Showing 15 items matching "nursing humour"
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Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionLiterary work - Poem, Sue Tallis, The Nurse, [ca.1953]
... ...Nursing humour...Poem was written by a nurse and published in 'the Panhandler" Volume One, August 1953, a magazine written by nurses at the Alfred Hospital Written by an Alfred Hospital nurse Nursing Nursing humour Nursing poem Previous catalogue number hand written [back ink] at top right Black type on discoloured white background, surrounded by nine handdrawn illustrations. paper has been fixed to brown cardboard, The Nurse Literary work Poem Sue Tallis ...Poem was written by a nurse and published in 'the Panhandler" Volume One, August 1953, a magazine written by nurses at the Alfred HospitalWritten by an Alfred Hospital nurseBlack type on discoloured white background, surrounded by nine handdrawn illustrations. paper has been fixed to brown cardboard, Previous catalogue number hand written [back ink] at top rightnursing, nursing humour, nursing poem -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionProgramme - Revue programme, Alfred Hospital, 1987 Alfred Hospital Revue - Alfred Towers, 1983
... ...Nursing Humour...nursing, and hospital bureaucracy. This paricular production appears to have some connection with "Fawlty Towers" Many AHNL members would have been permormers or in the audience for an Alfred Hospital Revue Medical Humour Hospital Humour Nursing Humour Alfred Hospital Stapled booklet, black print on white paper. ...An annual stage show written, produced, and performed by medical and allied health students, nurses, interns, and junior doctors from The Alfred Hospital. It acts as a comedic outlet for hospital staff, poking fun at medical life, nursing, and hospital bureaucracy. This paricular production appears to have some connection with "Fawlty Towers"Many AHNL members would have been permormers or in the audience for an Alfred Hospital RevueStapled booklet, black print on white paper. Front page features a hand-drawn illustration of a helicopter and a multistorey hospital building in addition to titlemedical humour, hospital humour, nursing humour, alfred hospital -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook, Monica Dickens 1915-1992, One pair of feet, 1959
... Nursing...Hospital humour...The author spent one year traininig to be a nurse during World War II, did not complete Insight into hospital based nursing training during World War II Nursing World War 1939-1945 Nursing Hospital humour This is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review] Front and back covers have central off white panels with orange columns on either side, and two horizonal black lines. ...This is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review]Front and back covers have central off white panels with orange columns on either side, and two horizonal black lines. Above the top line, 'PENGUIN BOOKS' is printed in orange ink. Under this line are printed the author and title, then a simple line drawing of two nurses, with a brief review of the book [all black ink] Below the bottom line is the price [4/-] and the words 'COMPLETE UNABRIDGED'. the Penguin logo is printed on the right hand column. Author, title, Penguin logo and '195' are also printed on the spine. On the back cover of the book is a black and white photgraph of the author and a brief biographyfictionThis is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review]nursing, world war 1939-1945 nursing, hospital humour -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook, Monica Dickens 1915-1992, One pair of feet, 1973
... Nursing...Hospital humour...The author spent one year traininig to be a nurse during World War II, did not complete Insight into hospital based nursing training during World War II Nursing World War 1939-1945 Nursing Hospital humour This is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review] Book with white front and back covers orange spine. ...This is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review]Book with white front and back covers orange spine. On the front cover in addition to detailing the publisher [orange ink], including Penguin logo, author and title [both black ink], there is a coloured photograph of an operating theatre scene: Three masked and capped figures are facing a nurse drawing up an injection fictionThis is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review]nursing, world war 1939-1945 nursing, hospital humour -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph Album, Kodak, Phillip Island Cemetery, c 1990
... Those who knew her said she was a gracious lady with a great sense of humour. Fanny went to a nursing home at Frankston where she resided until she died in February 1980, aged 90. ...Those who knew her said she was a gracious lady with a great sense of humour. Fanny went to a nursing home at Frankston where she resided until she died in February 1980, aged 90. ...The Album was compiled by Nancy McHaffie late 1990's, with the assistance of Edith Jeffery's, with her book "Garden of Memories" and extensive knowledge of Phillip Island. The Cemetery lies back from the road and is surrounded by Manna Gums, rare Peppermint Gums, Blackwoods and other native trees. In all 25 acres of land were set aside as Crown Land in the land settlement of 1868. There are 6.2 acres of wetlands near the cemetery entrance.FANNY LAGAL (nee THOMPSON): Fanny arrived in Australia in the early 1920s. After her husband died she arrived on Phillip Island. She worked at "Summerland House" and later at the "Isle of Wight Hotel". She took great pride in keeping the altar linen and generally looking after the Anglican Church. Those who knew her said she was a gracious lady with a great sense of humour. Fanny went to a nursing home at Frankston where she resided until she died in February 1980, aged 90. Friends arranged for her to be buried at the Cemetery.phillip island cemetery, fanny lagal nee thompson, nancy mchaffie, edith jeffery -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionMagazine - Nursing magazine, Suzanne Tallis 1930-2011, The panhandler Volume One August 1953 number one, August 1953
... Humour Magazine, comprising factual and fictional articles, poems, quotations and advertisements. 'Kay J Maclachan' handwritten [blue ink] at top of front cover. Underneath this is the previous catalogue number {handwritten balck ink] . Magazinet with black and white print. Front cover divided diagonally. one half white and the other black. Title volume number and issue number printed on front. Back cover has a black and white advertisement The panhandler Volume One August 1953 number one Magazine Nursing ...Magazine, comprising factual and fictional articles, poems, quotations and advertisements.Magazinet with black and white print. Front cover divided diagonally. one half white and the other black. Title volume number and issue number printed on front. Back cover has a black and white advertisementMagazine, comprising factual and fictional articles, poems, quotations and advertisements.ahnl, nurses, alfred hospital, hospital humour -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionMagazine - Nursing magazine, Suzanne Tallis & Jan Dunbar, The panhandler volume one July 1954 number two, 1954
... Humour Lydia Mackellar (nee Shaw) Nurse training-Victoria-history Magazine, comprising factual and fictional articles, poems, quotations and advertisements. Previous catalogue number hand-written at top right of front cover. At left of front cover is written Ann Clezy/ Alfred Hospital [hand written and undelined in blue ink] magazine with orange, white and black print. Front cover divided diagonally. one half white and the other orange. Title volume number and issue number printed on front. Back cover has two orange and white print advertisements The panhandler volume one July 1954 number two Magazine Nursing ...Published by student nurses at the Alfred Hospital in 1954.Of significance to the AHNL as it was written by Alfred Hospital student nursesmagazine with orange, white and black print. Front cover divided diagonally. one half white and the other orange. Title volume number and issue number printed on front. Back cover has two orange and white print advertisementsPrevious catalogue number hand-written at top right of front cover. At left of front cover is written Ann Clezy/ Alfred Hospital [hand written and undelined in blue ink]ahnl, nurses, alfred hospital, hospital humour, lydia mackellar (nee shaw), nurse training-victoria-history -
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Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionLiterary work - Poem, Travis-Weston, "The Nurses If", [ca. 1930's]
... It is a medical parody of Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem "If—", rewritten to highlight the patience and resilience required in the nursing profession An example of nursing humour Nursing Nurses Poems about nurses Printed card, off-white background. ...It is a medical parody of Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem "If—", rewritten to highlight the patience and resilience required in the nursing professionAn example of nursing humourPrinted card, off-white background. Underneath a black and white illustration of a woman wearing a nurse's veil, title in red ink, main body of poem in black ink with two red 'Ifs'. and a statement in red at the base. Card has been mounted on a piece of wood, and fixed to brown carboard with standnursing, nurses, poems about nurses -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Narre Warren & District Family History Group Inc, Casey Cardinia Collection - Pakenham Information File - Volume 3, 2024
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The date the articles were published, and title of articles are listed below. 28 May 2008 Hounds’ Bloodline Runs Way, Way Back 18 Jul 2012 The Only Job for Her - Kerri Bolch 25 Jan 2023 Two Lives are Celebrated - Ian Thomas 19 Jan 2023 My Life in Newspapers - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 An All-Round Good Sport - Ian’s Talents Lie the Other Side of the Boundary Fence - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Tributes Stream in for Ian - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Putting Family First, At Last - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 The Editor's Desk - Ian Thomas 19 Jan 2023 Went the Way he Wanted - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Historic Ties to Society - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Death and Funeral Notices - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Tributes Flow - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Departed with his Boots on - Ian Thomas 7 Nov 2018 War Tragedies Bring High Flying Family Down to Earth 21 Dec 2022 Tree Treasure - David Ferrier 1 May 2019 Pakenham Remembers 24 Apr 2019 Flying the Flag 24 Apr 2019 The Combined Pakenham & District Roll of Honour 1914-1918 24 Apr 2019 Artie Stopped a Few Slugs in his Time - Artie Paternoster 24 Apr 2019 Farmer Took a Bullet - Francis Hornby 24 Apr 2019 Pakenham Butcher Shipwrecked on the Way to War - Andy Webster 24 Apr 2019 Len Serves on Home Soil - Len Cook 24 Apr 2019 A Face of Anzac From Centenary Website - Albert Nye 24 Apr 2019 Bill a Giant of Pakenham - Bill Stone 1 June 2016 Customers Came First - Margaret Pursell 1 June 2016 Ken had a Passion for Life - Kenneth Aldred 1 June 2016 Politics, Education and Industry Were Bob’s Legacy - Bob Charles 30 Oct 2024 Darby Won the Cup - Ray (Darby) Webster 10 Apr 2024 Mural Unveiled for Pakenham Girl Guides Hall 4 Sep 2024 Remembering the Generosity of Carol - Carol Clay 2 Oct 2024 Norma Deeply Loved - Norma Jackson 2 Oct 2024 The Last of her Generation - Margaret Maher 23 Oct 2024 Celebrating a Proud 95 Years - Pakenham CFA 23 Oct 2024 Class of ‘74 Marks 50 Years - Pakenham High School 23 Oct 2024 Commemorating 45 Years of Service - David W Bull Funerals 23 Oct 2024 Riding High at Pakenham 4 Sep 2024 When You Could Buy Cattle and a Car 21 Aug 2024 Honora Fields Name Choice 28 Aug 2024 A Business Pioneer - Oscar Smith 28 Aug 2024 St Pat’s Blessed with Reno 14 Aug 2024 Historic Milking Shed Gone 14 Aug 2024 Frank’s Wooden Wonders - Frank Lindsay 31 July 2024 How the Pioneers Settled on IYU Estate 20 Mar 2024 Life Memberships Awarded - Pakenham Racing Club 27 Mar 2024 Magical Day for the Lions - Lions Netball Club 20 Mar 2024 Tennis Club’s Call to Arms - Pakenham Tennis Club 20 Mar 2024 Timeline of a Tennis Club - Pakenham Tennis Club 17 Jul 2024 Honest and Committed Man - Ian Bell 17 Jul 2024 Pakenham Loses Devoted Supporter Thelma Young 22 May 2024 Our Quiet Achiever - Cheryl Trimmings 17 July 2024 A True Pakenham Pioneer - Meryl Waterhouse 10 Apr 2024 Names for Paky East - When Pakenham Used to be “Pakenham East” 15 May 2024 Stories Behind the Names 28 Aug 2024 The Work Behind the Horse - Jackson Pope 22 May 2024 Farming Pioneer Name Proposed for Pakenham East 10 July 2024 Mystery Surrounds Shield 19 Apr 2017 In Their Footsteps - Lachlan Smith 20 July 2016 24 Hours of Carnage Battle of Fromelles 12 Nov 2025 Hospital is Taking Shape 12 Nov 2025 Back to School, 50 Years On - Pakenham High School 12 Nov 2025 A Century of Loving Life - Emily Joyce Taylor 12 Nov 2025 Much-Loved Local Ngaire - Ngaire Bennett 9 Oct 2025 Spotlight on History for Book Launch 16 Jul 2025 Lyn’s Memory Lives On - Lynette Stephenson 1 Oct 2025 Robbie Was Always En Route - Robbie MacGregor 16 May 2025 Life Full of Love and Humour - Max Jeavons 21 Jan 2026 Decades of Cheese-Making - Interlandi family 21 Jan 2026 Opening a Grand Affair - Pakenham Bush Nursing Hospital 21 Jan 2026 A Century of Medical Care - Pakenham Community Hospital 21 Jan 2026 Mary Travelled Far and Wide to Provide Medical Care 21 May 2025 The Humble Veteran Hero - Matthew Moore 14 Jan 2026 Racing Towards the Future - Pakenham Racing Club 17 Dec 2025 Pakenham Farewells Lefty - Kelvin Rees 17 Dec 2025 Norm Smith, The Bus Driver Who Moved the Community 10 Sep 2025 What Will the Future Hold? ...The date the articles were published, and title of articles are listed below. 28 May 2008 Hounds’ Bloodline Runs Way, Way Back 18 Jul 2012 The Only Job for Her - Kerri Bolch 25 Jan 2023 Two Lives are Celebrated - Ian Thomas 19 Jan 2023 My Life in Newspapers - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 An All-Round Good Sport - Ian’s Talents Lie the Other Side of the Boundary Fence - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Tributes Stream in for Ian - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Putting Family First, At Last - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 The Editor's Desk - Ian Thomas 19 Jan 2023 Went the Way he Wanted - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Historic Ties to Society - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Death and Funeral Notices - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Tributes Flow - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Departed with his Boots on - Ian Thomas 7 Nov 2018 War Tragedies Bring High Flying Family Down to Earth 21 Dec 2022 Tree Treasure - David Ferrier 1 May 2019 Pakenham Remembers 24 Apr 2019 Flying the Flag 24 Apr 2019 The Combined Pakenham & District Roll of Honour 1914-1918 24 Apr 2019 Artie Stopped a Few Slugs in his Time - Artie Paternoster 24 Apr 2019 Farmer Took a Bullet - Francis Hornby 24 Apr 2019 Pakenham Butcher Shipwrecked on the Way to War - Andy Webster 24 Apr 2019 Len Serves on Home Soil - Len Cook 24 Apr 2019 A Face of Anzac From Centenary Website - Albert Nye 24 Apr 2019 Bill a Giant of Pakenham - Bill Stone 1 June 2016 Customers Came First - Margaret Pursell 1 June 2016 Ken had a Passion for Life - Kenneth Aldred 1 June 2016 Politics, Education and Industry Were Bob’s Legacy - Bob Charles 30 Oct 2024 Darby Won the Cup - Ray (Darby) Webster 10 Apr 2024 Mural Unveiled for Pakenham Girl Guides Hall 4 Sep 2024 Remembering the Generosity of Carol - Carol Clay 2 Oct 2024 Norma Deeply Loved - Norma Jackson 2 Oct 2024 The Last of her Generation - Margaret Maher 23 Oct 2024 Celebrating a Proud 95 Years - Pakenham CFA 23 Oct 2024 Class of ‘74 Marks 50 Years - Pakenham High School 23 Oct 2024 Commemorating 45 Years of Service - David W Bull Funerals 23 Oct 2024 Riding High at Pakenham 4 Sep 2024 When You Could Buy Cattle and a Car 21 Aug 2024 Honora Fields Name Choice 28 Aug 2024 A Business Pioneer - Oscar Smith 28 Aug 2024 St Pat’s Blessed with Reno 14 Aug 2024 Historic Milking Shed Gone 14 Aug 2024 Frank’s Wooden Wonders - Frank Lindsay 31 July 2024 How the Pioneers Settled on IYU Estate 20 Mar 2024 Life Memberships Awarded - Pakenham Racing Club 27 Mar 2024 Magical Day for the Lions - Lions Netball Club 20 Mar 2024 Tennis Club’s Call to Arms - Pakenham Tennis Club 20 Mar 2024 Timeline of a Tennis Club - Pakenham Tennis Club 17 Jul 2024 Honest and Committed Man - Ian Bell 17 Jul 2024 Pakenham Loses Devoted Supporter Thelma Young 22 May 2024 Our Quiet Achiever - Cheryl Trimmings 17 July 2024 A True Pakenham Pioneer - Meryl Waterhouse 10 Apr 2024 Names for Paky East - When Pakenham Used to be “Pakenham East” 15 May 2024 Stories Behind the Names 28 Aug 2024 The Work Behind the Horse - Jackson Pope 22 May 2024 Farming Pioneer Name Proposed for Pakenham East 10 July 2024 Mystery Surrounds Shield 19 Apr 2017 In Their Footsteps - Lachlan Smith 20 July 2016 24 Hours of Carnage Battle of Fromelles 12 Nov 2025 Hospital is Taking Shape 12 Nov 2025 Back to School, 50 Years On - Pakenham High School 12 Nov 2025 A Century of Loving Life - Emily Joyce Taylor 12 Nov 2025 Much-Loved Local Ngaire - Ngaire Bennett 9 Oct 2025 Spotlight on History for Book Launch 16 Jul 2025 Lyn’s Memory Lives On - Lynette Stephenson 1 Oct 2025 Robbie Was Always En Route - Robbie MacGregor 16 May 2025 Life Full of Love and Humour - Max Jeavons 21 Jan 2026 Decades of Cheese-Making - Interlandi family 21 Jan 2026 Opening a Grand Affair - Pakenham Bush Nursing Hospital 21 Jan 2026 A Century of Medical Care - Pakenham Community Hospital 21 Jan 2026 Mary Travelled Far and Wide to Provide Medical Care 21 May 2025 The Humble Veteran Hero - Matthew Moore 14 Jan 2026 Racing Towards the Future - Pakenham Racing Club 17 Dec 2025 Pakenham Farewells Lefty - Kelvin Rees 17 Dec 2025 Norm Smith, The Bus Driver Who Moved the Community 10 Sep 2025 What Will the Future Hold? ...Folder containing a table of contents and various newspaper clippings and other information pertaining to the Pakenham area Volume 3. The date the articles were published, and title of articles are listed below. 28 May 2008 Hounds’ Bloodline Runs Way, Way Back 18 Jul 2012 The Only Job for Her - Kerri Bolch 25 Jan 2023 Two Lives are Celebrated - Ian Thomas 19 Jan 2023 My Life in Newspapers - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 An All-Round Good Sport - Ian’s Talents Lie the Other Side of the Boundary Fence - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Tributes Stream in for Ian - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Putting Family First, At Last - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 The Editor's Desk - Ian Thomas 19 Jan 2023 Went the Way he Wanted - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Historic Ties to Society - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Death and Funeral Notices - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Tributes Flow - Ian Thomas 18 Jan 2023 Departed with his Boots on - Ian Thomas 7 Nov 2018 War Tragedies Bring High Flying Family Down to Earth 21 Dec 2022 Tree Treasure - David Ferrier 1 May 2019 Pakenham Remembers 24 Apr 2019 Flying the Flag 24 Apr 2019 The Combined Pakenham & District Roll of Honour 1914-1918 24 Apr 2019 Artie Stopped a Few Slugs in his Time - Artie Paternoster 24 Apr 2019 Farmer Took a Bullet - Francis Hornby 24 Apr 2019 Pakenham Butcher Shipwrecked on the Way to War - Andy Webster 24 Apr 2019 Len Serves on Home Soil - Len Cook 24 Apr 2019 A Face of Anzac From Centenary Website - Albert Nye 24 Apr 2019 Bill a Giant of Pakenham - Bill Stone 1 June 2016 Customers Came First - Margaret Pursell 1 June 2016 Ken had a Passion for Life - Kenneth Aldred 1 June 2016 Politics, Education and Industry Were Bob’s Legacy - Bob Charles 30 Oct 2024 Darby Won the Cup - Ray (Darby) Webster 10 Apr 2024 Mural Unveiled for Pakenham Girl Guides Hall 4 Sep 2024 Remembering the Generosity of Carol - Carol Clay 2 Oct 2024 Norma Deeply Loved - Norma Jackson 2 Oct 2024 The Last of her Generation - Margaret Maher 23 Oct 2024 Celebrating a Proud 95 Years - Pakenham CFA 23 Oct 2024 Class of ‘74 Marks 50 Years - Pakenham High School 23 Oct 2024 Commemorating 45 Years of Service - David W Bull Funerals 23 Oct 2024 Riding High at Pakenham 4 Sep 2024 When You Could Buy Cattle and a Car 21 Aug 2024 Honora Fields Name Choice 28 Aug 2024 A Business Pioneer - Oscar Smith 28 Aug 2024 St Pat’s Blessed with Reno 14 Aug 2024 Historic Milking Shed Gone 14 Aug 2024 Frank’s Wooden Wonders - Frank Lindsay 31 July 2024 How the Pioneers Settled on IYU Estate 20 Mar 2024 Life Memberships Awarded - Pakenham Racing Club 27 Mar 2024 Magical Day for the Lions - Lions Netball Club 20 Mar 2024 Tennis Club’s Call to Arms - Pakenham Tennis Club 20 Mar 2024 Timeline of a Tennis Club - Pakenham Tennis Club 17 Jul 2024 Honest and Committed Man - Ian Bell 17 Jul 2024 Pakenham Loses Devoted Supporter Thelma Young 22 May 2024 Our Quiet Achiever - Cheryl Trimmings 17 July 2024 A True Pakenham Pioneer - Meryl Waterhouse 10 Apr 2024 Names for Paky East - When Pakenham Used to be “Pakenham East” 15 May 2024 Stories Behind the Names 28 Aug 2024 The Work Behind the Horse - Jackson Pope 22 May 2024 Farming Pioneer Name Proposed for Pakenham East 10 July 2024 Mystery Surrounds Shield 19 Apr 2017 In Their Footsteps - Lachlan Smith 20 July 2016 24 Hours of Carnage Battle of Fromelles 12 Nov 2025 Hospital is Taking Shape 12 Nov 2025 Back to School, 50 Years On - Pakenham High School 12 Nov 2025 A Century of Loving Life - Emily Joyce Taylor 12 Nov 2025 Much-Loved Local Ngaire - Ngaire Bennett 9 Oct 2025 Spotlight on History for Book Launch 16 Jul 2025 Lyn’s Memory Lives On - Lynette Stephenson 1 Oct 2025 Robbie Was Always En Route - Robbie MacGregor 16 May 2025 Life Full of Love and Humour - Max Jeavons 21 Jan 2026 Decades of Cheese-Making - Interlandi family 21 Jan 2026 Opening a Grand Affair - Pakenham Bush Nursing Hospital 21 Jan 2026 A Century of Medical Care - Pakenham Community Hospital 21 Jan 2026 Mary Travelled Far and Wide to Provide Medical Care 21 May 2025 The Humble Veteran Hero - Matthew Moore 14 Jan 2026 Racing Towards the Future - Pakenham Racing Club 17 Dec 2025 Pakenham Farewells Lefty - Kelvin Rees 17 Dec 2025 Norm Smith, The Bus Driver Who Moved the Community 10 Sep 2025 What Will the Future Hold? - Pakenham Golf Course 17 Sep 2025 80 Years of Pottery - Robert Gordon Pottery 9 Jul 2025 Farewell to a True Pioneer - Douglas Wyatt 9 Jul 2025 New Bid Starts Swinging 9 Jul 2025 Golf Land was Hailed as a Groundbreaker 4 Feb 2026 Farewell After a Full Life - Ray Cross 7 May 2025 Local Legend Remembered - David W Bull 15 Oct 2025 Remembering a Legend - Robbie MacGregor 19 Nov 2025 On Your Mark, Tunnel Set, Go - Mark Godden 28 May 2025 Surprise Honour for Geoff - Geoff Young 11 Jun 2025 Survivor’s Amazing Journey - Colin Tidball 11 Feb 2026 Yakkerboo Toasts 50 Years 17 Sep 2025 Final Bell for Buildings 9 Apr 2025 Fourth Generation Members Keep Family History Rolling On 16 Apr 2025 End of an Era at Pakenham as Jumps Racing Comes to a Close 11 Feb 2026 Council Refuse Demolition 15 Oct 2025 Army Home People in Focus 11 Sep 2025 History Shake Upnon-fictionpakenham (vic.) -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook - Illustrated book, Roger Brook, Wake up nurse!, 1963
... Of significance to the AHNL as an example of hospital humour nurses hospital humour Hundreds of nursing 'howlers' taken from actual examination papers of many great hospitals. ...Hundreds of nursing 'howlers' taken from actual examination papers of many great hospitals.Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a red cover, with title and publisher's name embossed in gilt on spine. Dust jacket has a red background on front and spine with white print. Title, book synopsis and author's name are printed on the front, along with an illustration of a nurse bandaging patient's head. Patient is wearing pyjamas and witting in bed. Title and publisher's name are printed on the spine. Details of another book by the same author are printed in black on a white background on the back of the dustjacket.non-fictionHundreds of nursing 'howlers' taken from actual examination papers of many great hospitals.nurses, hospital humour -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook - Illustrated book, Neil Matterson 1951, Nurse! St. Pip's cartoon strip, 1981
... It also appeareed in the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald; The Advertiser, Adelaide; The West Australian, Perth; The Examiner, Launceston, The Towoomba Chronicles and Carins Post, Queensland Of significance to the AHNL as the cartoons are relatable to nurses Hospital Humour Nurses Cartoon Collection of cartoons about the work of a student nurse and her interactions with other hospital staff, particularly 'Matron'staff Sticker with revious catalogue number on front cover. At bottom left of title page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by " AHNL (handwritten in black ink). ...Collection of cartoons about the work of a student nurse and her interactions with other hospital staff, particularly 'Matron'staffIllustrated book, front cover has an orange background. Part of title (Nurse!) in white and orange print at top of front cover, and the rest of title and author's first name in blue print on a white background at the base. Two of the characters from the cartoon are also on the front ('Martron and 'Nurse') in blue and white ink. Back cover has a white backgound with photograph of the author and information about himfictionCollection of cartoons about the work of a student nurse and her interactions with other hospital staff, particularly 'Matron'staffhospital humour, nurses, cartoon -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook - Illustrated book, John O'Grady 1907-1981, The things they do to you, 1963
... humour...Medical care...nursing...Of significance to the AHNL as it is a lighthearted view of nursing and medical care from the patient's perspective Hospital humour Medical care nursing A tropical illness landed the author in hospital, and this is the record of the friends and enemas he encountered there; of what he went through, and what went through him. ...A tropical illness landed the author in hospital, and this is the record of the friends and enemas he encountered there; of what he went through, and what went through him.Illustrated book with turquoise and grey cover, cartoons of nurses and doctors on front and back covers. Title, author.s and pubilsher's names in white print on spine fictionA tropical illness landed the author in hospital, and this is the record of the friends and enemas he encountered there; of what he went through, and what went through him.hospital humour, medical care, nursing -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook - Illustrated book, Bill O'Malley, Feeling no pain, 1957
... Of significance to the AHNL as an example of hospital humour Hospital humour cartoons A rib-busting collection about doctors, nurses and patients There is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, 'This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by ' Pat Goble [handwritten in ink and previous catalogue number is also handwritten in ink on this label] inside front cover. ...A rib-busting collection about doctors, nurses and patientsIllustrated book with yellow cover and silver spine. Title, author, and book summary are printed in red on the front cover along with a cartoon of an operating theatre scene. Another cartoon is on the back cover. Tile author and publisher are printed in black on the spinefictionA rib-busting collection about doctors, nurses and patientshospital humour, cartoons -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionLiterary work - Poem, "The Nurses If", [ca. 1940]
... It is a medical parody of Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem "If—", rewritten to highlight the patience and resilience required in the nursing profession An example of nursing humour Nursing Nurses Poems about nurses On the cardboard ' Dear Johnny/With Best Wishes/From/Pat [black ink] 1943 [pencil] Previous cataloge number [black ink} Printed card, off-white background. ...It is a medical parody of Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem "If—", rewritten to highlight the patience and resilience required in the nursing professionAn example of nursing humourPrinted card, off-white background. Underneath a black and white illustration of a woman wearing a nurse's veil, title in red ink, main body of poem in black ink with two red 'Ifs'. and a statement in red at the base. Card has been mounted on a thin piece of wood, covered in plastic film and fixed to brown cardboard On the cardboard ' Dear Johnny/With Best Wishes/From/Pat [black ink] 1943 [pencil] Previous cataloge number [black ink}nursing, nurses, poems about nurses -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Annabelle Brayley, Our Vietnam nurses: compelling Australian stories of heroism, friendship and lives changed forever, 2017
... Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Vietnam War Military Hospitals Vietnam Military camps Malaysia Military nursing history From 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 ...From 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 TroveWhite 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
