Clear depiction of the uniform and style of an an army nurse's umiform.Quite good on front and legible on reverse side.uniform., military nurse., postcard produced by a. verey & co

1. Dress - cotton fabric, grey, small houndstooth pattern with detachable collar and cuffs. Half front opening with grey plastic buttons and buttonholes. Short sleeves - top left sleeve fabric patch - red colour Maltese Cross on white background. Sleeve cuffs have buttonholes for detachable cuffs. Manufacturers label - white cotton fabric with handwritten information. 2. & 3. Cuffs - White colour cotton fabric, rectangular shape with button holes both ends with two white plastic studs. White colour cotton fabric label with printed name.1. Handwritten information - black ink pen "L. DAVEY/ 1318". 2. & 3. Printed name - red ink - "L.L. DAVEY" .passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, nurse, salvation army

Royal Australian Army WRAAN Corps. 00066 .1 Silver buttons made by K.G.Luke Melbourne Kings crown & map of Australia 1 centremetre x 2 00066.2. Hat badge, Queens crown, white metal, slider fitting. 00066.3 Buttons, grey felt covered, 2 centremeters x2 00066.4 Officers shoulder pips, white metal & enamel. 00066.5 Cloth shoulder boards with maroon officers pips, cut off uniform 10 x 5 centremeters plus buttons x 2

30cm Miniature Doll dressed in long blue dress with long white apron. Red cape and white veil on head. White cuffs on sleevesName Tagminiature doll, nursing uniform, nursing history

Rectangle Black and White photograph (mounted)

Illustrated book with white front and back covers and red spine. The front cover has a red, black and white photograph of a nurse and soldier: Sister Jessie Tomlins (AANS) and her brother Fred (1 ALH), Egypt. Title and author's name are printed in red below this photo. Abbreviated title and author's name printed in white on the spine. Back cover has abbreviated title printed in red and a summary of the book printed in black.non-fictionThis book is an introduction to the social, nursing, military and political history of the time through the experiences of one nurse, Jessie Tomlins. This book follows Jessie's journey through her civilian training at Sydney Hospital to the wards of the 14th Australian General Hospital in Egypt and the rehabilitation wards in England. The book also details the social changes in the immediate aftermath of the war. jessie tomlins, military nursing-australia, world war 1914-1918, nurses, australia army-nurses

Article about E[dith] L[ydia] Shaw being appointed Principal Matron of the Commonwealth Military Forces, Southern Command.Single column print article with photograph captioned "MATRON SHAW" in second column. Article is glued to a lined piece of paper with crossed out small clippings glued to other side. Article date is Tuesday, February 28, 1950.edith lydia shaw, principal matron, commonwealth military forces, southern command

Black cover, Maroon/and grey dust jacket, pp. xvi, 344.non-fictionHistorical study of the work of Australian Army nurses during world War I. Covers nursing and training, army, environments, patterns of work, impact of disease, surgical nursing, legacy of AANS

The farewell party for Col Annie Sage, retiring Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) brought together principal matrons of every Army Command in Australia, as part of the 250 guests. Guests included nurses from many parts of Australia, as well as the Chief of the General Staff, Minister for the Army and the former Director-General of Army Medical Services. A brooch was presented to Miss Sage on behalf of friends in and out of the profession by the former Director-General, who said "Miss Sage was one of the most outstanding examples of leadership I have ever seen." Miss Sage also received telegrams from well wishers.. A newspaper clipping from a larger page, consisting of three columns of text next to a black and white photo of a group of women, one of which is presenting something to another.'NC3' [blue ink, top left, front of page] 'NC3' [blue ink, top right, back of page]annie moriah sage, sydney fairbairn rowell, josiah francis, samuel burston, harry crowe, vivien bullwinkel, banka island, g m taylor, c a fall, jean elsie ferguson, joan stevenson abbott, c a kestal, edith lydia shaw

Thin cream coloured book with title printed in blue ink across the top of the cover. Below the totle is a blue illustration of a person leaning against a rail fence wearing a large hat and oversized boots. The author's name is printed in blue at the bottom of the page.non-fictionMiss McQuade White was the Matron of the 119 AGH at Adelaide River NT during WW2. This is the story of her time in the NT. Probably privately published in 1950. (from Trove)nurses, edith mcquade white, australian army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two

Maroon and white dustjacket with a black and white image of eight nurses at the top and a white text box below with the title printed in black and maroon.non-fictionHistorical study of the work of Australian Army Nurses during World War I. Covers nursing and training, army, environments, patterns of work, impact of disease, surgical nursing, legacy of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS).australian army nursing serive, aans, army nurses--australia--history, military nursing

Black & White photo "A group of Australian Army nurses on the Troop Ship Osterley returning to Australia late 1919 Australian War Memorial D00988"A group of Australian Army nurses on the Troop Ship Osterley returning to Australia late 1919

Circular metal badge commemorating Army Nurses Day 1917Outer circular edge: ARMY NURSES' DAY/C.T. & W.A. OCTOBER 27, 1917 Inner aspect: Picture of a nurse standing next to a patient with a bandaged head who is lying in a bed

Brief article teaser for a full article. It is about an older couple who met during WWII and dated, and presumably later married. The teaser also mentions they don their uniforms to tell stories of their war years to school children.Page mostly taken up with large colour photograph of an older man in a hat, an older woman in an army nurses uniform with two dogs sitting on a motocycle. Underneath photo is two column of text. wwii, world war two, mary gibson, lance gibson, army nurse, middle east

[WWI] Australian Army Nurse, unknown name. [Photo does not appear to be the original, perhaps a photo of a photo.]Black and white portrait photograph of a younger woman in a nurses uniform with a white collar and headdress. Photo is a little blurry. Subject has what looks to be an Australian Army badge attached to the collar of her uniform, at her throat.wwi, army nurse, world war one, ww1, uniform, portrait

'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933Photocopy of three newspaper clippings and one photograph. Two of the clippings also feature photographs, the the photograph at bottom is very dark and hard to visualiseprevious catalogue number and '1941' handwritten at centre top. gwladys thomas, world war 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 nursing, alfred hospital, hamilton base hospital, lillian mcphaill

Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. Article mentions Vivian Bullwinkel and her dedication to the nurses she survived in the massacre.Photocopy of a large newspaper clipping. Small photo in top right hand corner of an Army Nurse. Larger photo in bottom left corner of an assistant curator preparing a cape for exhibition. Large underlined title. The remaining page is divided into two small and two large columns of text.wwii, ww2, world war two, banka island, army nurse, mary elizabeth cuthbertson, ss vyner brooke

Captain Jan McCarthy and another Austrlian Army Nurse meeting Queen Elizabeth II at a reception held in the Townsville officer's mess at the Quarantine Station camp hospital. Coloured photograph of two Army Nurses meeting Queen Elizabeth II in the Army mess hall. There is an Officer standing to the side of the Queen and the two nurses are standing opposite in uniform and heels.'Jan McCarthy / meeting Queen EII / Townsville / 4 camp hospital / Quarantine / Station / reception in Townsville / officer's mess / (Captain McCarthy at the time)' [Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photograph]jan mccarthy, queen elizabeth ii, townsville, 4 camp hospital quarentine station

During World War I, Red Cross appeal badges (often called "tinnies" or button badges) were sold on streets, trams, and at rallies to raise money for wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and hospital work. Citizens bought these small, cheap pin-back badges to show they had donated money to patriotic funds. There are three WW1 Nurses Badges: two Red Cross badges : one oval shaped has Red Cross Appeal Sept.1918 lettering in black showing a nurse with a dog wearing a Red Cross blanket. The smaller badge has the lettering on a banner - Australian Red Cross Appeal 1918 and a white flag with a red cross. One larger white round badge has a green laurel wreath edge and Army Nurses Day 1919 printed on it inside a shield shape.One oval shaped badge has 'Red Cross Appeal Sept.1918' 'Australian Red Cross Appeal 1918' 'Army Nurses Day 1919'badges, ww1 badges, red cross badges

An account by Australian Army Nurse, Thelma McEachern (nee Bell), of her experiences as a nurse in the Second World War, in particular her experience aboard the Chinese vessel, 'Woosooee'. Thelma's account also describes the treatment of this group of nurses upon their return to Australia and how they were told not to speak of certain experiences as "it would do nothing to help our relations with Britain, or help the war effort" (Thelma Mc Eachern).Typed account in black ink on A4 paper with two hole-punch holes down the left side of all pages.world war two, ww2, wwii, returned nurses club, thelma may mceachern (neé bell), thelma bell, 12th australian general hospital, australian army nurse, singapore, 10th australian general hospital, batavia, australian army medical care

Citation for Miss Betty Constance Lawson, awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal in its 21st year on July 28 1967. The ceremony took place at the Headquarters for the Australian Red Cross. It is noted that as well as being a returned army nurse (serving in the South West Pacific area 1940-1945), Miss Lawson was an active member of the Victorian Nursing Council, Hospital Matrons Association Victoria, Mental Hygiene Authority Victoria, Centaur War Nurses Memorial Trust, Florence Nightingale Committee, and the Royal Victorian College of Nursing (vice president). One typed page in black ink. There is a black cross in the top centre and the words Australian Red Cross Society beneath it. The text fills the whole page.'M63' [handwritten in blue ink on the top right corner]australian army nurse, florence nightingale medal, betty constance lawson, betty lawson, australian red cross

Army Nurse Tropical Aust Woman'suniform, 1944, army

Australian Army Nursing Service (A.A.N.S.) nurses in England during WWI in their full uniform of grey dress, white apron and veil, and red cape. Photographic postcard of a group of eight Australian Army Nurses in uniform sitting and standing on the front step of an ivy covered building.'WWI ENGLAND AANS IN ENGLAND' [Handwritten in blue ink on the back of the card] 'RNC' [Handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the back of the card]world war 1914-1918, ww1, wwi, australian army nursing service, nurses, england

Account of a Nuses imprisonment by the Japenese as a prisoner of War from 1942 - 1945Blue card cover with centered portrait of an Army Nurse in uniformPortrait of a Nurse Prisoner of War of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra By Pat Darling (Nee Gunther) Mentioned in Dispatchesstawell ww2

WW2 internment camp 1, Tatura, hospital staff, Matron Captain Alice Adcock and Sister Moore, Asche and Moors,4 Army nurses, standing on steps in front of hut doorway.internment camps, tatura internment camps, sister moore, sister moors, sister ashe, matron captain alice adcock

Event photography, first Australian Army Nurses to arrive in New Britain.Unframed, printed black and white photograph on photo paper of 8 women in uniform standing in a row, from left to right Sisters Jean Gracey, Marjorie Smith, Kathleen Barnes, Gertrude Muller, Mary Wilson, Marie O'Laughlan, Dorothea Harrison and Gwen Dwyer. "DEPT. OF INFORMATION" [Stamped in purple in on back] "Jacquinot Bay Area, New Britain... 253. The first Australian Army Nurses to arrive in New Britain. Leading from left to right: Sisters Jean Gracey (Nutgrove, Q'sland) Marjorie Smith (Roseville, Sydney) Kathleen Barnes (Nedlands, W.A.) Gertrude Muller (Harrisville, Q'sland) Mary Wilson (Caulfield, Vic.) Marie O'Laughlan (Wangaratta, Vic.) Dorothea Harrison (Beaudesert, Q'sland) and Gwen Dwyer (Kew, Vic.). AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL PHOTO. PASSED BY PUBLICITY CENSORSHIP 8/3/45. " [Typed in blue/purple ink on paper which has been stuck on the back of the photo]pacific war, jean gracey, marjorie smith, kathleen barnes, gertrude muller, mary wilson, marie o'laughlan, dorothea harrison, gwen dwyer

This item contributes to an understanding of the impact that involvement in the war in Vietnam (1962–1972) had on Australian servicemen.Laminated photo of four Australian Army nurses conducting health checks to Vietnamese children. 8 Field Ambulance South Vietnam/1967-19728 field ambulance, vung tau, vietnam, blomley, doctor

This badge was issued to Pt. Roussac M L who served as a nurse in ,A.A.W.M.S. WWIISilver Rising Sun badge with pin clasp for use on Woman's uniform lapelAustralian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sunroussac mena l, a.a.w.m.s., army nurse, rising sun badge, roussac mena l, a.a.w.m.s., army nurse, rising sun badge, mena roussac

Article about the wartime experiences of four Tasmanian army nurses: Harley [Rosalind] Brewer, Mollie [Marie] Gunton [Henning], Hilda [Mavis] Hildyard & Maisie [May Eileen] Rayner. Article details their evacuation and escape from the fall of Singapore during WWII.First & second photocopy of a double page spread of a journal article with a large black and white photograph of four army nurses in uniform, this spread has six columns of text. Third photocopy of a double page spread of a journal article with a small black and white photograph of women that is difficult to make out, this spread has six columns of text. Final photocopy is a single page photocopy of the final part of article with a small black and white photograph of people in operating theatre personal protective equipment with three columns of text.olive dorothy paschke, jessie elizabeth simons [hookway], vivian bullwinkel, matron drummond, singapore, wwii, world war two, ww2, harley rosalind brewer, mollie marie gunton henning, hilda mavis hildyard, maisie may eileen rayner

Photograph collected by Alva Marie Bennetts in PNG, on her way to Japan as part of BCOF. See Cat No. 9726P for details of service for "Alva Bennetts" (No. VFX128835). Part of the Bennetts Collection.Black and white photograph of three army nurses standing in front of a truck. Other vehicles and personnel in background.Handwritten on back in blue ink in front of a truck. From left: "Capt Betts, OC. AAMS (128 AGH), Gwen Evans, Beatrice Hill (Victoria). Convoy moving, 128 AGH"alva bennetts, bcof, 128 agh, port moresby