Obituary for Elizabeth Burchill, one of fewer than 500 women listed in Who's Who in Australia, and who had her portrait entered for the Archibald Prize in 1975. She was once a resident of Whitehorse.Obituary for Elizabeth Burchill, one of fewer than 500 women listed in Who's Who in Australia, and who had her portrait entered for the Archibald Prize in 1975. burchill, elizabeth, nurses

One hundred and fifty-three nurses and masseuses will fo abroad with the 2nd A.I.F. The two main captions say: 'Matron C. A. Fall, an Englishwoman who has been here 19 years, and has nursed in N.S.W. hospitals, will be in charge of 1st Australian Base Hospital...Her mother was a war nurse.' 'Matron Safe, of Victoria, will be in charge of 2nd Australian Base Hospital, ranks equally with Matron Fall.' The remainder of page have headshots of 141 of the nurses and masseuses.A photocopy of a magazine page showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the first page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, aif nurses, army, queensland, edna dean, phyllis miller, ivy thompson, heather stewart, jean dickson, iris hoey, e.n. doig, vera harland, f.e. harvey, lex reid, v. hely-wilson, ann marks, lorna keys, vida lnudsen, ethel hanrahan, florence peterson, dorothy coleman, annie sage, victoria, margaret lindsay, grace mudge, ros waycott, haidee metzner, e. sulzberger, vera ley, winifred kelly, eleanor logan, helen d'alton, dorothy scholes, e. o'keefe, eileen jones, margaret walsh, marjorie vasey, dorothy vines, dulcie newing, doroth mills, beatrice kelly, margaret hanna, beryl vary, enid baker, ethel bowe, sheila kirk, anna whiteside, nancy wilson, dorothy fahle, margaret hanson, margaret josephs, madge newnham, emily mcnicoll, una a. melville, margaret oddie, elizabeth forrest, margaret tisdall, margaret cuthbert, dora burchill, nona johnson, south australia, edna scruby, constance roberts, melva brown, ruth treliving, zelma huppatz, o.a. kestel, mavis riggs, mary male, lesley beddome, elizabeth smythe, l.v.m. garrett, mary dunn, e.m. roberts, western australia, i.l. whitfield, r.i. membery, e. youd, m.l. dunman, e.m. goff, d.m. burgess, k.h. barnes, r.i. warner, tasmania, m. stephens, susan haines, winifred beckett, e. ratcliff, eunice wasley, barbara chesterman, majorie smith, a.l. barnett, new south wales, m.e. kiel, m.m. edmonds, g.n. cocks, m.f. looker, k.m. hardcastle, d. inglis, c. macfarlane, b.j. paige, s.j. thumpston, g. farthing, m.i. prosser, j.t.f. bromell, a.m. shephard, r.a. joseph, m. wallis, c. clark, s. fletcher, m.j. prindable, g.b. marshall, e. swanson, j. m. pettigrew, e. heathcote, l.guthrie, j. clancy, d. walker, o.m. quin, b. knight, j. green, h. harris, n.c. hill, p. tarrant, j.i. mudge, u.m. golden, m.o. wheeler, r.a. hanscombe, r.e. bowen, p.l.simpkins, f. thomas, d.h. hughes, f.m.e. dowdle, c.a.mcleod, i.m.b. mcintosh, m.c. mcentee, i. grady, r.b. oldham, g.k. cumming, h.m. smith, t.m. cunningham, marjorie farnback, helen a. todd, helene forster, cynthia duigan, s. ogilvie, j. mclean, a.l. mcgarrity, jean black

The life of Elizabeth Burchill has produced five books. Her most recent book, 'The paths I've trod' brings together her previous four books, providing a remarkable insight, not only into a lifetime of nursing, but the entire period from the 19020's to the 1970's. When Elisabeth first trained in Melbourne, leeches were still part of accepted medical practice. She volunteered to serve with the Australian Inland Mission at Innaminka in her twenties. When she returned to Melbourne she undertook further specialised training at the Tweddle Baby Hospital, Footscray. After her outback adventure she developed 'itchy feet syndrome' and decided to test the saying that nursing was the best passport to travel. She became a registered nurse in six countries. Elizabeth volunteered for service caring for refugee children in Spain towards the end of the Civil War there. When she returned to Australia she enlisted in the first Victorian contingent if nurses with the second AIF.. She travelled to the Middle East, with her time in Nazareth being especially interesting. After the war she tried her hand at radio announcing before retuning to nursing. In the 1970's Elizabeth became a mature age student, gained her HSC and went on to graduate as a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 at Monash University. Currently she is studying for her Bachelor of Literature at Melbourne University. Donating $10,000 to Monash saw the 'Burchill Room' named. It is a repository for Australiana, including memorbilia from Elizabeth herself.A newspaper clipping of a title, four columns of text and two black and white photos. The large photo is of an older woman holding several books. The smaller photo is of three women wearing nurse's uniforms.'NC7' [blue ink, top right]blackburn, labrador memories, innaminka, new guinea nurse, thursday island nurse, hawthorn, dora elizabeth burchill, south australia, queensland, new south wales, burke and wills, london, west london hospital, wilfred grenfell, usa, indian harbour, queen mary, australian imperial force, middle east, radio 3sr shepparton, sepik district, new guinea, high school certificate, box hill, tafe, maroondah singers, alan marshall, army education, spectrum melbourne

Book with green text on cover and spine and red image on coverfiction'Dora Elizabeth Burchill was born in Hawthorn, Victoria and trained as a triple certificate nurse in Melbourne and London. Proving that nursing is the best passport for travel she subsequently travelled widely and became registered as a nurse in seven countries of the world. Cherishing the ideals of Florence Nightingale in peace and war, Sister Burchill volunteered to serve in Ethiopia during the Italian-Abyssinian War in 1936, nursed refugee children during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and served with the 2nd AIF in Palestine and Egypt in 1940. Following six years as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, she took another challenging path, becoming involved in radio broadcasting [Working for 3SR Radio Station, Shepparton p185], writing and lecturing for the Commonwealth Institute in England. Six years later she returned to nursing and started the first full-time infant welfare clinic in Darwin for the Northern Territory Department of Health and remained in this important post of increasing development in post-war Darwin for five years. Sister Burchill continued this work in Thursday Island and the Sepik District of New Guinea into the 1960s. Many published articles in magazines and newspapers and five published books testify to her skill and determination as a factual writer. ?Innamincka?, is her best-known book. Seeking further worthwhile challenges in the 1970s, Sister Burchill studied for the Higher School Certificate which resulted in her earning a place in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University. She graduated as Bachelor of Arts in 1981. In 1986, she graduated as Bachelor of Letters at the University of Melbourne. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [249]-250. Medicine. Nursing. Burchill, Elizabeth, 1908-. Australia. Biographies (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0516392). Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.' From Trovenursing in warfare, elizabeth burchill, world war two, wwii, ww2, china-ethiopian war, spanish civil war, australian army nursing service

Book with brown text on cover and spine and brown image on coverfiction'Dora Elizabeth Burchill was born in Hawthorn, Victoria and trained as a triple certificate nurse in Melbourne and London. Proving that nursing is the best passport for travel she subsequently travelled widely and became registered as a nurse in seven countries of the world. Cherishing the ideals of Florence Nightingale in peace and war, Sister Burchill volunteered to serve in Ethiopia during the Italian-Abyssinian War in 1936, nursed refugee children during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and served with the 2nd AIF in Palestine and Egypt in 1940. Following six years as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, she took another challenging path, becoming involved in radio broadcasting [Working for 3SR Radio Station, Shepparton p185], writing and lecturing for the Commonwealth Institute in England. Six years later she returned to nursing and started the first full-time infant welfare clinic in Darwin for the Northern Territory Department of Health and remained in this important post of increasing development in post-war Darwin for five years. Sister Burchill continued this work in Thursday Island and the Sepik District of New Guinea into the 1960s. Many published articles in magazines and newspapers and five published books testify to her skill and determination as a factual writer. ?Innamincka?, is her best-known book. Seeking further worthwhile challenges in the 1970s, Sister Burchill studied for the Higher School Certificate which resulted in her earning a place in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University. She graduated as Bachelor of Arts in 1981. In 1986, she graduated as Bachelor of Letters at the University of Melbourne. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [249]-250. Medicine. Nursing. Burchill, Elizabeth, 1908-. Australia. Biographies (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0516392). Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.' From Trovenursing in warfare, elizabeth burchill, world war two, wwii, ww2, china-ethiopian war, spanish civil war, australian army nursing service