Handwritten at age ninety- eight, Eileen nee Cattanach compiled two folders of nursing memories, including stories, accompanying photographs, cartoons and anecdotes of earlier training days at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. Eileen speaks of the close-knit camaraderie, of sharing each other's trials and tribulations through three war torn years and beyond. She describes her nursing vocation as "the satisfaction of giving help to those in need".Photographs have names and inscriptions, anecdotes written sideways on margins.eileen vaughan nee cattanach, minon phillips, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, the second world war, fairfield hospital melbourne