Notice of change of president of Returned Nurses' Club from Miss Grace Wilson to Mrs J G Fussell.A small newspaper clipping consisting of a title and a single column of text. The clipping is glued onto a another piece of paper.nurses in warfare

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, no publication or date information other than approximate year. From former catalogue: 'Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings - 1917 - 1950. No record of owner. Mainly dealing with activities of Nurse's Club, History of AANS, WWI, WWII, AANS, Post WWII, Anzac Day, Nurse's Club, Cavell, Nurse Edith Memorials, Celebrations, Funerals, Matrons.'Bound hardback book with black and red cover with gold lettering, spine is red, back cover missing. Book is damaged. Appears to be machine sewn with guards around most of the pages.wwi, world war one, wwii, ww2, world war two, ww1, ranc, royal army nursing corps, nurse's club

Photocopy of artefacts relating to WWI nurse Blodwyn Williams, sent to the Returned Nurses by her great neice Marjorie Drohan [?]. Article about honour board is controvertial due to it's location at All Saint's Church, Kooyong not being prestigious enough. It has since been moved to St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne. The artefacts copied on this sheet are two Christmas cards from Blodwyn Williams' service in WWI. One being from the First Australian General Hospital Egypt Jan 1915-March 1916 & France April 1916, the other being from the same hospital France 1918-1919.A3 photocopy showing newspaper clipping with two columns of text and a large black and white photograph of an honour board listing WWI nurses, two WWI Christmas cards & two handwritten notes. Also includes a handwritten letter regarding the donation of the document to the Returned Nurses Club. 'SENT TO RSL NURSES CLUB / BY MARJORIE DROHAN, / GREAT NIECE OF / BLODWYN WILLIAMS / (of BALLARAT) / invalided back to Aust 1919 / died 24/5/1920' [Handwriiten in blue ink in the lower left hand corner]australian army nurses, world war 1914-1918, wwi, ww1, honour roll, blodwyn williams, first australian general hospital (1 agh), christmas cards

Book has no dustjacket, is bound with olive green book cloth and has black text on the spinenon-fiction'This book is a simple one, though it does not deal with trivial things. It is offered as a contribution to Australian literature : reflections on travel, literature and science. There are two sections in the book: Travel notes from an Australian viewpoint, which I have put firsts; and Science notes, which I have put second; with two or three chapters that are of neither travel nor science.' [Excerpt of Foreward by the author]charles fenner

Soft cover, red and grey, containing a portrait of the author in army nurses' uniform. Australian Army Nursing Service uniform. Back cover, white with a facsimile of the Instrument of Surrender.non-fictionA record of nursing service in the second world war, from enlistment to peace.world war two, ww2, finschhafen, ambulance trains, wwii

Cloth bound, dark red, hardcover book. Along the spine is an image pf a single flower, above which is a gold square template with "Florence Nightingale' printed in red. At the base of the spine is a sticker, attached with a piece of tape and the number B54 is handwritten in red texta ink. The cover shows a hand drawn image of a nurse attending a patient by candlelight with the author's name printed beneath in black ink. The title is in gold print in the top right corner, and in the left corner is a gold image of Florence Nightingale.non-fictionThe life story of Florence Nightingale. florence nightingale, military nursing, nurses-great britain

Maroon coloured paperback book with title and author printed in gold print in the centre of the front cover and along the spine. There is a white sticker label at the base of the spine with B69 in red marker.non-fictionDetails of the Whipham family history collected by Sheila Kirk. Sheila (Constance Sheila) was an Australian Army Nurse in the Second World War (VFX371) in Queensland.whipham family, family history, sheila kirk, constance sheila kirk

Hardback book with torn dust jacket. Dust jacket has colour illustrations of women wearing various clothing or uniforms associated with wartime.non-fictionAustralian women at war is a history of how women have responded to war, from 1900, when the first nurses sailed to the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. ... Patsy Adam-Smith enlisted as a VAD and served in orthopaedic hospitals in northern Australia. She knew thr comradeship and the heartbreak of war, and has spoken to enlisted and civilian women: the AWAS, WAAAF, WRANS, VADs, the nursing services, the Red Cross and all the women who worked, laughed, worried and prayed while Australia was at war. (excerpts from inside dustjacket)australian nurses, patsy adam-smith, boer war, world war one, wwi, ww1, world war two, wwii, ww2, women in war

Red cover with blue text. An image of a stained glass window surrounded by a yellow line border with the titla above.non-fictionPersonal accounts of the history of nursing at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Includes contributions from many of the hospital's nursing staff, their family and friends, and others in the Alfred Hospital community. alfred hospital prahran (vic), nursing history australia, hospitals

Bronze coloured hardcover book with gold writing on the cover depicting title and auther's name. The book is covered with a brown and red dust jacket with an image on the cover of a framed oil painting of Vivian Bullwinkel wearing her nurses' uniform.non-fiction The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography. The story of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel and the wartime massacre of 21 Australian Army Nursing Service sisters. As the sole survivor of that massacre and a captive of the Japanese, she survived starvation, torture and lack of medicine by luck and sheer determination to live. [From Trove] vivian bullwinkel, royal australian army nursing corps, prisoners of war, ww2, wwii, world war two, world war 2

Peach coloured spine with olive printed text. Cover shows a photograph of two nurses in Vung Tau in 1968 standing by a clothes line and hanging up washing, one is wearing swimwear and the other is wearing shorts and top. The title is printed across the top in yellow print and the sub title below that in white print.non-fictionDon't forget your cotton underwear, girls! Most books that look at the involvement of Australians in the Vietnam War rarely allude to the role of nurses. But war and nursing are unequivocally linked. A total of 43 Australian Army nursing sisters were sent to Vietnam between April 1967 and November 1971, undertaking tours of up to 12 months. The nurses were assigned to a military hospital in a war zone with little advanced preparation, particularly as clinicians with exposure to trauma, critical care or theatre. The contribution of these women undoubtedly affected many soldiers in profound ways. Tears on My Pillow describes the experiences of nursing in the Vietnam War using the words, voices and photographs of these servicewomen. These veterans tell tales of femininity interspersed with the reality of the military environment through their stories of trauma, distress, tears and grief that went on for many years, and stories of underwear, fun and the basic things in life. [From Trove]vietnam war, royal australian army nursing corps, australian military nurses

The spine and background of the cover are a cream colour. The title is printed in black text on the spine with the author's name. On the front cover, the lower part of the book displays a red square template with a mauve border, and inside the template is on orange emblem of the Queen Alexander's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Above this image, at the top of the page is the series title, the editor's name, main title and then in small writing, the author's name.non-fictionThis history of the QARANC records the role that nursing has played in the army from the 17th century until the present day. The author describes the rise of the early army nursing organizations and the genesis of QARANC. Her picture of Florence Nightingale is revealing in that it puts aside the conventional myths and shows us a woman of powerful influence and fierce determination who provided the administrative impetus for the formal advancement of army nursing. [from Trove record] military nursing, great britain army nurses, queen alexandra's royal army nursing corps

Blue and white dustjacket. White spine with a block of dark blue across the centre and the title printed in white text. The front cover shows a photo of a smiling nurse in a blue nurses top; the title and author are printed in a dark blue panel across the bottom.non-fictionA history of nursing and nursing education at the Royal College of Nursing between 1949 - 1999.nursing, nusing history, royal college of nursing

Front of the book shows a photographic image of two children posing for the camera in a garden. The title is printed in red across the top, the author's name is printed in white across the bottom of the image and bellow that the subtitle is printed in black in a handwritten style. The spine of the book is white with the title printed in red and the author in black print.non-fictionThis is a story about the occupation of Rabaul, New Guinea, by the Japanese in World War II, written by the daughter of an Australian who died there. This is a moving and intriguing account of a time and place that still resonates for many Australians, and of tragic wartime events whose effects still reverberate in many families. - Trovespensley family, montevideo maru (ship), papua new guinea, war crimes, missing in action, world war ii, ww2, rabaul

Diary kept by Sister Elsie Gibson from November 1914 to September 1915 when she sailed from Hobart to Egypt and her experiences on the hospital ship H.M.H.S. Gascon. -AWMBlue hardcover book with title printed across the front in small gold text.'To The Returned Nurses Club / Nicholas Hamilton / September 19th 1999' [Handwritten in blue ink on the first page]sister elsie gibson, elsie gibson, h.m.h.s. gascon, hospital ship wwi, diaries, wwi, ww1, world war one

Dark green paperback book with a dimly lit concrete wall on the cover . There is a fluorescent strip light across the top and multiple water pipes coming out of the wall. 'grit' is printed in white text in the lower right corner.non-fictionGrit is an issue of the Journal of Australian Studies, no. 78, 2003--[Title page verso].professions australia, nurses, gallipoli, australian nurses, janet butler

Hardcover book with red heading and an image of three nurses wearing red capes on the cover.non-fictionThis book covers the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902 to 1988. australian nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, military nursing

White cover with title printed in green text across the front, subtitle and author's name below in balck and brown print. The top of the cover shows a photo image of a helicopter landing in a field, followed by two more in the distance and soldiers on the ground. Another photo image at the bottom of the cover shows two females in army greens holding a baby. The images and text appears the same way on the spine of the book.non-fictionFrom the bestselling author of Bush Nurses and Nurses of the Outback comes this collection of compelling and moving stories of our heroic nurses in the Vietnam War Being a nurse always requires a cool head, a steady hand and an open heart. But if you're working in a war zone, the challenges are much harder. When Australia joined the Vietnam War, civilian and military nurses were there to save lives and comfort the wounded. With spirit and good humour, they worked hard and held strong, even though most of them were completely unprepared for the war before they landed in the middle of it. Working incredibly long hours and surrounded by chaos and turmoil, these brave nurses and medics were integral to our war effort. These fifteen stories show a side to the Vietnam War that has received little recognition but played an important part in shaping Australia's presence in the war. From flying with critically wounded Australian soldiers out of turbulent war zones, to being held at gunpoint, the compassion, courage and grace under fire in Our Vietnam Nurses will inspire and astound. - from Trove royal australian army nursing corps, vietnam war, military hospitals vietnam, military camps malaysia, military nursing history

Light brown cover and spine. The title is printed diagonally near the top of the cover in red print, with the author's name above that in white print. At the bottom of the cover is the sub-title in black print. The background of the entire cover is a close-up image of the fabric of a soldier's uniform with a bullet wound and a silver medallion that reads 'Tobruk siege 1941'.non-fictionThe story of 2/4 Australian General Hospital during World War II. Over 6 years some 43,000 casualties were treated at Tobruk, Redbank, Jerusalem, Colombo and Labuan. [From Trove]wwii, world war ii, 2/4th australian general hospital, ww2, military hospitals

Soft cover, red and grey, containing a portrait of the author in army nurses' uniform. Australian Army Nursing Service uniform. Back cover, white with a facsimile of the Instrument of Surrender.non-fictionA record of nursing service in the second world war, from enlistment to peace.world war two, ww2, finschhafen, ambulance trains, wwii

Black cover, Maroon/and grey dust jacket, pp. xvi, 344.non-fictionHistorical study of the work of Australian Army nurses during world War I. Covers nursing and training, army, environments, patterns of work, impact of disease, surgical nursing, legacy of AANS

Brown hardcover book with a brown dust jacket. Both the front cover and spine of the dust jacket show the title and a brown and white drawn image of lines of soldiers marching in uniform.non-fiction Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so fast there was no time for escape or burial. And when Gallipoli was over there was the misery of the European Campaign. Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best-seller about the First World War. These are the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men – and they strike to the heart. The Anzacs remains unrivalled as the classic account of Australia's involvement in the First World War. [Penguin Books]world war 1, ww1, wwi, world war one, australian and new zealand army corps, anzac, military campaigns, anzac day

Hardcover book with a burgundy cover and gold writing.non-fictionA large volume that lists the individuals who received royal honours during 1952-1998 and national honours in 1997 and 1998 in Australia. This book also provides information on the national honours system with detailed descriptions on each medal, order, award and decoration. decorations of honour australia, medals, awards, order of australia

Green cloth bound book with a gold compass symbol on the front cover and gold printed heading and author on the spine.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. [From Trove]wwii, world war ii, ww2, betty jeffrey, prisoners of war, australian army nursing service

Faded red hard covered, cloth-bound book with gold title on the spine and a white sticker at the bottom of the spine with B38 in red texta.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.women prisoners, prisoners of war, australian nurses, world war 2, world war ii, wwii, ww2, japanese, vyner brooke, sister jessie elizabeth simons

Grey dustjacket with a small tear on the bottom on a black hardcover book. There is a black panel around the top that wraps around the spine with the totle printed in red across it. Below this is a white and red stripe. The rest of the cover is grey with the subtitle and author's name printed in red print. There is a white sticker attached to the bottom of the spine with B62 written on it.non-fiction'This is the story of the contribution of the National Council of Women of Victoria to social progress in this century - a period which has seen unprecedented change and a dramatic transformation of the position of women in society. The Council was formed in 1902 to meet the need for socail reforms in many fields, and during its 75 years it has acted as a forum for public opinion, a pressure group and an initiator of ideas and new organisations.' - from inside cover.national council of women - victoria, women's rights

Grey hardback book with blue writing on cover and spinenon-fictionWar reminiscences and recollections of May Tilton, an Australian Army Nursing Service Sister during World War One.world war one, wwi, ww1, australian army nursing service, australian nurses, may tilton

Blue hardcover book with a yellow dustjacket. The title is printed down the spine in blue text. The front cover shows an image of an oil painting of nurses tending the beds of the wounded, it is surrounded by a dark red border. Above the image the title is printed in blue, with 1914-1918 printed in smaller red print.non-fiction'Draws on many first-hand and previously unpublished accounts of the work of Australian nurses in the Great War to tell an extraordinary story of courage and companionship under conditions of great hardship - in the mud of Flanders, among the cholera cases in India, on the hospital ships during the Gallipoli campaign, on Afghanistan border, in Vladivostok, in mosquito infested Macedonia, and in the Sinai Desert. - from inside dustjacket. Contents note: pt. 1. The Middle East -- 1. Enlistment -- 2. Egypt -- 3. Hospital ships -- 4. Lemnos -- 5. Malta -- 6. Palestine -- 7. Mesopotamia -- 8. India -- 9. Serbia and Salonika -- pt. 2. The Western Front -- 10. The Australian base hospitals in France -- 11. The casualty clearing stations -- 12. Transport in France -- 13. Home hospitals in England -- 14. Repatriation -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Roll of Nurses. - from Trove record.history of nursing, world war one 1914-1918, ww1, wwi, nurses australia, great war nurses

Art exhibition catalogue for Jessie Traill [around the tenth anniversary of her death] who was an Australian born Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) who served with the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service during World War one in France. Her aritSeven single sided foolscap copied typewritten document held together with a white plastic paper clip. Title and bibliographical details of document are visible as well as handwritten annotations.'Returned Nurses Club' [blue ink top right hand corner of cover] 'H28' [red ink top right hand corner of cover]jessie traill, art, printmaking, voluntary aid detachment, vad, s, queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, wwi, ww1, world war one

Cloth bound hardcover book without a dust jacket. non-fiction The book covers the work of naval and air force medical services and of the women's service in the Australian Army Medical Corps. It also contains chapters on hospital ships, the Geneva Conventions and rehabilitation. The Royal Adelaide Hospital is mentioned several times throughout the book. [From Trove] australian army medical corps, hospital ships, hospitals, medical units, training