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

Booklet for Betty Lawson's funerall service, that took place at Le Pine Chapel. Camberwell, 21 February 2006. Folded A5 booklet printed on cream card, consisting of photos and text . Booklet is a colour printing. Text outlines the order of service.nurses in warfare, vfx38754

Newsletter contains a biographical article about Betty Constance Lawson.Bi-folded A3 into A4 newsletter with two columns of text and a logo at the top of the front page. There is also a loose, double-sided page inside, totalling six pages of text altogether.'H64 /H58' [H64 is handwritten in blue ink, the 64 has been crossed out in red ink and H58 has been handwritten below it in red ink] 'To the RN & Services Club / & R & SL Sub Branch' [Handwritten in blue ink in the top right corner]world war two, wwii, ww2, betty constance lawson, army nurse

Obituary about Betty Constance Lawson Member of the British Empire (MBE) who lived from 09/08/1915 to 15/02/2006. Ms Lawson did her initial training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and served in WWII with the Australian Army Nursing Corps she then went on to do more extensive relevant training and was the recipient of many scholarships and awards including the Florence Nightingale Medal and her MBE.Newspaper clipping with a colour photograph on the left hand side of an older man and woman in the foreground and an older woman in the background. The obituary has six columns of text.florence nightingale medal, betty constance lawson, wwii, ww2, world war two, royal melbourne hospital, royal women's hospital, australian army nursing corps, aanc

Photocopy of a letter of thanks written by Betty Constance Lawson [then secretary of the Returned Nurses Club] to Marjorie Gough thanking her for her letter and cuttings relating to Ivy Clyne. The photocopies of these articles are part of this document package. The article titles are: 'It's time to celebrate' in Regional News Tuesday, June 4, 1991, p9 'Sunbury farwells a grand lady' in [Telegraph 28/03/1995] 'Nurse recalls force' in Regional News April 20, 1993 'Nursing memories' in Regional News Tuesday, April 24, 1990, p8 'The women of war' in Telegraph Tuesday, April 25, 1989, p20Black and white photocopies of hand-written letters and newspaper clippings with varying article style examples and all articles having photographs. Photocopy of handwritten letter is a single A4 page. One A4 page containing a photocopy of two newspaper clippings. One A4 page containing a photocopy of a single newspaper clipping. Two parts of two A4 pages attached together with sticky tape making up a larger newspaper clipping. Another two A4 pages making up a larger newspaper clipping.'A / Ivy Clyne' [on the back of newspaper clipping held together with sticky tape in blue ink]australian army nursing corps, aanc, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ivy clyne, betty constance lawson, marjorie gough, returned nurses club

Brief biographical article on Ruby Vivian Campbell (neé Carmichael) who served in WWI and turned 100 just prior to article publication. A magazine page with two vertical stories, the relevant story consists of two columns of text beneath the title, and two black and white photos. The top photo depicts two young women with a man and the bottom photo depicts four older women standing at the bedside of a fifth older woman.world war one, ww1, wwi, ruby vivian campbell (neé carmichael), elizabeth milne, m(argaret tenison) philip, j brown, catie hewins, betty constance lawson

Hardcover book with a burgundy cover and gold writing.non-fictionA large volume that lists the individuals who received royal honours during 1952-1998 and national honours in 1997 and 1998 in Australia. This book also provides information on the national honours system with detailed descriptions on each medal, order, award and decoration. decorations of honour australia, medals, awards, order of australia