Three photographs from the O'Callaghan Collection436-01A: Parade - Helen Purcell riding side saddle. 436-01B: Parade - the Pony Club 436-01C: Floats in the Paradeback to phillip island 1968, phillip island pony club, back to phillip island parade, helen purcell, o'callaghan, eve davis

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Schools P.T.S. 39 (Aug 1958) and 58 (Aug 1963) Girls from Swan Hill. Four pages of small portrait photos, nine portrait to a page, all with names. Donated by Mrs Val Steggall. 8590.26a Beveley Giddings, Maureen Deveraux,Patricia Purcell 8590.26b Moira Lyons, Wendy Fletcher, Eileen Harrington 8590.26c Cristine Cheney, Jennie Bell, Heather Dunstone 8590.26d Thelma Hicks. Greta Hercott, Barbara Robertson 8590.26e Jeanette Belcher, Rosemary Grinham, Leonie Berrett 8590.26f Lynette Wendel, Helen Palmer, Liz Looney 8590.26g Elizabeth Looney, Beryl Elford, Shirley Christenson 8590.26h Noreen Bryant, Elaine Cameron, Marlene Wishart 8590.26i Denise Read, Rhonda Williams, Jennifer Thomson 8590.26j Lorraine O'Bree, Judith Williams, Lesley Maloney, 8590.26k Janet Morris, Helen palmer, Velma Goulding, 8590.26l Faye Mason, Maureen Bryant, Marg Buesnell.nurse training, ndsn, lister house, school 39, school 58