] / p5. Nursing Mothers' meetings / p5. Status quo for family day care [industrial award ruling] / p5. Immunisation - Important / p5. Daytime garden / p6. Library Friends' [book] sale / p6. [East Kew Bowling Club] Indoor bowls / p6. Chrysanthemums, M'am [Kew Garden Club] / p6. Handy Veterans Service [Kew sub-branch of the RSL] / p6. Crime wave [Neighbourhood Watch Areas G64, G97] / p6. All this for sixpence [Balwyn Cinema history] / p6. Positive [survey] feedback [to Kewriosity] / p6. Arthritis meeting / p6. Something fishy [Ian Napier at Raya Gallery] / p7. [Kew] Community House courses / p7. Coming events at Trinity [Grammar] / p7. Carmelite Monastery restoration / p7. Council Chamber or Council void? [descriptive comparison of Walpole Street Town Hall with the Chamber at the Municipal [Civic] Offices] / p8. Evangelist meeting [St Hilary's] / p8. Youth empowerment [Youth Resource Centre] / Kate Lang p8. Missions meeting [Kew Baptist Church Hall] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : December 1990
Play equipment brochure / p1. Council to review Community Information Service / p1. Rates reminder / p1. Dates for December / p2. Don't bin it, bag it / p2. Hard rubbish collection to continue / p2. Women's Health Day / p2. Kewriosity / p2. Commentary / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Cuts threaten Traffic School / p3. Christmas cards / p3. No cost calendars / p3. Bubble and Squeak / p4. [St George's] Hospital records good finance result / p4. Community organisation for young [Rotaract] / p4. Council offers relief care / p4. Teenage holiday program January 1991 / p4. Deteriorating vision may mean danger / p5. Facelift for YRC [Youth Resource Centre] / p5. Time out for myself [Kew Community House] / p6. Council holiday services / p6. What happens to medical waste? / p6. Music a tradition at local school [East Kew Primary School Band] / p7. Carols by candlelight / p7. Sports success for young Carey women / p8. Something for everyone [Kew Recreation Centre] / p8. Library corner / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionPlay equipment brochure / p1. Council to review Community Information Service / p1. Rates reminder / p1. Dates for December / p2. Don't bin it, bag it / p2. Hard rubbish collection to continue / p2. Women's Health Day / p2. Kewriosity / p2. Commentary / Cr Daryl Oldaker p3. Cuts threaten Traffic School / p3. Christmas cards / p3. No cost calendars / p3. Bubble and Squeak / p4. [St George's] Hospital records good finance result / p4. Community organisation for young [Rotaract] / p4. Council offers relief care / p4. Teenage holiday program January 1991 / p4. Deteriorating vision may mean danger / p5. Facelift for YRC [Youth Resource Centre] / p5. Time out for myself [Kew Community House] / p6. Council holiday services / p6. What happens to medical waste? / p6. Music a tradition at local school [East Kew Primary School Band] / p7. Carols by candlelight / p7. Sports success for young Carey women / p8. Something for everyone [Kew Recreation Centre] / p8. Library corner / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : July 1990
Hayes Paddock - or bussed [Threes and Fours Kindergarten - Holy Trinity Church] / p1. Rooms with a view [Willsmere] / p1. Barkers Road silenced [drains] / p1. Dates for July / p2. Local theatre company presents [Spectrum Theatre Company] / p2. Tour of Williamstown / p2. Holy Trinity Evensong / p2. Commentary / Cr Michael Montalto / p3. Council to form Willsmere Liaison Committee / p3. Participation = rich rewards [role of councillors] / p3. Healthy faces [Council health surveyor profiles] / p4. Committee examines recycling / p4. Tuesday freedom for mum [Occasional Care Centre] / p5. Burning issues / p5. Plans to computerise [Kew] Library / p5. Compost bins for sale / p5. Traffic management update / p6. Your say on [Kew] Junction / p6. Cyclists and pedestrians - together or apart? [Outer Circle Reserve] / p7. Council rejects Met safety zone plan / p6. Packing tonnes of cars in / p7. She's won Tatts / p7. Attempt to counter elm diseases / p8. Rotaract donation / p8. [Kew] Band players win / p8. Asthma Foundation stretches legs / p8. Music initiative / p8. Our Glad's play [Viola Musical Theatre] / p8. Adult literacy award / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionHayes Paddock - or bussed [Threes and Fours Kindergarten - Holy Trinity Church] / p1. Rooms with a view [Willsmere] / p1. Barkers Road silenced [drains] / p1. Dates for July / p2. Local theatre company presents [Spectrum Theatre Company] / p2. Tour of Williamstown / p2. Holy Trinity Evensong / p2. Commentary / Cr Michael Montalto / p3. Council to form Willsmere Liaison Committee / p3. Participation = rich rewards [role of councillors] / p3. Healthy faces [Council health surveyor profiles] / p4. Committee examines recycling / p4. Tuesday freedom for mum [Occasional Care Centre] / p5. Burning issues / p5. Plans to computerise [Kew] Library / p5. Compost bins for sale / p5. Traffic management update / p6. Your say on [Kew] Junction / p6. Cyclists and pedestrians - together or apart? [Outer Circle Reserve] / p7. Council rejects Met safety zone plan / p6. Packing tonnes of cars in / p7. She's won Tatts / p7. Attempt to counter elm diseases / p8. Rotaract donation / p8. [Kew] Band players win / p8. Asthma Foundation stretches legs / p8. Music initiative / p8. Our Glad's play [Viola Musical Theatre] / p8. Adult literacy award / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : May 1989
Canadian visitors to Wallenberg Garden / p1. Bringing up kids in the nineties / p1. Dates for May / p2. Useful advice on Property Numbering / p2. Kew Living 1988 / p2. Commentary [Kew Conservation Study] / Cr Allen Marshall p3. Kew Conservation Study / p3. Heritage advice for local homeowners / p3. Why we should think again [Kew Conservation Study] / Keith Lodge p4. Books for sale [Friends of Kew Library] / p4. 1629 on the AM Band / p4. [Kew] Festival meeting / p5. Community health visit to Kew / p5. Craig will keep the wheels turning [Meals on Wheels] / p5. New Co-ordinator for People with Disabilities [Jan Bottcher] / p5. Canterbury move for Care-Force [Care-Force Inner East] / p5. CWA not just for country women / p5. Notices / p5. Kew Community House / Judy Price p6. A welcome haven [Kew Community House] / p6. Second chance at reading and writing [adult literacy] / p6. A place where young people can feel at home [Kew Youth Resource Centre] / p7. Music for children / p7. CALM speaker for Kew [Citizens’ Against Lawlessness Movement] / p7. New courses focus on business skills / p7. A letter to the editor / Charles Ng p7. Small group support for family caregivers / p7. Footy News [Kew Football Club] / p8. Kew's "Eagles" need caretaker [Kew Eagles Soccer Club] / p8. Not just for the boys [Hays Paddock Junior Football Clinic] / p8. Keeping you informed [Citizens Advice Bureau] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionCanadian visitors to Wallenberg Garden / p1. Bringing up kids in the nineties / p1. Dates for May / p2. Useful advice on Property Numbering / p2. Kew Living 1988 / p2. Commentary [Kew Conservation Study] / Cr Allen Marshall p3. Kew Conservation Study / p3. Heritage advice for local homeowners / p3. Why we should think again [Kew Conservation Study] / Keith Lodge p4. Books for sale [Friends of Kew Library] / p4. 1629 on the AM Band / p4. [Kew] Festival meeting / p5. Community health visit to Kew / p5. Craig will keep the wheels turning [Meals on Wheels] / p5. New Co-ordinator for People with Disabilities [Jan Bottcher] / p5. Canterbury move for Care-Force [Care-Force Inner East] / p5. CWA not just for country women / p5. Notices / p5. Kew Community House / Judy Price p6. A welcome haven [Kew Community House] / p6. Second chance at reading and writing [adult literacy] / p6. A place where young people can feel at home [Kew Youth Resource Centre] / p7. Music for children / p7. CALM speaker for Kew [Citizens’ Against Lawlessness Movement] / p7. New courses focus on business skills / p7. A letter to the editor / Charles Ng p7. Small group support for family caregivers / p7. Footy News [Kew Football Club] / p8. Kew's "Eagles" need caretaker [Kew Eagles Soccer Club] / p8. Not just for the boys [Hays Paddock Junior Football Clinic] / p8. Keeping you informed [Citizens Advice Bureau] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : August 1985
They danced all day [Folk Dance Festival] / p1. Elections in Prospect and Central Wards / p1. Community Notices [Clubs and Societies; General, Politics; Religious notices; Support groups] / p2&8. Update: Notes from Council - Planning for our City's future [Annual budgets, Kew's Five Year Plan, Paying for it all] /Robin Saunders, Mayor [of Kew] p3. Saving our Billabong / p3. In Brief [Do you deliver the goods; The Bicentenary's a-coming; Plaque for Palmers; Guidelines for Bassinet Scheme; Outer Circle Reserve - Linear Park; Kinder enrolments now; Don't ring Ron [Cook]; Everything for kids in Kew] / p4. The latest on the Occasional Care Centre / p4. Free trees and shrubs / p5. Care-Force Family Support Services / p5. Traffic Management / p5. Burning times [home incinerators] / p5. Youth Page - Under age drinking threatens our kids / Ian Patching p6. Thank you Neighbourhood Watch / p6. Need someone to talk to [Citizens' Advice Bureau] / p6. Coming attractions to Kew Community House - Drug awareness seminar, Heart Health Seminar / p7. Gatehouse [Day Centre] to close / p7. Letters: Hands of City Hall [Kew Library] / Stan Meyer p7.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionThey danced all day [Folk Dance Festival] / p1. Elections in Prospect and Central Wards / p1. Community Notices [Clubs and Societies; General, Politics; Religious notices; Support groups] / p2&8. Update: Notes from Council - Planning for our City's future [Annual budgets, Kew's Five Year Plan, Paying for it all] /Robin Saunders, Mayor [of Kew] p3. Saving our Billabong / p3. In Brief [Do you deliver the goods; The Bicentenary's a-coming; Plaque for Palmers; Guidelines for Bassinet Scheme; Outer Circle Reserve - Linear Park; Kinder enrolments now; Don't ring Ron [Cook]; Everything for kids in Kew] / p4. The latest on the Occasional Care Centre / p4. Free trees and shrubs / p5. Care-Force Family Support Services / p5. Traffic Management / p5. Burning times [home incinerators] / p5. Youth Page - Under age drinking threatens our kids / Ian Patching p6. Thank you Neighbourhood Watch / p6. Need someone to talk to [Citizens' Advice Bureau] / p6. Coming attractions to Kew Community House - Drug awareness seminar, Heart Health Seminar / p7. Gatehouse [Day Centre] to close / p7. Letters: Hands of City Hall [Kew Library] / Stan Meyer p7. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : August 1984
Community key to festival success / p1. Kew Citizens' Band returns / p1&2. Community [Hyde Park Fellowship; Kew Baptist Church; Asian Evangelical Partnership; Kew City Bowmen; Kew Garden Club; Native Plant Group; Kew (Daytime} Garden Club; RAAV Action Programme; Australian Labor Party; "indoor Recreation Centre"; Neighbourhood Watch established in Kew; Sacred Heart Caring Group; Kew Historical Society; Victoria's 150th: opening of 150 private gardens; Kew Amateur Swimming Club; Kew Bowling Club; Childminding ] / p2, 14, 16. Mayor's Column / Cr Jill O'Brien [Mayor of Kew] / p3. Traffic Management / p3. "The Gatehouse' [Dementia; Willsmere; Mental health] / p4. Youth Pages [Youth After-School Programme; Youth Holiday programme] / p5. [Youth] Unemployment??? / p6&11. Kew Junction Shopping Centre - Lift-out guide / p7-10. Things to do in Kew; A bit further afield ... / p11. Survival English [Literacy] / p12. Liability [Occupiers' Liability Act] / p12. Municipal elections / p12. Council - Commonly asked questions - and answers / p15. Kewriosity editorial guidelines /p16.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionCommunity key to festival success / p1. Kew Citizens' Band returns / p1&2. Community [Hyde Park Fellowship; Kew Baptist Church; Asian Evangelical Partnership; Kew City Bowmen; Kew Garden Club; Native Plant Group; Kew (Daytime} Garden Club; RAAV Action Programme; Australian Labor Party; "indoor Recreation Centre"; Neighbourhood Watch established in Kew; Sacred Heart Caring Group; Kew Historical Society; Victoria's 150th: opening of 150 private gardens; Kew Amateur Swimming Club; Kew Bowling Club; Childminding ] / p2, 14, 16. Mayor's Column / Cr Jill O'Brien [Mayor of Kew] / p3. Traffic Management / p3. "The Gatehouse' [Dementia; Willsmere; Mental health] / p4. Youth Pages [Youth After-School Programme; Youth Holiday programme] / p5. [Youth] Unemployment??? / p6&11. Kew Junction Shopping Centre - Lift-out guide / p7-10. Things to do in Kew; A bit further afield ... / p11. Survival English [Literacy] / p12. Liability [Occupiers' Liability Act] / p12. Municipal elections / p12. Council - Commonly asked questions - and answers / p15. Kewriosity editorial guidelines /p16. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.6 : February 1983
Kew Recreation Program / p1&2. [1983] Kew Festival / p1. East Kew Uniting Church / p1. Emergency overnight accommodation/ Foster care for children [Greek Orthodox Community) / p2. What's doing in Kew for February / p2&3. Kew Garden Club / p3. Kew (Daytime) Gardening Club / p3. Native Plant Group / p3. Are you interested in poetry / p3. Scrabble / p3. Save the Children Fund / p3. Institute of Early Childhood Development (short courses) / p4. Make Today Count (health & wellbeing) / p4. Kew Library (family history; genealogy) / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Early Planning for Retirement Group / p4. Uniting Church East Kew / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionKew Recreation Program / p1&2. [1983] Kew Festival / p1. East Kew Uniting Church / p1. Emergency overnight accommodation/ Foster care for children [Greek Orthodox Community) / p2. What's doing in Kew for February / p2&3. Kew Garden Club / p3. Kew (Daytime) Gardening Club / p3. Native Plant Group / p3. Are you interested in poetry / p3. Scrabble / p3. Save the Children Fund / p3. Institute of Early Childhood Development (short courses) / p4. Make Today Count (health & wellbeing) / p4. Kew Library (family history; genealogy) / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Early Planning for Retirement Group / p4. Uniting Church East Kew / p4.community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Victoria. Parliament. Law Reform Committee, Legal liability of health service providers : issues paper no. 1 : January 1996, 1996
Issues paper no. 1 January 1996medical care -- law and legislation -- victoria, tort liability of hospitals -- victoria, medical personnel -- malpractice -- victoria, sick -- legal status: laws: etc -- victoria, health services -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Book, Victoria. Parliament. Law Reform Committee, The legal liability of health service providers, 1997
ISBN: 0731310055medical care -- law and legislation -- victoria, tort liability of hospitals -- victoria, medical personnel -- malpractice -- victoria, sick -- legal status; laws; etc -- victoria -
Expression Australia
Book, Working Party on Extended Care of Aged or Disabled Persons Final Report
Health Commission of Victoria, the working party appointed by the Health Commission of Victoria to recommend a policy for the 1980's appropriate for the Extended Care of Aged or Disabled Persons, July 198229.5cmHx21cmW, 126 pages (2 Copies)hurley, trevaks -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Dr Roberta Donaldson
Identified as Dr. Roberta Donaldson of "Luxmee", 4 Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hills. Dr. Donaldson was in practice in Surrey Hills for 50 years. After graduating in medicine at Melbourne University she was at the Royal Childrens Hospital when she decided to go to India as a member of the Zenana (?) Medical Women's Bible Group. She spent three years there but became ill and had to return home. It took a year or more to recover her health. Her uncle Thomas Emerson of Kent Road, Surrey Hills, talked her into commencing a practice at Surrey Hills which she did in Blackburn Street early in the 1920s. Within a short time she took over Dr. Navroji (Neville) Gandevia's practice in Windsor Crescent. Her sister Agnes joined her and their mother Amelia took over the care of the household enabling both sisters to concentrate on their practices. Her father had been a doctor at Linton, near Skipton and her brother was a doctor in Skipton. The practice ceased in 1970, Dr Roberta having given 50 years of service as a gynaecologist in Surrey Hills.A black and white photograph of a lady wearing round wire rimmed glasses. Her dark hair is pulled back from her face. She is wearing a satin-look top and a string of pearls.windsor crescent, house names, surrey hills, doctors, royal children's hospital, kent road, blackburn street, 'luxmee', dr roberta donaldson, thomas emerson, dr agnes donaldson, dr navroji (neville) gandevia -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Papers read before the Box Hill City Historical Society and some research notes Vol. IV 1974 - 1975, 1975
A collection of papers presented to the Box Hill Historical Society as talks, covering medical care, the clay industry, memories of Surrey Hills, the Brewer family, Box Hill Post Office, the sim family, tennis clubs, Girl Guides, Shire of Nunawading, Iris Roderick and the Bovill's of Balwyn. Deepdene crescent outer circle railway A collection of papers presented to the Box Hill Historical Society as talks, covering medical care, the clay industry, memories of Surry Hills, the Brewer family, Box Hill Post Office, the sim family, tennis clubs, Girl Guides, Shire of Nunawading, Iris Roderick and the Bovill's of Balwyn.box hill city historical society, (ms) iris roderick, bovills of balwyn, box hill, girl guides, tennis clubs, sport, surrey hills rose society, (mr) james henry simpson, beatrice avenue, (mr) james allan, (mr) thomas hogg, box hill post office, brewer family, surrey hills, clay industry, health services, (mr) john k blogg, (miss) kitty mcewan, empire day, festivals and celebrations, albany crescent, fires, 1935, box hill medical centre, (dr) (mr)john de la roche bragge, vaughan, alfred purdue (dr) (mr), (dr) (mr) walter joseph craig, fairbank hospital, (dr) b.n. gandevia -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Papers read before the Box Hill City Historical Society and some research notes Vol. IV 1974 - 1975, 1975
A collection of papers presented to the Box Hill Historical Society as talks, covering medical care, the clay industry, memories of Surry Hills, the Brewer family, Box Hill Post Office, the Sim family, tennis clubs, Girl Guides, Shire of Nunawading, Iris Roderick and the Bovill's of Balwyn.A collection of papers presented to the Box Hill Historical Society as talks, covering medical care, the clay industry, memories of Surry Hills, the Brewer family, Box Hill Post Office, the Sim family, tennis clubs, Girl Guides, Shire of Nunawading, Iris Roderick and the Bovill's of Balwyn.Title page: Alan Holtbox hill city historical society, (ms) iris roderick, bovills of balwyn, box hill, girl guides, tennis clubs, sport, surrey hills rose society, (mr) james henry simpson, beatrice avenue, (mr) james allan, (mr) thomas hogg, box hill post office, brewer family, surrey hills, clay industry, health services, (mr) john k blogg, (miss)kitty mcewan, empire day, festivals and celebrations, albany crescent, fires, 1935, box hill medical centre, (dr) (mr) john de la roche bragge, (dr) (mr) alfred purdue vaughan, (dr) (mr) walter joseph craig, fairbank hospital, (dr) b n gandevia, windsor crescent, deepdene outer circle railway -
Vision Australia
Painting - Artwork, Portrait of John Wicking, 1980
Framed portrait of John Wicking who was President of the Association for the Blind 1973-1984 as well as a generous benefactor. It is part of a series of paintings commissioned by the AFB Board to commemorate the work of past presidents of the organisation. Mr Wicking wears a navy suit, white shirt and navy blue Kiwi tie. John Wicking served as President of Vision Australia from 1973 to 1984 and as Vice President in 1990. He was Managing Director and Chairman of Kiwi International when he was introduced to the Committee in 1971. With a natural air of authority, he was known to be both strong and wise. One of the first hurdles Mr Wicking faced following his election as President in 1973 was understanding the health service system and sorting out the differing views of committee members over recommendations for projects costing hundreds of thousands of dollars with no funds to implement them. The ten years of his Presidency were a time of exceptional growth and expansion. He was instrumental in acquiring an adjacent property to those already owned in Glenferrie Road in 1974 at a cost of $120,000, on which the Low Vision Clinic was erected – the first of its type in Australia. Land was also bought in both the metropolitan and country areas for future expansion. Day care centres were opened in Ballarat and Bendigo and new metropolitan services commenced. Mr Wicking formed a committee to explore the possibility of a radio station people unable to read standard print. As a result 3RPH commenced broadcasting in 1981. Mr Wicking was also involved in the incorporation of Vision Australia under the Companies Act in 1990. After his retirement as President Mr. Wicking continued as a committee member until 1994. In 1995 he was instrumental in the establishment of the Tilly Aston Heritage Collection, on which he served as Chairman until sadly passing away in 2002. 1 art original in old gold frameThe plaque at the base of the painting reads 'Mr John O. Wicking AM / President 1973-1984 / Association for the Blind'. association for the blind, vision australia, john wicking -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Memorabilia - Event Program, Bendigo District Manchester Unity Independent Order of Fellows, Bendigo District M.U.I.O.O.F Banquet, 1910
Organisations such as 'Friendly Societies' were set up to protect and care for their members and communities at a time when there was no welfare state or National Health Service. The aim was and still is, to provide help to members and communities when they need it. The friendly societies are non-profit mutual organisations owned by their members. All income is passed back to the members in the form of services and benefits. The Oddfellows are also fundraisers for local and national charities; lodges raise money for local causes, and the society as a whole raise significant amounts for charities. Invitation for Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Banquet. Half fold printed in purple ink on cream card. Scalloped edging. Menu listed in centrefold. Toast listed on back cover.Front cover: Bendigo District M.U.I.O.O.F. / A.M.C 1910 / Banquet / in honor of the / Officers and Deputies / town Hall, Bendigo / Wednesday, 15th March, / 8 o'clock p.m. / HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF THE CITY, / COUNCILLOR D. ANDREW, WILL PRESIDE making a nation exhibition, bendigo town hall, councillor david andrew, mayor andrew, city of greater bendigo events, city of greater bendigo community groups -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, sepia, c.1892
... inception the Society was at the forefront of health care ...This is the first photograph taken of Trained nurses, who worked with the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) and has been kept in their Archives (now RDNS) since that time. The photograph, taken about 1892, records the uniforms worn by MDNS Nurses in that era, and records images of Nurse Kennedy, who commenced with the Society at the end of 1891, and worked in the Western District of the CBD until the end of 1893; and Lucy Smith who worked in the Eastern District of the CBD between April 1892 - June 1893 when she left to get married. Nurse Smith trained at the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas's Hospital in London, the first professional nursing school in the world and as such she was given the position of the first 'Head Nurse' at MDNS. Though Florence Nightingale never worked at St. Thomas’s she did form the curriculum for the nurses training and received regular reports regarding the probationers, as well as receiving the nurses in her home during the latter part of their training. According to Lucy's family she met Florence Nightingale. The photograph shows two of the three Trained nurses employed by MDNS at that time. All Nurses employed by MDNS from its inception in 1885 were trained and received their qualification in a Hospital, but in those times were called 'Nurse'. In Melbourne in 1885 it was recognized that skilled nursing was needed in the inner city to care for the sick poor in their own homes. On the 17th of February a meeting was held with prominent Melbourne citizens, five gentlemen and fourteen ladies. ‘Dr. Caffyn and Rev. Charles Strong explained the objects and scope of District nursing Societies that had been formed in other towns’ in UK. On that day the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) was founded, the first District Nursing Society in Australia. Subsequent meetings were held to form a Committee and to draw up a Code of Rules of the Society. It was decided only nurses who had attended a Nurses Training School and were fully qualified would be employed by the Society, and that the Nurses would keep a daily journal of their work. After interviewing several candidates, the first Trained Nurse, Mrs. Ferguson, was employed with a salary of £100 per annum and commenced work on the 1st of May 1885. She was employed for three months initially, but this was soon extended, “on the understanding she will make arrangements to live in the more immediate vicinity of her district”. A doctor was consulted before any person was seen. In rotation, a member of the Superintendence Sub-Committee supervised the Nurse’s visits and could assist to alleviate some of the poor social conditions they found. Though only Trained nurses were employed, the term ’Nurse’ was used in those days. Lady Janet Clarke, a philanthropist, was one of the first two Vice-presidents and President from 1888 until 1908 (except when overseas); she was a driving force in the Society. She held the first fund raiser for the Society at her home ‘Cliveden’ and went on to help organize many functions where she, along with Committee members, manned the stalls to raise funds. She also took her turn to accompany the Nurse, and was noted for her kindness and benevolence. Over the years the Committee, which was made up of 80% ladies, worked tirelessly for the Society; many Auxiliaries were formed. A second Trained nurse, Mrs. Joanna Cannon, was employed in late 1885, with a trial period of six months which was extended. She and Mrs Ferguson were the stalwarts of the Society in the early years, Nurse Cannon remaining with the Society for four years and Nurse Ferguson for five years, though both had a short break due to the heaviness of the work. Nurse’s salaries were reduced to account for the cost of uniforms, and again in later years when establishments were rented by the Society and the nurses could now live in the Nurses Home. The two Nurses worked in the now CBD, ie from Spencer Street to Spring Street and from Victoria Parade to Flinders Street. At that time they walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of inner Melbourne carrying their nursing bags containing lotion, ointments, powders, liniment, bandages, dressings, a case of spirits, and the Nurse's own clean apron, soap and small towel. They supplied equipment on loan, such as earthenware hot water bottles, splints, urinals, bed pans, bed cradles, feeding mugs, and air-cushions as well as providing blankets and clean bed linen, and nightdresses as necessary. From its inception the Society was at the forefront of health care and liaised with doctors. They provided high quality nursing care to a range of people, often in destitute situations, some lying on rags on the floor as they had no bed, others with just a bed and maybe a thin blanket, a chair and nothing else. Their ages ranged from babes, children, adults to the elderly. The Nurses gave medications as ordered, dressed wounds e.g. to the injured, and surgical cases, and to those with leg ulcers; attended to patients with ‘surgical ailments’ such as ‘hip disease’; gave care to those with acute illnesses such as bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, measles, and scarlet fever, as well as those with chronic illnesses such as consumption (tuberculosis), heart disease, arthritis, cancer, debility, neuritis and paralysis. They educated their patients, and their Carers, in the curing and prevention of disease; teaching the importance of hygiene, cleanliness, ventilation and good nutrition. They taught them, by verbal instruction and demonstration, how to make poultices, to make and apply bandages, apply medical appliances such as splints; and the Nurses supplied milk, beef tea and cooked soup when needed. As the work increased a third Trained nurse was employed but this was arduous work, particularly in the heat of summer and many Nurses only remained with the Society for several months. In 1891 the first Nurses Home was rented for 1 year at £65 per annum at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton; Nurses wages were now £60 per annum. A Doctor gave lectures from the Home to the public on the understanding and prevention of diseases. The Society decided to commence a Midwifery Service and Nurse Fowler, who had previously worked for the Society, was re-employed as their first trained Midwife. She began home births in August 1893 giving them Ante Natal care, taking midwifery bundles and providing clothes for the babe and mother as needed. Following birth, she gave Post-natal care to the mother and babe twice a day for three days and then daily for a week, and longer if required. She resigned after twelve months and Nurse Wilkie was appointed to the position. As well as walking, the nurses used Public transport in the limited areas it ran, though a taxi was used by the Nurses and Midwife in emergencies and at night. Late in 1891 the Society moved to larger rented premises at 49 Drummond Street and in 1902 moved to 188 Leicester Street, Carlton Sepia Photograph of two Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), Trained nurses; on the left is Nurse Kennedy (sitting) and to the right Nurse Lucy Smith (standing). They are wearing the MDNS uniform of a long grey frock. Over this they are wearing a grey long sleeve jacket with self buttons down the centre. The jacket forms a V at the waist. Nurse Kennedy has a round visage with her central parted dark hair drawn back. She is wearing ear rings and holds the top of a closed umbrella in her left hand, the feral rests on the ground. She has a straw hat in her right hand. Nurse Smith has a long visage; is wearing ear rings and her central parted dark hair is drawn back. Her right arm is extended holding the back of the chair on which Nurse Kennedy sits. melbourne district nursing society, mdns, mdns uniforms, mdns first 'head nurse', rdns, royal district nursing service, trained nurse kennedy, trained nurse lucy smith -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, sepia, 1907
... was at the forefront of health care. They provided high quality Trained nursing ...This photograph depicts the Sister-in-charge with a group of Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS,) Trained nurses, 'Nurses", with their bicycles, which were the first mode of transport purchased by MDNS in 1903. The bicycles enabled their Nurses to visit more patients over a wider area. They are identified as: L-R back row: Trained Nurses Taylor, Steele, Francis, Young. L-R front row: Isobel Curnow, Annie Roberts, Isabel Hawkes (Sister in Charge), Becker. Their uniforms were a grey cotton dress with white collar, cuffs and belt and their was a red Maltese cross on their pith helmets. They gave nursing care to the poor in the inner Melbourne and close surrounding areas (districts). On the 17th of February 1885, just 50 years after Melbourne was founded, a preliminary meeting of ladies and gentlemen who were anxious to form a society to provide "skilled nursing" for the sick poor in their own homes was held in Mrs William McCulloch’s home at Spring Street, Melbourne. At this meeting it was decided “that the association would be called the Melbourne District Nursing Society”, the first Society of its kind in Australia, and “that the special object of the Society shall be to secure skilled nursing for the sick poor in their own homes”. On the 16th of March a Committee was formed to “arrange for engaging one "duly qualified nurse”. On the 1st of May 1885 a Nurse, Mrs. Ferguson, was employed at £100 per annum, and a second Nurse, Mrs. Joanne Cannon, commenced six months later. In that era the term ‘Nurse’ was used even though they were ‘qualified’ i.e. ‘trained’ nurses. They worked in the now CBD, ie from Spencer Street to Spring Street and from Victoria Parade to Flinders Street. From its inception the Society was at the forefront of health care. They provided high quality Trained nursing care; educated their patients in the curing and prevention of disease; teaching the importance of cleanliness, fresh air and good nutrition, both by verbal instruction and demonstration, even supplying soup and milk when needed, as well as providing wood and coal in the winter. At that time they walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of inner Melbourne carrying their nursing bag containing lotion, ointments, powders, liniment, bandages, dressings, a case of spirits, and the Nurse's own clean apron, soap and small towel. They supplied equipment on loan, such as earthenware hot water bottles, splints, urinals, bed pans, bed cradles, feeding mugs, and air-cushions as well as providing blankets and clean bed linen, and nightdresses as necessary. Trained midwives began home births in late 1893 taking midwifery bundles and providing clothes for the babe and mother as needed. As the work increased a third Trained nurse was employed but this was arduous work, particularly in the heat of summer and many Nurses only remained with the Society for several months. Permission to use bicycles was given to the Nurses in 1898 and the Society decided to purchase their own in 1903. A business man offered ‘new free wheel’ bicycles at £13 each which included maintenance for one year. Bells and wooden frames were added, at a cost of £5 per frame, so the Nurses could carry extra equipment. Nurses’ bags were strapped to the handlebars. Soup was made for those in need 2-3 times a week and if patients could not arrange to have it collected the soup was delivered by the Nurses on their bicycles. The use of bicycles caused a change in uniform, with white pith helmets, and veils covering them and tied under their chin, now being used. They provided high quality nursing care to a range of people, often in destitute situations, some lying on rags on the floor as they had no bed, others with just a bed and maybe a thin blanket, a chair and nothing else. Their ages ranged from babes, children, adults to the elderly. The Nurses gave medications as ordered by a Doctor, dressed wounds e.g. to the injured, and surgical cases, and to those with leg ulcers; attended to patients with ‘surgical ailments’ such as ‘hip disease’; gave care to those with acute illnesses such as bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, measles, and scarlet fever, as well as those with chronic illnesses such as consumption (tuberculosis), heart disease, arthritis, cancer, debility, neuritis and paralysis. In 1913 a Nurse had her Board and residence, uniforms, bicycles and laundry expensive provided and was paid £50 a year for her first six months. At the end of a year her salary is increased by £5, and later she earns £60 a year. Over the years the nurses complained that their veils became wet in the rain and asked for a change of uniform but this did not occur until 1921. Bicycles continued to be used in inner areas until 1945. Sepia photograph of eight Melbourne District Nursing Society Trained nurses posing with their bicycles in a park; some are partly hidden. Nurse's uniforms consist of long grey dresses with white belts, cuffs and collars and white pith helmets with a Maltese cross in the centre. Oblong leather nursing bags of varying sizes are strapped to five of the bicycles. In the centre is Sister-in-charge – Mrs Hawkes (in white); to her left are 4 Nurses and to her right 3. L-R – Front row – Trained Nurses Curnow, Roberts, (Hawkes) and Becker. Back row – Nurses Taylor, Steele, Francis and Young. Trees and a palm are in the background. The bicycles have two large wire spoked wheels at either end of the black V shape bicycle frame; a rubber tyre runs around the outside of each wheel. The metal handlebars are a horizontal configuration and are attached with a central column into a black vertical column at the front of the V shape bicycle frame which has ‘fork shaped’ thin metal pierces running down either side of the wheel attaching the frame to the central hub of the wheel. The rear wheel is attached the same way to a central column at the rear of the frame which runs up to V shape solid seat. At the bottom of the V of the frame a pedal is attached with a rotating arm on either side of the bicycle and on the right side the rotating arm is attached to a sprocket which has a chain running around it back to a smaller sprocket on the hub of the back wheel. The chain has a thin metal guard over it. 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Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Certificate - Photograph, colour, Melbourne District Nursing Society certificate of employment, 08.07.1913
... was at the forefront of health care. They liaised with Doctors and provided ...This Certificate was presented to Trained nurse, known as 'Nurse' in those days, Nettie Osborne on completion of six months employment with Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS). This is the only example of a MDNS Nurses certificate in the RDNS collection. In 1913 the MDNS Nurses had their board and residence, uniforms, bicycles and laundry expenses provided. Newly employed Nurses were paid £50 a year for her first six months. At the end of a year her salary was increased by £5, and later she earned £60 a year. .Following the founding of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) in February 1885 to care for the sick poor in Melbourne, subsequent meetings were held to form a Committee and to draw up a Code of Rules of the Society. It was decided that only nurses who had attended a Hospital Nurses Training School and were fully qualified would be employed by the Society. After interviewing several candidates, it was on the first of May 1885 when the first Trained nurse, known as 'Nurse' in those days, Mrs. Ferguson, was employed by MDNS with a salary of £100 per annum. She was employed for three months initially, but this was soon extended, "on the understanding she will make arrangements to live in the more immediate vicinity of her district". A Doctor agreed to assist the Nurse with advice at any time. In rotation, a member of the Superintendence Sub-Committee supervised the Nurse’s visits and could assist to alleviate some poor social conditions they found. A second Nurse, Mrs. Joanna Cannon was employed by MDNS six months later, with a trial period of six months which was extended. They were the stalwarts of the Society in the early years, Nurse Cannon remaining with the Society for four years and Nurse Ferguson for five years, though both had a short break due to illness through the heaviness of the work. Nurses salaries were reduced to account for the cost of uniforms, and then when establishments were rented by the Society and the Nurses could now live in the Nurses Home. The Nurses worked in the now CBD, ie from Spencer Street to Spring Street and from Victoria Parade to Flinders Street. From its inception the Society was at the forefront of health care. They liaised with Doctors and provided high quality trained nursing care; educated their patients in the curing and prevention of disease; teaching the importance of cleanliness, fresh air and good nutrition, both by verbal instruction and demonstration, even supplying soup and milk when needed. At that time they walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of inner Melbourne carrying their nursing bag containing lotion, ointments, powders, liniment, bandages, dressings, a case of spirits, and the Nurse's own clean apron, soap and small towel. They supplied equipment on loan, such as earthenware hot water bottles, splints, urinals, bed pans, bed cradles, feeding mugs, and air-cushions as well as providing blankets and clean bed linen, and nightdresses as necessary. They provided nursing care to a range of people, often in destitute situations, some lying on rags on the floor as they had no bed, others with just a bed and maybe a thin blanket, a chair and nothing else. Their ages ranged from babes, children, adults to the elderly. The Nurses gave medications as ordered, dressed wounds e.g. to the injured, and surgical cases, and to those with leg ulcers; attended to patients with ‘surgical ailments’ such as ‘hip disease’; gave care to those with acute illnesses such as bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, measles, and scarlet fever, as well as those with chronic illnesses such as consumption (tuberculosis), heart disease, arthritis, cancer, debility, neuritis and paralysis. As the work increased a third Nurse was employed but this was arduous work, particularly in the heat of summer and many nurses only remained with the Society for several months. A Trained Midwife was employed in August 1893. The work was arduous, particularly in the heat of summer. Permission to use bicycles was given to the Nurses in 1898 and the Society decided to purchase their own in 1903. A business man offered ‘new free wheel’ bicycles at £13 each which included maintenance for one year. Bells and wooden frames were added, at a cost of £5 per frame, so the Nurses could carry extra equipment. Nurses’ bags were strapped to the handlebars. Soup was made for those in need 2-3 times a week and if patients could not arrange to have it collected the soup was delivered by the Nurses on their bicycles. The use of bicycles caused a change in uniform, with white pith helmets, and veils covering them and tied under their chin, now being used; straw hats were worn in summer. Over the years the Nurses complained that their veils became wet in the rain and asked for a change of uniform but this did not occur until 1921. Bicycles continued to be used in inner areas until 1945. Public transport was also used over the years, in conjunction with a Motor Auxiliary from 1929 to 1971. MDNS began with its own small fleet of vehicles in the early 1950s which gradually expanded into a full fleet.The coloured Certificate is made of white paper attached to a buff card forming a boarder. It is in gold print on the white background which has a thin gold border. In large bold script are the words "Melbourne District Nursing Society" In between the words "District" and "Nursing" is a red Maltese cross which extends above and below the writing. Underneath this, in smaller capital letters, are the words "For Nursing Sick Poor In Their Own Homes"/. Below this in bold script are the words "This is to Certify that"/. Under this, written in black handwriting, is "Nurse Nettie Osborne"/; below this in script is "has acted in the capacity of District Nurse", then in black handwriting the words "Six Months"/. The next two lines read "having fulfilled her Duties to the satisfaction of her Committee, /"and appreciation of her Patients". The Certificate is signed in black by Mary Leeper, Vice President; Kate Hood; Hon. Treasurer; C.M. Tatham Hon. Secretary, and has Date; 8th July 1913 in black handwriting. On paper attached with tape to the back of the Certificate, is a copy of a photograph of two unidentified people. [Possibly Nettie and her husband]. Some small marks, and in one area a small area of cracking is seen on the white background of the certificate.certificates, mdns, melbourne district nursing society, rdns, royal district nursing service, nurse nettie osborne