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

The Nurses Board of Victoria became responsible for the registration of midwives in 1929 following the passing of the Midwives Act 1928. Katherine Olive Cass completed her general nurse training at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne in 1943 and then her midwifery training at St Vincent's Maternity Hospital Melbourne in 1945.Typed Certificate.katherine olive cass, st vincents hospital melbourne, midwifery nursing training, nurses board of victoria midwives act

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