The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Small red hard cover book. Gold printing - THE NURSE'S DICTIONARY ORIGINALLY COMPLIED BY HONNOR MORTEN REVISEED UP-TO-DATE BY FLORENCE TAYLOR GUY'S HOSPITAL On a separate piece of paper in black writing - Nurse Abrahams Causes and treatment of ulcerative colitus Notes on Hirchspunps Beri. Bec Pellapre Stomandns, the nurse's dictionary, nurse abahams, honnor morten, mary i. burdett s.r.n., florence taylor, faber and faber london