Nurse Katherine Olive Cass completed her general nursing training at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. Badge 1 is a graduation badge presented to nurses after three years of lectures, clinical work, supervision and examinations, both internal and State Nurses' Board. Badge 2 is a Royal Victorian Nurses Association badge, given to Nurse Olive Cass by an older patient in appreciation of her nursing whilst she was an inpatient. Badge 1. The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurses' graduation gold badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold capital writing. The meaning is "the love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is a gold Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing the Heart of Charity, the Anchor of Hope and the Cross of Faith, all symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity. Engraved name K Olive Cass on the back. The badge has a gold safety chain. Badge 2: The Royal Victorian Trained Nurse Association is a round gold badge with an outer white border. It states R.V.T.N.A TOUT BIEN OU RIEN, a French expression translating everything well or nothing. The centre of the badge has a lion and a horse holding further emblems within. The back of the badge is engraved name in capitals "Miss E Glover Honorary Secretary 1901-1908 in appreciation". olive k cass, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training., st vincent's hospital nurses badge, miss e. glover, royal victorian trained nurses association

The certificate folder was presented to St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurses on graduation. It is signed by M M Considine, Mother Rectress and Honorary Lecturers, the Medical Superintendent and the graduationg nurse, K Olive Cass. The first page is a sketch of the Healy Wing of St Vincents Hospital depicting the training school for nurses. The second page certifies that Olive K Cass has received training for three years and has attended the prescribed course of lectures and has passed the prescribed examinations. Olive K Cass is now qualified to act as a trained General Nurse. olive k cass, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, mother mary considine, james j hayden mrcog.frcs, hacooley frcs, gerald doyle mrcp, fj witherington medical superintendent

Mother Mary Josephine has written a very favourable reference and has wished Olive Cass the best of success. This reference would have been used for Olive's application to commence her nurse training in 1940 at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. Script hand writing in black ink.k olive cass, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, mother m josephine, st john's convent clifton hill, sisters of charity

Katherine Olive Cass completed her nursing training at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne in 1944. The Nurses Board was established in 1924 and became responsible for the registration and regulation of general nursing.nurses acts victoria, katherine olive cass, nurse registration

Following her general nurse training at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Nurse Katherine Olive Cass received instruction in the special work of the midwifery department for a period of nine months. After examination Katherine was found competent to discharge the duties of an obstetrical nurse.The certificate is signed by Mother Rectress Mary Devine, lecturers, secretary and nurse K. Olive Cass. katherine olive cass, midwifery training, st vincent's maternity hospital melbourne., mary devine