Photocopy of a letter of thanks written by Betty Constance Lawson [then secretary of the Returned Nurses Club] to Marjorie Gough thanking her for her letter and cuttings relating to Ivy Clyne. The photocopies of these articles are part of this document package. The article titles are: 'It's time to celebrate' in Regional News Tuesday, June 4, 1991, p9 'Sunbury farwells a grand lady' in [Telegraph 28/03/1995] 'Nurse recalls force' in Regional News April 20, 1993 'Nursing memories' in Regional News Tuesday, April 24, 1990, p8 'The women of war' in Telegraph Tuesday, April 25, 1989, p20Black and white photocopies of hand-written letters and newspaper clippings with varying article style examples and all articles having photographs. Photocopy of handwritten letter is a single A4 page. One A4 page containing a photocopy of two newspaper clippings. One A4 page containing a photocopy of a single newspaper clipping. Two parts of two A4 pages attached together with sticky tape making up a larger newspaper clipping. Another two A4 pages making up a larger newspaper clipping.'A / Ivy Clyne' [on the back of newspaper clipping held together with sticky tape in blue ink]australian army nursing corps, aanc, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ivy clyne, betty constance lawson, marjorie gough, returned nurses club

Article about the death of Ivy Clyne and parts of her life,Newspaper clipping'Telegraph / 28.3.95'ivy clyne, world war ii, wwii, world war two, army nursing service

Brief article on (Agnes) Ivy Clyne (neé Benson) believed to be oldest Sunbury woman at time and her service as a WWII nurse.A small newspaper clipping with one column of text and a large black and white photo of an elderly woman sitting next to a photo of her as a younger woman in a nurse's uniform.wwii, world war two, ww2, agnes ivy clyne (nee benson)

The article details the war experiences of two women whose primary service was during WWII: (Agnes) Ivy Clyne (neé Benson), a nurse and Jean Morton, who was with the RAAF. A large newspaper clipping with two large columns of text and three black and white portrait photos. All three photos are portrait headshots, with the two smaller photos of older women and the larger one of a young woman in nurse's uniformwwii, world war two, ww2, agnes ivy clyne (nee benson)

Halley's Comet is billed as a once in a lifetime phenomena, but for Mrs Ivy Clyne, this is the second time round. Ivy had seen the comet seventy-six years ago. Born in 1899, the first World War prompted Ivy to learn first aid, sparking a career in nursing that lasted decades.A small newspaper clipping of a title, two columns of text and a black and white photo. The story continues on the reverse side. The photo shows an older woman looking at documents at a table.'Regional News 1/5/86' [blue ink, top]world war one, wwi, ww1, sunbury, victoria, broken hill, new south wales, diggers rest, couangalt, agnes ivy clyne (nee benson), red cross, st vincent's, st vincent's hospital, australian army nursing corps, heidelberg repatriation hospital, bendigo, royal women's hospital

The Salvation Army Sunbury Companion Club celebrated it's fifth birthday. The cutting of the anniversary cake was done by Mrs Ivy Clyne, the oldest member. Major Watkinson was also in attendanceA small newspaper clipping of a title, black and white photo and a column of text. The photo shows an older woman cutting a cake next to a woman in military uniform.anderson road, victoria

The newspaper clipping is an obituary for Agnes Ivy Clyne, also known as Sunbury's grand old lady. Agnes, [known as Ivy], died at the age of 95 on March 17 [1995]. Her funeral service was attended by friends and relatives on March 22 [1995]. Born April 29 1899, Ivy began her nursing career in her late teens, being a hospital matron before the outbreak of WWII. During the war she worked at the military hospitals in Heidelberg, Broken Hill and Bendigo, being promoted to Captain of the Nurse Corps. Ivy married in early 1948, but had no children. The obituary goes on the summarise her interests in racing, politics, bowling and organisations such as Salvation Army Companions Club, Returned Servicemen's League and the Country Women's Association.A clipping from a larger sheet of newspaper of four columns of text with a centred black and white photo of an older woman holding a photo of a young woman in uniform'Obituary Notice / Old file / Regional News April 4th, 1995' [blue ink, top right]ww2, st vincent's hospital, melbourne, department of defense, agnes benson, john benson, reginald charles clyne

Anzac Day will commemorate not only the soldiers who gave their life for their country,r but a changed attitude to life. This is the view of Ivy Clyne, 91, Sunbury. At forty Ivy was too old to serve overseas when World War Two broke out, so she as appointed by the Department of Defence to the Heidelberg Military Hospital. There she organised training for the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) and orderlies. Soldiers were shipped back to Australia from the Somme, France, North Africa and Italy as soon as they were fit enough to travel and the brand new 400 bed hospital had a constant turnover of patients. Ivy was also sent to Bendigo, Victoria to set up a 1000 bed army hospital for Americans who had suffered injury or malaria on their way to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. She was also sent to Broadmeadows Camp Hospital to set up a similar recuperative hospital. A newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo above the title and four columns of text. The photo is of an older woman standing next to a display mannequin and in front of a wall display.'Regional News Tues 24 Apr 1990' [blue ink, along top]wwii, ww2, sister crick, memorial cross, mt macedon, geyers newsagency, brook st, village green, sunbury junior fire brigade, woodend, anslow street, high street, kyneton band, garry anderson, john parker, harry western, gisborne, hamilton st, brigadier dean, robin funstan, lancefield, main st, monageeta trials and proving wing, adrian sheriff, braemar