Article detailing the wartime careers of Matron Edith Lydia Shaw and Sister Nestor Gwyneth James.Newspaper clipping with one column of text and a small black and white photograph of a woman wearing a hat. The caption reads, 'Matron Shaw.'edith lydia shaw, nestor gwyneth james, hospital ship wanganella, australian general hospital gaza, royal red cross, order of the royal red cross, 10th australian general hospital, 2/10th agh

The Victorian Ex Servicewomen's Bicentennial Bowls Tournament was also a celebration for the bowlers who, 45 years earlier were contributing to Australia's war effort. Lorna Gorman, 79, who has received the Life Member of Melbourne WAAAF Branch, Royal Australian Air Force Association, Victoria Division award for services rendered over many years. Joan Wicks, 72, was on the first ship to leave Australia, after Japan entered the war in 1941, and joined the 2/1st Australian General Hospital at Gaza. After serving throughout the war she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Scholarship and on completion took up the position of Matron of the Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne. Olive Jepson joined the Royal Australian Nursing Service in early 1942 and was attached to the 2/11th Australian General Hospital in Bonegilla. A page from a magazine consisting of two large black and white photos of women in bowls uniforms and three columns of text. The upper photo is of three women having a cup of tea and a laugh, with the lower photo depicting eight women holding the Bicentennial flag.[red ink line down the left side of a paragraph of text, left side, middle] [red ink line down the left side of a paragraph of text, middle, lower] 'Archie Webster 580 1815' [blue ink, bottom right]mckinnon bowls club, joan norton, jack smith, eileen mclean memorial plaque, jess whitehead, vi smith, may johnson, edna myers, ww2, wwii, middle east, western australia, new guinea, bouganville, heidelberg military hospital, buna, joy livingston, heather hall, betty craft, cath nimon, nance pownall, audrie webster, jeanne mathews, joan flower

Mementos of the Hamilton Base Hospital's former Matron of have been presented after a series of coincidences. While Mrs Nell Dobson (neeBryant)was travelling through Hamilton, she was invited to attend the nurses graduation ceremony at the hospital, where the Dux of the nurses course received the Gwlady Thomas Prize. Nell first met Matron Thomas in 1934 and again in 1941 when Matron Thomas joined her at the 1st Australian General Hospital at Gaza. Nell kept a diary, describing life as an army nurse, including August 31 when Matron Thomas and Sister McPhail were injured and subsequently died on September 1. Nell continued her diary throughout her war service, including the happier times and many moving moments. Nell later returned to Hamilton to present photo copies of her diary and other momentos of her days serving with Gwladys Thomas to the hospital. A newspaper clipping of a story consisting of three columns of text beneath the title.'local paper. 4th June/80' [graphite, along top] Al Matheson was the doctor.' [graphite, down left hand side]melbourne, wwii, middle east, don dobson, len wilkinson, mrs wilkinson, dunolly, australian imperial forces, aif, tobruk, gaza ridge, al kantara, jerusalem, 2nd 4th australian general hospital, al matheson

Green hardcover book with gold lettering on the front and spine showing the title and author. There is a white label taped around the bottom of the spine with B129 written in red texta ink.non-fictionHistory of 2/1 Australian General Hospital 1939-1945 Ingleburn to Gaza -- Gaza Ridge 1940 -- Gaza Ridge 1941 -- Gaza Ridge 1942 - homeward bound -- Photographs - Middle East -- Western Australia 1942-1943 -- Photographs - Western Australia -- New Guinea 1943-1944 -- Bougainville 1944-1945 -from Trove record2/1 australian general hospital, military hospitals, wwii hospitals, ww2 hospitals, world war ii

Green hardcover book with gold lettering on the front and spine showing the title and author. There is a white label taped along the spine with 2/1 AGH written faintly.non-fictionHistory of 2/1 Australian General Hospital (AGH) 1939-1945 Ingleburn to Gaza -- Gaza Ridge 1940 -- Gaza Ridge 1941 -- Gaza Ridge 1942 - homeward bound -- Photographs - Middle East -- Western Australia 1942-1943 -- Photographs - Western Australia -- New Guinea 1943-1944 -- Bougainville 1944-1945 -from Trove record2/1 australian general hospital, military hospitals, wwii hospitals, ww2 hospitals, world war ii, 2/1 agh

Collection of black and white photographs taken aboard the hospital ship 'Wanganella' and of locations throughout the Middle East during World war II. There are photographic representations of Jerusalem, Bombay, and Gaza including the local people and landmarks and street scenes. Faded dark blue, cloth-bound album, bound with blue rope thread tied into tassles through two eyelets on the cover. There is a lighter blue whispy-lined pattern across the entire cover. Inside there are black card backing pages with photos of varying sizes attached using clear or brown photo corners (the last few pages contain photographs that have been glued in place). There is a sheet of glassine paper between each page to protect the photographs.'VX65917 / L.B.Leslie / 2/1st Aust. General Hospital' [Handwritten in light blue ink on the inside of the cover] [Multiple descriptive inscriptions throughout album beneath photographs]royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, world war 1939-1945, wwii, ww2, middle east, hospital ship wanganella, gaza, jerusalem

Photograph album containing photos from World War II in the Middle East and New Guinea, originally belonging to Lesla Sutton. There is a correspondence card addressed to Lesla inside the album from Patsy Adam-Smith, the card thanks him for loaning the albums for her to view and use some of the images in her book 'Australian Women at War' (1984), she notes that they are 'by far the nicest' photos she has seen. The album includes: - a 6.75 x 9.75 coloured photo of the Nursing Staff of the 7th Australian General Hospital (A.G.H.) - snow in Jerusalem in 1942 - people and places of Rehovath, where the 7th AGH was stationed on their arrival in the Middle East - Gaza, Jerash, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and many other places in the Middle East - a photo of the leaflet dropped at Tobruk by the Germans asking Aussies to surrender - Arab people and lifestyles - Lesla Blanshard and other nursing sisters Ornate brown photograph album bound with thick brown thread tied at the front. An image of David's Tower, Jerusalem is embedded in the front cover surrounded by an ornate embossed floral pattern. The inside pages are black card separated by protective translucent pages.'WWII / MIDDLE EAST AND / NEW GUINEA' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker attached to the front cover] [multiple inscriptions on each page handwritten in white ink detailing each image] 'Lesla Sutton' [handwritten in black ink on the inside front cover behind attached photograph]australian military nurses, nurses, australian army nursing serice, 2/7th australian general hospital, lesla meddy blanshard, lesla sutton, ww2, wwii, second world war, middle east, new guinea

Photo album of Australian Army Nursing Service in the Second World War in the Middle East. The album belonged to S/N B.F.Ingram (AANS 5AGH, TX2172) August 1941. Green cloth bound photo album with two holes punched down the left side and tied with worn elastic. Large white sticker label towards the top that has WWII written on it in black ink. Inside pages are black card with photographs glued or held in place with self adhesive clear photo corners. Protective paper has been placed between each page.'WWII' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the front cover] [photos annotated in white handwritten ink] 'AUG 1941 / TX 2172 / S/N B.F.INGRAM / AANS / 5 A.G.H.' [Handwritten in white ink on the inside of the back cover]ww2, wwii, second world war, australian army nursing serice, aans, 13 british general hospital, palestine, egypt, suez, syria, damascus, beirut, gaza, 7 australian general hospital, b f ingram, 2/5 australian general hospital