This button/badge was made to support a nurses' pay claim that took place over the period of 1994-1995, at which time the Kennett Liberal state government was in power. In 1994, the ANF Federal Executive passed a resolution to seek national pay increases of 8%. At this time, nurses had not had a pay rise since 1991. The Union noted that over the same period Victorian politicians had received 12.9% in pay increases. Our thanks to the ANMF library for providing information about the origins of this object.Significant to the history of the ANMF and its industrial success. Round button - white background. Green and pink design.Protect National Rates. Nurses: Worth every cent of 8%.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, anf, australian nursing federation, anmf, australian nursing and midwifery federation, nurses, health unions, pay rates, enterprise bargaining agreement, eba, pay claims

Certificate to practise as a midwife for Marjorie Jean Burke, from the Central Midwives Board for Scotland, issued in 1952.Miss Burke was a nurse, midwife and infant welfare sister. This collection covers her many qualifications throughout Australia and Great Britain, including references both professional and personal. When Miss Burke returned to Australia, she was employed at Diamond Valley Community Hospital as a nurse in 1953 and as Deputy Matron 1954-1971.Certificate on cream paper.Signed by Registrar.marjorie jean burke, nurses, diamond valley community hospital, general nursing council for scotland, central midwives board for scotland

From the book cover; "Remember our World War 2 Nurses" - "The Service and Sacrifice of Bendigo Nurses in World War Two".Soft Cover Book 1. & 2. Cover - cardboard, red, black, white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front colour photograph of a group of Sisters on parade with tents in the background. Back cover - four black and white photographs. Three depicting portraits of nurses and photograph of injured soldiers disembarking from an aircraft. 150 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.publication, books, biographies, nurses, ww2, murray poustie

Article about a playwright who has donated his Australia Remembers National Play Competition winnings to help fund a nurses memorial in Canberra. The title of the play was 'The Shoehorn Sonata' and it was about the experience of an army nurse in a Japanese POW camp during WWII and her relationship with a little girl in the camp.Full magazine page containing one article, three columns of text with a photo that has been photocopied in black and white of a group of people, mostly older women with a middle aged man at the front of the group.army nurses, raanc, royal australian army nursing corps, the shoehorn sonata, john misto, jan mccarthy, dorothy angell

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 27-36.White apron made from Finleys sheeting.Yellow stain & repaired tear on skirt of apron.3 buttons on back to attach crossover straps. On waistline of apron Marjorie Hood written in black ink on back of waistline of apron. Re Apron 27-02 white Apron made from Finleys sheeting. Repaired midline tear from neck,10cms. From mid bib from waistline 11cm repaired (with modern day iron on white patch.) On Left side of apron another sown on patch repair. Minor ?ink stains on skirt. Some discolouration of skirt particularly over shoulders of apron straps on outside and underside of hemline. 3 canvas covered buttons on waistline to attach apron straps. Marjorie Hood written in black ink on back of waistline of apron. 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. (K.M. Hiatt in blue embroidery on white label sown onto belt-more modern and used to complete ini form). Re 3rd year ArmBand.yellow discolouration.Solid Red coloured Maltese cross in felted wool attached.(in black ink 86.01 on back of armband) Oil marks front of skirt section.Evidence of fraying on RHS skirt.Discolouration stain 12cms x9cms approx on skirt over pocket RHS.

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.Colour photograph of three nursing students in the new nursing uniforms, outside Lister House. Nurses unnamed.ndsn, nursing, uniforms

Merchandise from the Australian Nursing Federation, given/sold to union members and staff.Rounded rectangular keyring. Keyring is printed with the ANF [Australian Nursing Federation] logo and text, 'the key to nursing'.nursing, nurses, australian nursing federation, victoria, unions, trade unions, labour history, merchandise

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.Nursing student attending newborn in NICUStanistreet House (Midwifery) Bendigo Base Hospitalndns, nursing training, nursing education equipment

This is a book of 508 pages. The cover is black with embossed patterns on the spine and gold lettering on the front cover and spine. The front cover has an embossed gold image of a woman. The pages are edged with a mottled pattern and contain printed text and black and white illustrations. There are four loose sheets; one is a flyer from the publisher and the others are advertisements.non-fictionA compendium for assisting mothers with children's ailmentsnursing, children's ailments

Army Nurses from Boer War to the Gulf War. It is a reference book with archive material.Hard Cover Book with Plastic Sleeve, 8" x 10"ISBN 0 19 553380 I. OXFORD University Pressnurses, army, boer war, gulf war, women

Colour photograph of students at the Federation University Gippsland Campus Studentsgippsland campus, alumni, students, buildings, nursing, gippsland campus collection, student activities

Colour photograph of the entrance of Mount Helen Campus buildings, mount helen campus, nursing

In this article GHS member, Rosie Bray discusses some of the local nurses who enlisted for service in World War 1.9 p. col. & black & white illus.world war 1, nurses

Soft covered bookletW.O. Code No. 10220. (Supersedes W.O. Code No. 604)first aid, nursing, royal army medical corp

Written on back of photograph, "14.3.87. Bond Street". Catalogue card reads, "Hospital 'Eildon', Bond St."

Hella Hebblethwaite on the staff (59_1.jpg) Edith Elliott, resident at Gracedale (59_2.jpg) Lucy Young and Holly Arnold-Lester on the staff (59_3.jpg)