A volume with a gilt- and blind-decorated red bubble-grain cloth, with a large advertisement for Pears' Soap in gilt on the rear cover.non-fictionA prospectus on a grand scale, designed to promote the irrigation scheme developed by the Chaffey Brothers, primarily focussed on their work in Victoria and South Australia. It was published to promote 'irrigation colonisation'" and contains numerous advertisements promoting life in the colonies of South Australia and Victoria. This volume was issued in association with the 1888 Melbourne International Exhibition.irrigation - murray river, irrigation districts -- victoria -- mildura region -- history, irrigation districts -- south australia -- renmark region -- history, chaffey brothers

Earliest known Prospectus from the Wattle Tree Road school site. Use of motto and palm leaves later used in the School crest

Document : Small 8 page booklet with a blue sketch of two ice skaters on the cover. The Glaciarium (ice skating rink) was located at Princes Bridge, Melbourne. Information includes opening times, admission prices, activities, facilities and tuition.Printed by McCarron, Bird & Co., 470 Collins Storganization, business, ice skating, glaciarium, ice skating, princes bridge

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". Memories compiled by Peter Rosewall; who attended the last NDSN school PTS 108 between 1986 - 89.Soft covered 12 page booklet with details about the school. There is a brief history and description of the school with photographs on the first pate. Then follows names of Associated hospitals which are listed with some photographs of the relevant hospitals. Included are Swan hill District Community hospital, Bendigo Base Hospital, Echuca District Community Hospital, Castlemaine District Hospital, Mildura Base Hospital. The next page shows Nursing as a Career with photographs. Listed are prerequisites for training, application and selection procedure, the training programme with photographs and description of each year of training, examinations, hospital teaching, after graduation and other points of interest. 12 pages of mostly photographs of nurses and hospitals with some descriptions and detailsmemoir, nursing, ndsn, training prerequistes, training hospitals

Booklet containing information on the two critical care courses conducted by the Alfred Hospital School of Nursing [ca. 1982/83]. These are listed as an Intensive Care Nursing Course and a Cardiac Nursing Course to support the four Alfred Hospital critical care units: general intensive care, cardio-thoracic surgical intensive care, coronary care and the renal unit. The index of the booklet is listed as: - Features common to both courses - Course specifics -- Cardiac nursing course -- Intensive care nursing course - Book list (common to both courses)This booklet was donated directly from the producer and has excellent provenance and strong information on the intensive nursing care requirements of the early 1980's.A slightly larger than A5 booklet with a sand coloured cover. The cover has black printed text, printed emblem, handwriting and stamp on it. The booklet is bound by glue and the back sand colooured cover has detatched.'131-01.' [black ink top right hand corner of front cover] 'ALFRED ARCHIVAL ASSOCIATION / - NURSING DIVISION' [black inked stamp top right hand corner of front cover]intensive care nursing, alfred hospital school of nursing, course information

Booklet with brown cover and black print, title on front along with Alfred Hospital logo.non-fictionPrinted booklet containing the prospectus from 1981 for Alfred Hospital Cardiac and Intensive care nursing courses.alfred hospital school of nursing, intensive care, cardiac nursing