A transcript of an interview with Marjorie Olive Holding detailing her life and experiences as a nurse and matron. It provides a thorough and interesting history of nursing and daily lives and experiences of nurses both serving overseas in the Second World War and in the Melbourne hospitals in the years that followed.Handwritten letter in blue ink with a letterhead printed in black across the top that reads E. Mervyn Harris. The letter is attached to backing card. Beneath the letter are 21 pages of photocopied typed transcript with hole-punch marks on the left side.marjorie olive harding, australian nursing history, australian army nursing service, aans, alfred hospital prahran (vic), heidelberg repartriation hospital

Obituary for Edith Lydia Shaw, an Australian Army Nurse, detailing her army service from 1940 and her time on the hospital ships in the Middle East. She went on to become Matron of the Alfred Hosptial in Melbourne from 1946-1952. Edith passed away on September 13th, 1991 and this obituary was given at the Afred Hospital Chapel.Three sheets of typed print using a typewriter.'H63' [Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the page] 'Betty C Lawson / 2/10/91' [Signed in blue ink on the last page] 'Address - Obituary -given at Chapel / Alfred Hospital Melbourne.' [Handwritten in black ink on the final page]edith lydia shaw, australian army nursing serive, middle east, 1st australian general hospital, hospital ship wanganella, alfred hospital prahran (vic)

Red cover with blue text. An image of a stained glass window surrounded by a yellow line border with the titla above.non-fictionPersonal accounts of the history of nursing at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Includes contributions from many of the hospital's nursing staff, their family and friends, and others in the Alfred Hospital community. alfred hospital prahran (vic), nursing history australia, hospitals