During World War II, Wanganella was converted to serve as an Australian Hospital Ship (AHS). Between 19 May 1941 and 1946, AHS Wanganella carried wounded and sick evacuees from the Middle East, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Borneo and the South Pacific, travelling over 251,011 nautical miles (464,872 km) and transporting 13,385 wounded. A.H.S Wanganella 2/2nd Australian Hospital ship. Ref: "Hospital Ships" Rupert Goodman SLV LT 359.8364 0994 G62H Trip 8 Depart 12th Nov 1942 Melbourne Fremantle Aden 10th - 11th Dec 1942 Port Tewfik, Egypt 21st - 22nd Dec 1942 Colombo, Sri Lanka 01 Jan 1943 Fremantle Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Arrived 13th Jan 1943 Brisbane Wanganella left Colombo 22nd December 1942 for Fremantle, with patients who boarded at Port Tewfik in Egypt arriving on New Year's day 1943. The menu is printed on fawn cardboard. The menu has been torn along the spine and rearranged at some time to put on display. There is evidence of glue or tape damage at the back of each corner of the card. Some grease and finger marks are evident on the front and back of the card. The printing is very legible. The heading 'Christmas Greetings' is at the top of the front page and 'Christmas Day 1942' at the bottom of the page. Originally the menu was assembled as a leaflet with the menu on the inside of the second sheet. Since this time, the menu has been torn along the middle fold and the second page sheet taped to the first page. There is a red cross on the front page with a printed illustration of the Wanganella superimposed over the top. H.M.A.H.S. Wanganella and the dinner menu are printed in dark blue ink. The Christmas greetings and the names of the commander and officer in command of the troops are printed in light blue ink. h.m.a.h.s. wanganella, w.w.ii hospital ship

draughthorse, banner, lawnmowing, student outside work

Black and white photograph. 2 similar photographs (a) and (b) of a draught horse pulling a lawnmower in the Ornamental Garden. On reverse of (a) "Banner-23 yrs old. Dec 1941. Destroyed because of age and sidebones Jan 1942." (Sidebone causes pain and lameness.) Note by T.H. Kneen 24 June1992, "The writing on reverse of photo is the hand of J.L. Provan, Principal (42-46). The name of the horse is Banner. This is an enlargement. clydesdale, lawnmower, student working outside, banner, pavilion, draughthorse

Doctor Lilian Marjorie Cleeve was born in 1915 and died in February 1996. She grew up in Moonee Ponds and graduated as a doctor from the University of Melbourne School of Medicine in 1941. She completed her training at the Women's Hospital in Melbourne from Dec 1940 to Jan 1941 where she delivered her first baby, Beverley Margaret Manley. In 1942 at the beginning of the war with Japan, Dr Cleeve travelled to Bendigo. The train was full of soldiers travelling to camp at the Bendigo Show Grounds (Now the Tom Flood Centre), next to the hospital. Because of the war, the streets were all dark. Some soldiers carried her suitcase for her to her new home. Doctor Cleeve immediately began work as the hospital registrar. Later-on she specialized in the delivery of babies, who always seemed to be born on her days off. After the hospital Lilian joined the medical practice run by Drs (husband and wife) Gorman and Grant. Their rooms were on the corner of View and Mckenzie streets, the Atkinson building (Named after Doctor Harry Atkinson). Later on her medical practice was where the Dan Murphy's Car Park is now in Garsed St. Later she had an eye clinic with Dr Gorman's son, on the other side of Garsed St. She also used to visit Puckapunyal Army Base to screen both the regular army and the conscripts who were sent to Vietnam. She last worked as part of their associate medical staff at the Bendigo Teacher's College in Osborne St (1979 to 1980). In 1944 Lilian married Sargent George Cathcart (Fortuna Army Survey Regiment). They lived at 96 Moore St (Called 'Silver Birches') close to the hospital. Later they purchased the house (which they named 'Roslyn') at 28 Reginald St., Quarry Hill. With George, she had one son, Andrew. George was the secretary/treasurer of the Bendigo branch of the Liberal party. After George passed away from a heart attack in 1957, Dr Cleeve later married Roy Lockart Chisholm in 1960. Roy was the manager of the Charing Cross Branch of the CBA Bank. In 1960 Dr Cleeve sold 96 Moore St and, following Roy's retirement, they purchased a house which they named 'Roslyn' at 28 Reginald St., Quarry Hill. Not long after the marriage, Dr Cleeve (now Mrs Chisholm), Roy and Lilian's young son Andrew, had a honeymoon voyage on the cargo vessel "Milos" to Hong Kong, Japan, New Guinea and Borneo (where they visited the Sandakan War Memorial). Sadly, Roy died in 1963 after a stroke. Respected and well-liked, Mrs Chisholm continued to raise Andrew in Reginald Street with the assistance of her faithful housekeeper Coral Suurpaa, known to all as “Hickey". Coral lived in a house in Breen Street, right beside the Myrtle St railway bridge. Prior to this "Hickey" had lived-in in Moore St whilst Dr Cleeve was widowed from George. Photos, Passport, Letter and Nameplate 11138a Doctor Lilian Marjorie Cleeve passport photo May 1961 11138b British Australian Passport 11138c The Premier Visits 'Silver Birches' 96 Moore St., Bendigo on April 8th 1957 Photo. From Left to Right are: Former Bendigo Organiser, Mr T.J. Langdon (now at Ballarat), Mrs Langdon, Mrs John Stanistreet, The Premier, Hon. H.E. Bolte, Mr John Stanistreet, M.L.A., Mrs G. Cathcart (Dr Cleeve) and Mr G.W.S. Cathcart. 11138d Doctor Cleeve and George Cathcart Photo 11138e Dr Cleeve front row 3rd from the right with her first baby delivered at the Women's Hospital Melbourne 1940 Photo. Back Row: B J Bernstein, B Chromow, S I D Preston, H J Hoffman, P Zerman, D G Sisely. Middle Row: L B Satchell, J B Buchanan, O B Pearce, J C Trinea, M R Millikan, I J Selikoff, R E Dwork. Front Row: J Kremer, R B Lewis, Miss B Marshall, Dr M A Mackie, Prof. Marshall Allan, Miss L Cleeve, Miss J grant, H Berinshaw. 11138f Dr Cleeve, Coral Suurpaa, Andrew Cathcart Photo in the backyard at 28 Reginald St. Quarry Hill, 1195-1997. 11138g Letter from Andrew Cathcart to the Sisely family in dec 2009 re the photo taken at the Women's Hospital Melbourne in 1940-41 11138h Dr L M Cleeve Nameplate Front View 11138i Dr L M Cleeve Nameplate Rear View 11138j The University of Melbourne Conferring of degrees Wilson Hall Monday 1st June 1942bendigo, doctor lillian cleeve, doctor lorna sisely, women's hospital melbourne, roy lockart chisholm, reginald street, quarry hill, coral suurpaa