Article celebrating Mary Gibson from Nanneella who was a WWII nurse and was given a life membership to the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Association and her story is featured in the book 'Caped crusaders' written by Footscray City College year 9 students.Newspaper clipping with colour heading and photo of an elderly woman holding a book titled 'Caped crusaders' with two columns of text.world war two, wwll, ww2, army nurse, royal australian army nursing corps association, caped crusaders, mary gibson, footscray city college

Paperback book with black spine. The cover shows eight photos of Australian War Nurses in black and white (four individual photos and four group photos). The title is overlaid in maroon lettering and the sub-heading and author details in white print.non-fictionStories of Australian War Service Nurses written by Year 9 students at Footscray City College in 2007, following research and interviews conducted at ANZAC House in Melbourne.australian army nurses, australian army nursing service

Paperback book with black spine. The cover shows eight photos of Australian War Nurses in black and white (four individual photos and four group photos). The title is overlaid in maroon lettering and the sub-heading and author details in white print.non-fictionStories of Australian War Service Nurses written by Year 9 students at Footscray City College in 2007, following research and interviews conducted at ANZAC House in Melbourne.australian army nurses, australian army nursing service

Year 9 students at Footscray City College have recorded and published the stories of Australian war service nurses, titled 'Caped Crusaders: Stories of Australian war service nurses'. The book was compiled with stories from nurses who served in World War II and the Vietnam, Korean and Rwandan wars. A photocopy of a newspaper clipping of a black and white photo above three columns of text. The photo depicts an older woman sitting next to a girl.'Pat.__ / This story appeared in the / Williamstown Advertiser.'[black ink, bottom left]world war 2, wwii, ww2, world war ii, hayley mcdade, barbara cairns, maria bawden, department of veterans affairs, victoria universary, returned services league, rsl, returned and service nurses sub-branch

Illustrated book with dustjacket and covered with clear protective film. Dust jacket is light blue in colour, with a black and white photo of rear view of two caped figures walking down a lane way. Title and author's name are printed in blue and white ink on this photo. Title and authors name are also printed in white ink on the spine. On the back cover is an illustration of a lamp.non-fictionThis book is a tribute to Lucy Osburn and five Nightingale Sisters (including Haldane Turriff) who arrived in Sydney on March 5, 1868, to improve nurse training, working conditions, recognition and status in the community. The book also draws attention to ongoing the plight of nurses wanting similar improvement.nursing-australia-history, lucy osburn, nursing-nsw-history