Photograph taken during Gethla Forsyth's training at The Alfred Hospital (1933-1936)Of significance to the AHNL, as Gethla Foryth was a member of the first PTS group (March 1933) of the Alfred Hospital School of NursingCopy of a black and white photograph of seven women in uniform, Sister Frazer is standing in the centre, two nurses on the left are wearing short capes, one of the two nurses to her right is also wearing a cape. The other two nurses are kneeling in front. Photograph has been mounted on sheet of A4 paper with 202601.023 Previous catalogue number written at top left of A4 paperFive of the women have been identified and names written below photo on A4 paper( Gethla Forsyth, Sr Frazer, Nona Johnson, Marion Turner, Neeno Due). Previous catalogue number written at top left of backing paper. Back of photograph is also labeled with theses names and 'copy from Gethla Forsyth album. gethla forsyth, alfred hospital, alfred hospital school of nursing, sister frazer, nona johnson, marion turner, neeno (solveig) due

Passing the R.V.T (Royal Victorian Trainee) exams were a requirement for nursing registration in VictoriaOf significance to the AHNL, as these exams were sat by all nurses at the end of their hospital trainingCopy of a black and white photograph of sixteen nurses in uniform standing with Matron Grace Wilson standing in centre. All women have been identified.. Names corresponding to numbers are listed at right. Previous catalogue number at bottom rightgethla forsyth, alfred hospital, alfred hospital school of nursing, royal victorian trainee, peg(irene) murphy, ruth owen, maadge(marjorie) brittingham, barabara elms, marion gilbert, marj kennedy, ella (ellen) elliot, decima piper, grace wilson, marion (margaret) turner, gwen (kathleen) mccrae, gladys jack, glen fenton, marj flett, nona johnson, dorothy bunge

A handwritten letter addressed to Mrs C [Havins] the secretary of the Returned Nurses Club (RNC) of Victoria from Irene Fenton. The letter is dated 15/6/1985. The letter and clipping were sent in response to the RNC's request for information on nurses during the wars. The newspaper clipping is dated February 17, 1940. It speaks of a party held as a farewell for Alfred Hospital Sisters who were going abroad with the 2nd AIF. Sisters listed were D [Dulcie Lela] Newing, G [Grace Isobel] Mudge, Dorothy Scholes, Mary [Dorothy] Fahle, [Margaret] Jean Hanna, [Margaret] Jean Hanson, Norah [Nona?] Johnson, [Emily] Alice McNicol, [Margaret] Jean Oddie, Margaret [Alison] Tisdall, Margaret [Marjorie Hope?] Vasey, Dorothy [Alexander or Gertrude?] Vines, Nancy Wilson, Nan [Anna Elizabeth] Whiteside, Eileen Lindsay, Una [Alison] MelvilleA doublesided handwritten letter with a newspaper clipping attached, glued to a separate sheet of paper.'H.20' [blue ink, top left of page newspaper clipping is glued to] 'SENDER. / Miss I.E.FENTON / R.M.B. 351. / BEAUFORT / 3373.' [Blue ink, top right, reverse of page newspaper clipping is glued to]army nurse, wwii, world war two, ww2, vfx363, vfx364, vfx359, vfx380, vfx378, vfx377, vfx376, vfx367, vfx386, vfx260, vfx262, vfx263, 502137, vfx267, vfx266, vfx360