Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Dr Rupert Goodman has spent three years writing his book, 'Our War Nurses', as a "memorial to some of those brave women who have helped in our war years". The book traces the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Crorps from 1902 and the Boer War to today. Dr Goodman met with three of the women who inspired the book, Wilma Young, Betty jeffrey and Margaret O'Bryan. In Februrary 142, a ship ferrying 65 Australian nurses from Singapore to Australia was bombed by the Japanese. Twelve nurses drowned, 21 were shot and the rest were taken prisoner.A newspaper clipping of three columns of text beneath a large black and white photo of three older women and an older man looking at an open book between them.wwii, ww2, world war two, our war nurses - the history of the royal australian army nursing corps 1902-1988, world war 2, world war one, world war 1, ww1, wwi, korea, vietnam, margaret anderson, wilma oram, vyner brooke, empire star, banka, banka island, pacific, pow, prisoner of war, returned nurses club, anzac house

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' the way we were'' from 2002. Golden years: st Killian's Bendigo students; circa 1946. Back row (from left): Jermehi Loria, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, John Keating, Alf Triolia, Peter Gill, Hogan. Fourth row (from left): unknown, Gavin Conroy, unknown, unknown, Terry Duffy, Tom Vlaemink, unknown, Brian Robertson, Bryan McMahon, unknown. Third row (from left): unknown, unknown, Barry Breton, Frank Comer, Kevin Rogers, Bob McMahon, Bob Beecroft, Billy Settling, John Ryan, Robert Burns, Frank Kirk, Merry Tweeny. Second row (from left): Patsy Reid, Wilma Collins, Noelene McKay, Vivienne Brown, unknown, Judith Rothenberger, Eileen Bevans, Margaret Walker, Cathy Riodan, Bernadette Mulhinal, Elaine Thompson, Judy O'Bryan. Front row (from left): Jacki Hogan, Claire Barrett, Geraldine McKenzie, Carmel Green, Elaine Lowndes. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were