Reprint of an article from 18 May 1943 [The Age] about the sinking of the Australian hospital ship Centaur off Stradbroke Island in Queensland. Photograph of Ellen Savage the only nurse to survive the sinking, article features information about the sinking and the courage displayed by Sister Savage.Newspaper clipping with column title, drawing of column author, article title, two columns of text and a photo embedded in one of the text columns.ellen savage, ahs centaur, australian hospital ship centaur, wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll

Article about Mattie Morris' service aboard the hospital ship Centaur as a merchant seaman. Article mentions Ellen Savage, the only nurse who survived the sinking near Moreton Bay, Brisbane. [Article says ship had no patients at the time of sinking, this may be untrue]Two newspaper clippings of one article over different pages. Article features six columns of text and a large black and white photograph of a man in a hooded raincoat standing near a pier.'Age 30/8/89' [blue ink under photograph on first clipping] 'AGE 30/8/89' [blue ink at top of second clipping]wwii, world war two, ww2, ahs centaur, ellen savage, mattie morris

Reprint of an article from 18 May 1943 [The Age] about the sinking of the Australian hospital ship Centaur off Stradbroke Island in Queensland. Photograph of Ellen Savage the only nurse to survive the sinking, article features information about the sinking and the courage displayed by Sister Savage.Newspaper clipping with column title, drawing of column author, article title, two columns of text and a photo embedded in one of the text columns. The photo is a black and white headshot of a young woman in nurse's uniform.'Died of HEART ATTACK. 25.4.85. Sydney / ANZAC SERVICE . ' [blue ink, along top above title]ellen savage, ahs centaur, australian hospital ship centaur, wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll

An article where Thomas Hobden, a survivor of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur off the coast of Queensland is interviewed. He speaks about the facts of the incident and his personal experience of it. Mention is made of Ellen Savage as the only female nursing survivor and her subsequent award of the George Medal.A large photocopy of a magazine/newspaper article with two columns of text and a small black and white photo in the top right corner of a woman and an older man holding an object. wwii, ww2, world war two, centaur, australian hospital ship centaur

An article where Thomas Hobden, a survivor of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur off the coast of Queensland is interviewed. He speaks about the facts of the incident and his personal experience of it. Mention is made of Ellen Savage as the only female nursing survivor and her subsequent award of the George Medal.A large photocopy of an article with a small black and white photo in the top right corner, of a woman and an older man holding an object, and two columns of text'CENTAUR TALE.' [blue ink, reverse side, lower left side]wwii, ww2, world war two, centaur, australian hospital ship centaur