The article tells how playwright, John Misto, won first prize and $20,000 in the Australia Remembers National Play Competition and proceeded to donated his winnings to the help fund a nurses memorial in Canberra. John's play, The Shoehorn Sonata, tells the story of an army nurse in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. John decided to donated his winnings after finding out, during his research for the play, that nurses did not have a war memorial. He stated that it was mindboggling how brave the nurses were in the conditions and that he didn't want them and their work to continue to be unknown. Nurses have cared for the sick and wounded in every conflict in which Australia has committed troops, from the Boer war to present day. Ex-service nursing organisations and the Royal College of Nursing, Australia convened a committee to plan a memorial. The committee want to unveil a national memorial at the centenary of the raising of the first military nursing service celebrations in 1999. The memorial will cost about $1.5 million and be funded by nurses, nursing organisations and donations and depict the various environments where nurses served. A photocopied article from a newsletter with three columns of text and a black and white photo of a man in front of a group of older women, all smilingww2, wwll, janice mccarthy, royal australian army nursing corps association, nurses' national memorial committee, australian army nursing service, national capital planning authority, anzac parade, dorothy angell, coralie gerrard, barbara orchard, joyce edwards, elizabeth percival, defence force nursing, rcna

Located on Anzac Parade, Canberra, the Australian Service Nurses National Memorial commemorates the Centenary of the Australian Service Nurses who died and honours those who served and suffered in war since 1899. The glass artwork was created by Robin Moorehouse and was unveiled on 2 October 1999 by Sir William Deane AC K.B.E. Colour photocopy or print on A4 paper. Name of artist in bottom right corner is undecipherable.australian service nurses national memorial, robin moorehouse, memorial, defence force nursing

An album containing photographs, articles and ephemera from the ceremony for the unveiling of the Australian Service Nurses National Memorial in Canberra, October 2nd 1999. "The Australian Service Nurses National Memorial, designed by Sydney-based sculptor Robin Moorhouse, commemorates the role of more than 10,000 Australian service nurses who have served in times of war, including 102 who died while on active service. The Memorial is constructed from translucent blue glass and has the words ‘Beyond all praise’ on the front. It consists of two curvilinear glass walls which are etched with text and images, in a timeline sequence, portraying the history and contribution of Australian Service Nursing. Also included is a collage of historical photographs and extracts from diaries and letters, in the original handwriting. Included on the west side of the memorial are the insignias of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force. Unveiled on 2 October 1999, the ceremony was attended by over 1000 nurses, some from World War II who were in their 80s. A fly past by the Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes and royal salutes by officers from all defence services were included in the ceremony. A march by nurses carrying 102 Australian flags in memory of the nurses who fell in service plus one other flag in memory of civilian nurses who had lost their lives was also included. Other nurses wore vintage uniforms from previous war campaigns and wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial by several dignitaries, service and civilian nursing groups from across Australia." [taken from The Australian Women's Register website].Cream coloured, Australian themed photo album with a Waratah flower, a gumnut and a gumleaf on the cover. A large white label in the top left reads 'Nurses Memorial Canberra'. The album contains plastic photo pockets and inner margins for annotations. It is filled with coloured photographs of varying sizes, clippings and a booklet. The album is only half filled.'PA59' [handwritten in blue ink on a sticker on the spine] 'Nurses Memorial Canberra' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the front cover] [Annotations describing photos on most pages, handwritten in blue ink]australian military nurses, nurses, nurses memorial canberra, war memorials australia, australian nursing services

Booklet of the Order of Service for a commemoration of the women who served in Australia's defence force in World War II. Service took place on the 25th July 1995 at Parliament House, Canberra.Booklet with 11 pages. Cover is in colour with an image of a woman in uniform in the middle.australian services nurses, world war ii, second world war, ww2, royal australian naval nursing service, women's royal australian naval service, royal australian army medical corps, australian army nursing serice, australian women's army service, australian army voluntary aid detachments, australian army medical women's service, royal australian air force nursing service, royal australian air force medical service, women's auxiliary australian air force

Booklet of the Order of Service for a commemoration of the women who served in Australia's defence force in World War II. Service took place on the 25th July 1995 at Parliament House, Canberra.Booklet with 11 pages. Cover is in colour with an image of a woman in uniform in the middle.australian services nurses, world war ii, second world war, ww2, royal australian naval nursing service, women's royal australian naval service, royal australian army medical corps, australian army nursing serice, australian women's army service, australian army voluntary aid detachments, australian army medical women's service, royal australian air force nursing service, royal australian air force medical service, women's auxiliary australian air force

Booklet of the Order of Service for a commemoration of the women who served in Australia's defence force in World War II. Service took place on the 25th July 1995 at Parliament House, Canberra.Booklet program for the dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance. One A4 page folded.australian services nurses, world war ii, second world war, ww2, royal australian naval nursing service, women's royal australian naval service, royal australian army medical corps, australian army nursing serice, australian women's army service, australian army voluntary aid detachments, australian army medical women's service, royal australian air force nursing service, royal australian air force medical service, women's auxiliary australian air force