Article on the reflections of sixty Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) nurses & masseuses interviewed by Matron (Olive Dorothy) Paschke about their time in and return from Malaya. Nurses & masseuses mentioned in the article: Gethla Forsyth Margaret Anderson Vera Tourney Thelma Gibson Bennos Atwood Bonnie Howgate Photocopy of a magazine page with four black and white photographs of women in hats and five columns of text.'WWII' [photocopied ink, top of page]world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, olive dorothy paschke

The story of Dorothy Paschke and the memorial built in honour of her service and sacrifice in the Second World War. Matron Paschke was aboard the Vyner Brooke ship when it was bombed. She made it on to a small raft with seven other nurses and some civillians. Despite their attempts to steer the raft towards Banka Island where the other nurses landed, the current pulled them out to sea. After eighteen hours, Dorothy and three others slid into the water to paddle alongside, in the hopes it would lighten the load and help them reach shore. The current pulled Dorothy further out to sea and she was not seen again. A memorial sundial has been built in her honour and stands at the Dimboola Memorial High School.Two pages of photocopies of black and white newspaper pages. The first page is a copy of half a page. The second page is a copy of a full page printed on two sheets of paper taped together. Publication details printed across the top of both pages. The half page contains five columns of text and on the right is a portrait of Matron Paschke, to the left of the image is another image of the first page of a memorial book in her honour. (The page also contains unrelated advertisements). The second page continues the story with five columns of text in the middle of the page, above and below the text are photographs from the unveiling ceremony of the memorial sundial built in her honour. (Below and around the article are seven unrelated advertisements.)australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war 1939-1945, olive dorothy paschke, olive dorothy paschke memorial, vyner brooke

Article about the wartime experiences of four Tasmanian army nurses: Harley [Rosalind] Brewer, Mollie [Marie] Gunton [Henning], Hilda [Mavis] Hildyard & Maisie [May Eileen] Rayner. Article details their evacuation and escape from the fall of Singapore during WWII.First & second photocopy of a double page spread of a journal article with a large black and white photograph of four army nurses in uniform, this spread has six columns of text. Third photocopy of a double page spread of a journal article with a small black and white photograph of women that is difficult to make out, this spread has six columns of text. Final photocopy is a single page photocopy of the final part of article with a small black and white photograph of people in operating theatre personal protective equipment with three columns of text.olive dorothy paschke, jessie elizabeth simons [hookway], vivian bullwinkel, matron drummond, singapore, wwii, world war two, ww2, harley rosalind brewer, mollie marie gunton henning, hilda mavis hildyard, maisie may eileen rayner

Photographs depicting AIF nurses on service in Malaya during WWII. Point of interest is that this page in the Returned Nurses collection differs from the digitised version on Trove (see References) unknown why this is.Large page clipping of seven black and white photographs depicting nurses in uniform at work with colleagues and patients. All photos have captions and the page has a heading in text.'WWII' [blue ink, top left hand side of clipping]wwii, ww2, world war two, malaya, aif nurses, olive dorothy paschke

Article by [Agnes] Betty Jeffrey on ANZAC Day 1950 reflecting on WWII, the women who gave outstanding service and those who lost their lives, including her own time as a Japanese POW.A newspaper clipping with a large title and four columns of text beneath'Sun p2 26.4.50' [graphite pencil, bottom left]wwii, ww2, world war two, olive dorothy paschke, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), ellen savage, carrie jean ashton, agnes betty jeffrey

Second of two extracts from 'Prisoners of War: Australians under Nippon' by Hank Nelson. This extract covers the fall of Singapore, sinking of the Vyner Brooke and the Banka Island Massacre with quotes from [Agnes] Betty Jeffrey, [Ada Corbett] Micky Syer and Vivian Bullwinkel.A newspaper clipping consisting of four large columns of text and a small black and white photo of an older woman (head).'A[G]E / 26/4' [blue ink, top left]wwii, ww2, olive dorothy paschke, vyner brooke, ada corbett (micky) syer, agnes betty jeffrey, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), world war two, banka island, singapore

Article describing the early experiences of Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) nurses in Malaya, including their arrival, leisure time activities and thoughts on the local people, climate and landscape. Quotes from unnamed nurses and Matron Olive Dorothy Paschke.A large newspaper page featuring a large black and white group photo above a related story and ads. The photo shows a large group of women in nurses' uniforms standing and seated, with three others dressed all in white amongst them.wwii, ww2, world war two, malaya, aif nurses

Matron (Major) Olive Dorothy PASCHKE No VX38812 enlisted in the AAMC on 3.8.40 age 35 years. Promoted to Matron 8.1.1941, posted to 10th AGH on 11.1.1941, embarked for Malaya 3.2.1941 disembarking 18.2.1941, awarded the RRC 1st Class 1.1.1942 in the New Years Honors list signed by Gordon Bennett, detached to 2/4th CCS on 6.1.1942, embarked from Singapore 12.2.1942 for Australia. She was serving in Singapore when the Japanese invaded. She with many other Nurses during the bombing left on the ill fated "Vyner Brooke" which was later bombed by the Japanese in the Sundra Straits near Banka Island. Abandoning the ship she and 5 other Nurses drifted away on a raft and never seen again on 14.2.42. Many others became POW,s, drowned or murdered by the Japanese. Her records state believed killed on or after 11.2.142 dated 8.6.1944 then Now reported missing and for official purposes presumed dead, dated 11.4.1945. Records state she was granted the promotion of Major in 1943. CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) RRC ( Royal Red Cross) AGH (Australian General Hospital)Five page "order of service" re the unveiling of a memorial to "Matron O.D. Paschke RRC AANS 10th Australian General hospital." at the Dimboola Memorial High school." A sepia tone photo of O.D Paschke is stapled inside the order of service." printing is in blue & Brown. Front page has the Australian coat of arms at the top.documents - pamphlets, religon - christian, paschke, pow