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Clunes Museum
Clothing - NIGHT GOWN
... NIGHT GOWN...INFANTS NIGHT GOWN...NIGHT GOWN ORIGINALLY WORN BY ERNEST HULL - SON OF JOHN...INFANTS NIGHT GOWN, WHITE COTTON, BODICE PIN TUCKED...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields NIGHT GOWN ...NIGHT GOWN ORIGINALLY WORN BY ERNEST HULL - SON OF JOHN AND WILHELMINA HULL, FORMER RESIDENTS OF DUNACH, VIA TALBOT. ORIGINAL NAME TAG AT NECK [MINNIE HULL] MCLENNAN [GRANDDAUGHTER OF MRS. HULL, NIECE OF ERNEST HULL.] FOUR GENERATION OF CHILDREN HAVE WORN THIS NIGHT GOWN.INFANTS NIGHT GOWN, WHITE COTTON, BODICE PIN TUCKED, TRIMMED WITH EMBROIDERED COTTON EDGES.M Hlocal history, costume, infant, infants night gown -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Night gown/shroud, c.1900
... Night gown/shroud... The heavy quality of the cloth in this lady's night gown...This is a night gown made of white, heavy cloth with hand... gown/shroud Clothing This is a night gown made of white, heavy ...The heavy quality of the cloth in this lady's night gown suggests it may have been made for use as a shroud. It has been, and still is, a common practice to bury a woman in a night gown. This item has no known local provenance but is retained because of its interpretive character and use in displays.This is a night gown made of white, heavy cloth with hand crocheted cuffs, collar and front panel. It has long sleeves and is gathered on the shoulders and the bodice. There is one mother of pearl button on the front of the bodice. shrouds, women's vintage clothing -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Clothing - Ladies Night Gown, 1940's
... Ladies Night Gown ...night gown... Tatura the-murray Ladies Night Gown Clothing Pale blue and white ...Ladies nightgown made at Camp 3, Tatura from re-made men's pyjamas, with the addition of floral material and bows as a feminine toughPale blue and white striped cotton nightgown, long sleeves, bodice of red and blue patterned material with ties attached either sidenight gown, hoefer family, camp 3, ww2 camp 3, costume, female night attire -
Clunes Museum
Clothing - NIGHT GOWN
... NIGHT GOWN...INFANTS NIGHT GOWN, WHITE COTTON, BODICE WITH EMBROIDERED...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields NIGHT GOWN ...INFANTS NIGHT GOWN, WHITE COTTON, BODICE WITH EMBROIDERED COTTON EDGING.local history, costume, infant, -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Costume - Winter Night Gown, Nightgown
... Winter Night Gown...Calico, Long Sleeved, lace pannelling edging winter night...Winter Night Gown Costume Nightgown Calico, Long Sleeved ...Huttley Martin Costume CollectionCalico, Long Sleeved, lace pannelling edging winter night gown -
Orbost & District Historical Society
night gown, c. 1900 - 1930s
... night gown...A long white night gown made of fine cotton. It has a small... gippsland night gown A long white night gown made of fine cotton ...This garment has been hand made and presumably worn by Mrs McKeown (nee Ford)A long white night gown made of fine cotton. It has a small crochet trim around the "V" neck line and also a lace panel inserted around the bodice. The bottom of the skirt has a trim of broderie anglaise. costume-female underwear -
Clunes Museum
Clothing - NIGHT GOWN
... NIGHT GOWN...ORIGINAL NIGHT GOWN WORN BY ERNEST HULL - SON OF WILHELMINA...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields NIGHT GOWN ...ORIGINAL NIGHT GOWN WORN BY ERNEST HULL - SON OF WILHELMINA AND JOHN HULL, FORMER, RESIDENTS OF DUNACH VIA TALBOT. ORIGINAL NAME TAG AT NECK M H. [MINNIE HULL] MCLENNAN [GRANDDAUGHTER OF MRS. HULL, NIECE OF ERNEST HULL] FOUR GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN HAVE WORN THIS NIGHTGOWN.INFANTS LONG WHITE COTTON NIGHTGOWN TRIMMED WITH COTTON LACE INSERTION, AND EMBROIDERED COTTON EDGING.M H MCLENNANlocal history, costume, infant -
Orbost & District Historical Society
night gown, c. 1900 - 1930s
... night gown... gippsland night gown A long plain cream or white silk sleeveless ...Made and presumably worn by Mrs McKeown (nee Ford).A long plain cream or white silk sleeveless nightgown with a fine lace border around the neck line and around the bottom hem of the garment. The neckline is a "V" shape in front. Two white crocheted rosette decorations have been appliqued onto the top front. It has two cotton inserts under the arms. Two fine darts run downwards at the front. costume-female undergarment -
Orbost & District Historical Society
night gown, c. 1900 - 1930s
... night gown... gippsland night gown A full length white cotton nightgown without ...Made and presumably worn by Mrs McKeown (nee Ford)A full length white cotton nightgown without sleeves. It has a crocheted border in white cotton around the neckline and also making a small trim on the front upper bodice/neckline. Arm holes also have the same crochet trim. The bottom of the garment is hemmed and without any trimming.costume-female underwear -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Night Gown, circa 1900
... Night Gown... Mitcham melbourne Night Gown Clothing Long white cotton nightgown ...Made by Mrs Norah Huggins 1891 - 1965 for her glory box. She was married to a blacksmith who worked with carriages. They lived at Ballarook near BallaratLong white cotton nightgown. Broderie Anglaise yoke with white lace trim on square neckline. Long sleeves trimmed with Broderie and lace. Centre closing has four buttonsN.Hugginscostume, female nightwear -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Nightgown, Vera and Aurelia Giles, 1880+
... night gown...-coast night gown night wear giles collection henry giles tower ...There are many 19th century items of furniture, linen and crockery donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by Vera and Aurelin Giles. The items are associated with the Giles Family and are known as the “Giles Collection”. These items mostly came from the simple home of Vera’s parents-in-law, Henry Giles and his wife Mary Jane (nee Freckleton), whose photos are in the parlour. They married in 1880. Henry Giles was born at Tower Hill in 1858. He was a labourer on the construction of the Breakwater before leaving in 1895 to build bridges in N.S.W. for about seven years. Mary Jane was born in 1860 at Cooramook. She attended Mailor’s Flat State School where she was also a student teacher before, as family legend has it, she became a governess at “Injemiara” where her grandfather, Francis Freckleton, once owned land. Henry and Mary’s family of six, some of whom were born at Mailor’s Flat and later children at Wangoom, lived with their parents at Wangoom and Purnim west, where Henry died in 1933 and Mary Jane in 1940. The Giles family collection has social significance at a local level, because it illustrates the level of material support the Warrnambool community gave to Flagstaff Hill when the Museum was established.Women's long white nightgown with longs sleeves, front opening, round collar and lace trim.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, night gown, night wear, giles collection, henry giles, tower hill, cooramook, mailor’s flat, wangoom, vera & aurelin giles -
Orbost & District Historical Society
night gowns, C1920's
... These night gowns were knitted by Mrs Whiteman for Marjorie...Two hand-knitted pink woollen night gowns. They have square... gippsland night gowns Two hand-knitted pink woollen night gowns ...These night gowns were knitted by Mrs Whiteman for Marjorie and were probably worn when she had bronchitis. Marjorie Burton ( nee Whiteman), born 12 June, in Birmingham, England came to Orbost in 1995. In England she did office work – typing, shorthand and secretarial work - in accountants’ offices and also trained as a comptometrist with Burroughs in London. She came from middle-class working church-going family. Her mother was a milliner who made all of Marjorie’s clothes, hats and outfits. This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the handcraft skills of women needed in the first half of the 20th century.Two hand-knitted pink woollen night gowns. They have square necks, no sleeves and a lace pattern on the bodice and hem. Both are waisted. They have been knitted but are different size from the same pattern. 2483.11 is smaller and possibly older as it appears to have had more washes.handcraft knitting sleepwear nightgowns burton-marjorie -
Mont De Lancey
Nightgown, Women's
... Short white cotton night gown trimmed with broderie...-and-dandenong-ranges Nightgown, Women's Short white cotton night gown ...Worn by Mrs. Sarah Ann Johnson - Wife of Edward Johnson. Queens Road, Wandin.Short white cotton night gown trimmed with broderie anglaise.nightdresses, nightwear -
Brighton Historical Society
Clothing - Nightgown, Mid 19th Century
... night gown... ninians george ward cole brighton night gown thomas anne ward cole ...This nightgown is believed to have belonged to Mrs Thomas Anne Ward Cole, an early Brighton resident and wife of George Ward Cole. The item appears to have been made or altered to accommodate a pregnant belly, however purpose made maternity clothing was not common at this time. Mrs Ward-Cole’s six pregnancies took place in 1843, 1844, 1845, 1847, 1849 and 1851. The style of this garment in particular the shape of the sleeves would indicate that it is most likely to have been constructed in circa 1860, so whilst it appears to be a maternity item, and historically has been referred to as thus, this purpose cannot be confirmed. George Ward Cole was an early member of the Victorian Parliament and the family featured prominently in Melbourne Society in their time. They established a substantial home known as “St Ninians” at 10 Miller Street in 1841. The family reportedly entertained Melbourne’s first Royal visitor The Duke Of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria’s second son, at St Ninians in 1867. In later years St Ninians was subsequently subdivided and later demolishedA hand sewn ivory cotton muslin nightgown, c. 1842–1850. The bodice is made of delicately embroidered muslin in a floral design. The open flat collar features a scalloped lace frill underneath. The bodice fastens with thirteen mother of pearl buttons down the centre front. After the fourth button, the remaining buttons are concealed beneath a full gathered modesty skirt, which falls from just below the bust line. The modesty panel is secured horizontally across the bodice by six mother of pearl buttons. The sleeves finish over the back and palm of the hand in two flattened peaks. The front of the gown consisting of the modesty front is full length. The modesty gown at both sides joins two panels that are an integrated part of the bodice. At the centre back there is a very full gathered panel with lace trim that falls to create a train. It is semi-attached to the bodice with a top section secured with mother of pearl buttons and small ties. The purpose of this design feature is unknown. st ninians, george ward cole, brighton, night gown, thomas anne ward cole -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Nightgown, women's
... White cotton night gown, long, with crochet trim on sleeves... melbourne Nightgown, women's White cotton night gown, long ...White cotton night gown, long, with crochet trim on sleeves and around square neckline. Sleeves short (above elbow).No visible markingscostume, female, nightgown, clothing, white, crochet, cotton -
Clunes Museum
Accessory - CROCHET YOKE
... CREAM COTTON CROCHET YOKE TO BE ATTACHED TO LADIES NIGHT... CREAM COTTON CROCHET YOKE TO BE ATTACHED TO LADIES NIGHT GOWN ...CREAM COTTON CROCHET YOKE TO BE ATTACHED TO LADIES NIGHT GOWN, UNDERSKIRT, CHMISE OR CAMISOLE. NO 1 SQUARE NECKLINE BACK AND FRONT - LOOSEAT UNDER ARM NO 2 SQUARE FRONT V SHAPED BACK, JOINED UNDER ARM.local history, costume, female underwear, costumes, handcraft -
Clunes Museum
Clothing - RESTING GOWN
... CREAM RESTING GOWN, SLEEVELESS NIGHT GOWN OR UNDERSLIP..., SLEEVELESS NIGHT GOWN OR UNDERSLIP WITH LACE INSERTION ON CREPE DE ...CREAM RESTING GOWN, SLEEVELESS NIGHT GOWN OR UNDERSLIP WITH LACE INSERTION ON CREPE DE CHINE OR FINE CREPE MATERIAL. THIS GARMET IS EITHER INCOMPLETE OR IN THE PROCESS OF ALTERATIONS. 20 CM EMBROIDERED NET FRILL ABOVE HEM OF GARMENTlocal history, costume, ladies lingerie -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Costume and Accessories
... White Cotton Night Gown embroidered with pink blue mauve... grampians Costume and Accessories Clothing White Cotton Night Gown ...White Cotton Night Gown embroidered with pink blue mauve and cream Lazy daisy flowers (silk) some embroidery on sleeves. Silk crochet edges around sleeves and neckline around which is threaded a satin ribbon. Tuck at waistline for shape. Neil Family Jallukar.stawell clothing material -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Costume and Accessories
... Cream Linen Calico Baby’s Night Gown. Made in Magar Style... Night Gown. Made in Magar Style. Lace trimmed neckline ...Cream Linen Calico Baby’s Night Gown. Made in Magar Style. Lace trimmed neckline with a chain stitched edge. Drawn up with a tape. Edge of sleeve button holed in cream silk. Place for Ribbon button holed. A spray worked in cream silk on front. Mrs Thelma Clark. stawell clothing material -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Costume and Accessories
... Soft Cream Cotton Night Gown. Neckline has pink crochet... grampians Costume and Accessories Clothing Soft Cream Cotton Night ...Soft Cream Cotton Night Gown. Neckline has pink crochet around it. Opening a Fly front with buttons. Around neck. Front opening and sleeves hand worked in cream button holed scallops. Two large embroidered cream flowers on front. Machine hem. Neil Family Jallukar.stawell clothing material -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Piece
... and may have adorned bed linen and night gowns or even cuffs... or pantaloons and may have adorned bed linen and night gowns or even ...This 47cm piece of embroidered lace is quite lavish being 13.5cm in width. The embroidered interlinked squares vie for attention with the rounded forms at the scalloped edge and oval and round holes all neatly embroidered in satin stitch. This would have been favoured as an edging to a petticoat or pantaloons and may have adorned bed linen and night gowns or even cuffs on a day dress. It has been made by machine. The hand embroidery machine was invented in France by Joshua Heilmann in 1832. Later on came the Schiffli machine which borrowed from the sewing machine and the Jacquard loom to fully automate its operation. Schiffli machines have developed over time and are still in use for embroidery on an industrial scale today.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Machine embroidery (Lace Group Embroiderers Guild 1/3/12) See photos (2) taken 30/12/11janet amess lace collection, amess, lace, churchill island, machine, embroidery -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1931
A major rebuilding project took place. Brothers John & Thomas Morgan with local storekeeper Harold Goodwin Taylor designing and building a grand new Guest House with 22 bedrooms plus the original bungalows. Unheard of at the time the guests bedrooms had hand basins with hot & cold running water. This was achieved by building a weir on Stony Creek and piping the water to a high holding tank at the guest house. The dining room was a grand affair, a 4.5 metre high ceiling with beautiful gold leaf cornices, art deco ceiling and wall lights with feature plaster lights in the form of blue bells, wall to wall carpet and Kentia palms completed the picture. Ladies & gentlemen dressed for dinner, the ladies resplendent in their long evening gowns and jewellery would come down the stairway from the entrance hall to the lounge then the dining room. The tables were beautifully appointed with damask table cloths & fine silverware. The kitchen was well appointed with a huge coal fired range and a donkey for hot water. Milk & cream, bacon & pork, chicken & eggs together with vegetables were all home grown on the property. A large ballroom with a beautiful timber floor was the scene after dinner for many dances and party nights with guests from other establishments and locals joining in for the night. A huge fernery was also a feature of the gardens. During the day tennis parties would be held on the courts, together with horse riding and guided walks were taken out by local guide Gilbert Rogers.Photo of newly built Grampian Houseaccommodation, guesthouses, accommodation, grampian house -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Evening Outfit, before April 1874
This amber satin evening outfit was worn by Mrs. Isabella Mitchell (nee Russell, 1840 – 1929) at the wedding of her brother Alexander (c.1846–1938) and Eliza (nee Moore c.1854–1939). The jacket and skirt attach to each other at the waist by joining the metal rings that are around the base of the jacket and to the metal hooks that are on the waistband of the skirt. The outfit was donated with its own mannequin and fits it perfectly. In the colonial days, outer clothing was rarely, if ever, washed, due to the expense of fabrics and difficulty in careful laundering. Clever methods were employed to reduce the occurrence of soiling. The mannequin included with the donation would also help keep the outfit in good shape as well as being used for ensuring a flattering fit. FAMILIES’ HISTORY The families connected with this wedding for which this outfit was worn are from Warrnambool’s colonial days. Isabella and Alexander’s parents, Robert Russell and Elizabeth (nee Mitchell) were both born in 1808 and married about 1830. They were from farming families in Northern Ireland where they raised their seven children there before migrating to Australia in the early colonial days, around 1857. Their graves are in the Tower Hill cemetery. Alexander’s wife Eliza (nee Moore, born in 1854) was also from Northern Ireland and migrated to Australia in 1858 with her parents, Thomas and Nancy Moore, in the last voyage of the sailing ship “Chance”. Isabella (Bella) talked with her grand-daughter Ruby Akers about her memories of Alexander and Eliza’s wedding and other events in her life. Ruby recorded these memories in a letter. She says “They were married in the Warrnambool Congregational Church by a pioneer minister, the Reverend Uriah Coombs. The bride wore a pale blue silk wedding gown which was made by herself. Bella was Matron of Honora and Ian McCasker was best man. In those days the transport to the church was usually a carriage – similar to a cab – and a pair of white ponies. They would have the reception at home and then go for a drive afterwards and at night there would be a dance. They did all the catering themselves … Eliza carried on farming in the Dennington, Yarpturk and Purnim districts until they moved to Camperdown around 1905…” Ruby’s letter later mentions “[Isabella] could recall seeing a blackfellows’ corroboree being performed near where the Dennington Bridge now stands. It was rather a terrifying experience, they seemed in a warlike mood and one never knew what they would do next. One lubra came running to granny crying, Hide me, bad man kill me. She was bleeding from a wound in the head. Probably the result of a blow from a waddy. My mother [Margaret Jane McLaughlan nee Mitchell], coming home from school, often met blackfellows walking ahead with spears and boomerang, the two lubras – he usually had two – following in the rear, carrying the children or any burdens they had.“ Margaret would probably have been in primary school in the 1800s when she saw these things. Alexander and Eliza had ten children. One of their daughters, Margaret Jane, was born in Warrnambool in 1879. She married William McCullagh and they had eleven children. Margaret made headlines in the Warrnambool newspapers for celebrating her 100th birthday. She had lived in the district for 60 years before moving to Melbourne. Alexander passed away at the age of 92, and Eliza passed away six months later aged 85. Their graves are in the Colac cemetery. Isabella married Ralph Mitchell and their daughter Margaret Jane married John McLauchlan in 1891. Margaret and John’s daughter, Ruby Elizabeth, Jane married Fredrick Akers in 1938. Fredrick was born in England and was a Boer War veteran and served in the British Army. He migrated to Queensland, Australia, in 1913 and he joined the Australian Army to fight in World War I. In 1935 he moved to Warrnambool where he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps 1938-1945. Both Ruby and Fredrick are buried in the Tower Hill Cemetery.Together, the evening outfit and the mannequin are examples of female fashion of the mid to late 1900s. They are also significant for their association with the colonial pioneer families of Australia, Victoria and Warrnambool. The outfit and mannequin are significant for their connection with a wedding uniting two colonial families from Northern Ireland who immigrated to Australia in the mid-1850s. The families had a significant role in the history of Warrnambool and district. The evening outfit and its mannequin are significant for its connection with colonial families and their contact with the indigenous culture of the district and the contact between the native and European people. This ladies’ evening outfit is made from amber coloured satin fabric. It comprises a short-waisted, long-sleeved jacket and long skirt and it has its own neck-to-floor wooden mannequin on a pedestal. The outfit was worn by Mrs. Isabella Mitchell (nee Russell) as the Matron of Honour at the wedding of her brother Alexander Russell and his fiancé Eliza Moore in Warrnambool, 29th April 1874. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, evening outfit, wedding outfit, bridesmaid’ outfit, matron of honour outfit, clothing female, clothing late 19th century, clothing wedding late 19th century, clothing bridesmaid late 19th century, clothing antique, clothing ladies, women’s clothing, women’s fashion, alexander russell, eliza russell, eliza moore, isabella mitchell, bella mitchell, bella russell, isabella russell, ralph russell, ian mccusker, ruby akers, fredrick william akers, ruby mclauchlan, margaret jane mclaughlan nee mitchell, margaret jane mclaughlan centenarian, william mclaughlan, robert russell, elizabeth russell nee mitchell, irish immigrants, warrnambool volunteer defence corps 1938-1945, antique satin outfit, warrnambool wedding 1874, congregational church warrnambool, reverend uriah coombs, dennington farmer, yarpturk farmer, purnim district farmer, camperdown resident 1905, dennington bridge, indigenous corroboree in dennington, corroboree in warrnambool, 1880s corroboree in warrnambool, lubra and baby, indigenous corroboree in warrnambool -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Digital image, c.1922
... blankets, sheets, set of baby clothes and night gowns ...The photograph appeared in the MDNS Annual Report of 1922 and is taken on the veranda of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) Nurses Home at 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood. The Sisters lived and worked out of the Nurses Home from June 1914 to 1953. They attended the disadvantaged in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. The Sisters and Matron are wearing the grey uniform and hat with a red Maltese cross is in the centre of the hatband which was introduced in 1921. These Sisters, plus two others visited 29.079 visits in the metropolitan area and in suburbs as far distant as Elwood, Glen Huntly, Deepdene, Essendon and Fairfield. Of the 1666 patients on the books 394 were midwifery patients nursed in their own homes. It is believed the Matron in the photograph is Matron Reynolds. In February 1885 it was recognized that nursing care was needed for the sick poor in inner Melbourne. The Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) was founded on the 17th of February with one Trained nurse (Nurse) who qualified under the Hospital training system, commencing on the 1st of May, and a second employed six months later, both working in the now CBD, ie from Spencer Street to Spring Street and from Victoria Parade to Flinders Street. From its inception the Society was at the forefront of health care. They provided high quality nursing care; educated their patients in the curing and prevention of disease; teaching the importance of cleanliness and good nutrition, both by verbal instruction and demonstration, even supplying soup and milk when needed. At that time they walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of inner Melbourne carrying their nursing bag containing lotion, ointments, powders, liniment, bandages, dressings, a case of spirits, and the Nurse's own clean apron. The also supplied equipment, such as earthenware hot water bottles, splints, urinals, bed pans, bed cradles, feeding mugs, and air-cushions as well as providing clean bed linen and nightdresses and clothes as necessary. In 1891 the first Nurses Home was rented for 1 year at £65 per annum at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton; Nurses wages were now £60 per annum. A Doctor gave lectures from the Home to the public on the understanding and prevention of diseases. The Society decided to commence a Midwifery Service and Nurse Fowler, who had previously worked for the Society, was re-employed as their first trained Midwife. She began home births in August 1893 giving them Ante Natal care, taking midwifery bundles and providing clothes for the babe as needed. Following birth, she gave Post-natal care to the mother and babe twice a day for three days and then daily for a week, and longer if required. She resigned after twelve months and Nurse Wilkie was appointed to the position. As well as walking, the Nurses used Public transport in the limited areas it ran, though a taxi was used by the Nurses and Midwife in emergencies and at night. Late in 1891 the Society moved to larger rented premises at 49 Drummond Street and in 1902 moved to 188 Leicester Street, Carlton. The Nurses were becoming exhausted, particularly in the heat of summer. Permission to use bicycles was given to them in 1898 and the Society decided to purchase their own in 1903. A business man offered ‘new free wheel’ bicycles at £13 each, which included maintenance for one year. Bells and wooden frames were added at a cost of £5 per frame so the Nurses could carry extra equipment. Nurses bags were strapped to the handlebars. Soup was made for those in need 2-3 times a week, and if patients could not arrange to have it collected, the soup was delivered by the Nurses on their bicycles. Their use caused a change in uniform, with white pith helmets, and veils covering them and tied under their chins, now being used. In 1904 the Society relocated to rented premises at 5 Royal Terrace, Nicholson Street in Fitzroy. In 1913 a Nurse had her ‘board and residence, uniforms, bicycles and laundry expenses’ provided and was paid £50 a year for her first six months. At the end of a year her salary was increased by £5, and later she earned £60 a year. Over the years the Nurses complained their veils became wet in the rain and asked for a change of uniform, but this did not occur until 1921. In 1914 the Society was at last able to purchase their own premises, 'Floraston' 39 Victoria Parade in Collingwood. During the Spanish Influenza epidemic, in 1919, MDNS appealed for assistance to procure Motor vehicles so the Nurses could visit an influx of cases. Through trusts, grants and donations four 'Ford 'T Model' cars were procured which enabled the Nurses to triple their visits. It was recorded on the 21st of May, that the seven Nurses had visited 1,212 persons with influenza in the last three months, how many visits to each is not known. In the whole of 1918 the Nurses, including midwifery cases, visited 1,100 persons. It was also recorded on May 7th the Nurses were delivering 100 quarts of soup to the needy each morning. In winter they also carried wood in the cars to distribute to their destitute patients as needed. In 1921-22 many of the people nursed by the Trained nurses (Sisters) suffered from malignant and tubercular disease, often the Sister would visit to find the patient was desperately ill living in a room alone and no one there to even give them a drink. In these cases the Sister would send them to hospital, but if possible most cases were nursed in their home. During July 1921- 30 June 1922 the four Midwifery trained Sisters averaged 8 confinement cases a week and sometimes gave Post Natal care to 15 to 18 patients a day. At the time of confinement a Student from the Women's Hospital accompanied the MDNS Sister and if complications occurred the patient was transferred to the Women's Hospital. The Society often had to provide blankets, sheets, set of baby clothes and night gowns for the mother. In many instances the Society provided milk for many months. The midwifery Sisters often travelled long distances in the cars Through constant use the cars were in such a poor state they were sold in 1927 and the Sisters went back to using public transport, as well as their bicycles which continued to be used in inner areas until 1945.. The Midwives used taxis when a birth was imminent. Black and white photograph showing 9 Sisters, 5 standing at rear and Matron, in the centre, of 4 seated Sisters on a balcony wearing their Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) uniforms of grey coats, with revered collars and belt, over their partly seen grey uniforms with white collars. Five of the Sisters are wearing glasses. All are wearing grey brimmed hats with a Maltese cross in the centre of the lighter colour hatband. Part of deep metal scroll work of the veranda rail can be seen. A concrete wall is behind the Sisters.mdns, mdns matron, miss reynolds, royal district nursing service, rdns, melbourne district nursing society, mdns uniforms -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Nightgown
Nightgown, women's long white nightie with longs sleeves, mounded collar front opening with pin tucked yoke. Gown is trimmed with lace. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, nightgown, nightdress, nightie, night dress, nightwear, sleepwear, clothing, fashion, 19th century, handmade clothing -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Debutante Ball 1949 and names of debutantes, 1949
The origin of debutante balls was that the woman was old enough to be married, and part of the purpose of her coming out was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a view to marriage within a select circle. These balls were popular on the Island and held at the Shire Hall in Thompson Ave.HistoricalBlack and white photo of group of debutantes in white gowns with posies, dance instructor and Mrs Leggatt, wife of local MP Sir William Leggatt. Allan Murray was the photographer.List of names of debutantes, dance instructor, dignitary and photographer. Also notes re problems with photos from the night.Charlotte Cleeland's deb photo 1949. also names as above.photograph, charlotte cleeland, debutantes phillip island, allan murray, john claringbold, val spokes, joan westley, ruth grayden, heather burton, gwen jackson, margery forrest, fay redpath, mrs mcadie, mrs dorothy leggatt, verna gawith, eileen jones, mrs anderson