Audio slideshow with Val Cameron's memories and photographs. Created as part of the Heart Maps project with Amy Tsilemanisapollo bay, nursing, patient transport

This field stretcher was the property of Dr. William Roy Angus. It was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments, and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (both of Nhill, Victoria), as well as Dr Angus’ belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926, plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. W R Angus served with the Australian Department of Defence as a Surgeon Captain during World War II from 1942 to 1945, in Ballarat, Victoria, and Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence, he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material used for making dentures.The stretcher is an example of portable medical and emergency equipment used by the military and emergency services in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is significant for its connection to Dr W R Abgus, who practised medicine in the community, the Australian Army and the Flying Doctor service from the 1920s to 1960s. He was also Warrnambool's last Port Medical Officer.Medical Field Stretcher: cream coloured canvas with wooden poles through side hems and a leather strap with buckle to keep parts together when folded or rolled up. This stretcher is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, stretcher, field stretcher, first aid, military equipment, medical equipment, emergency equipment, dr w r angus, canvas stretcher, patient transport, world war ii, ww2, australian department of defence, military doctor, medic, military stretcher, field gear, army stretcher, litter, adf, folding stretcher, w.r. angus

This vehicle is known as a Light Ambulance Vehicle (LAV) and is used for long distance , single patient transport. It provides a better ride and greater comfort for the patient. This vehicle was based at Sale-Lakes Entrance, Victoria and was operated by the Rural Ambulance Service.Four-wheeled motor vehicle fitted out as an ambulance. Bodywork painted white with strips of red and silver diagonal stripes along the sides of the bonnet and side panels. A red/white/blue light strip is attached to the roof above the front windscreen.Registration number PIH229ambulance, motor vehicle, holden, holden commodore vs 1998, light ambulance vehicle (lav), sale, lakes entrance

Control room cards; White cards were used for an immediate emergency response, and if the white card had a red corner it denoted "Accident". Blue cards were used to denote and record routine forward bookings such as patient transport requirements. The cards were used at the Latrobe street Ambulance Headquarters circa 1975.Pale blue paper card with black printing on one side only.From To Car No.card, control room

Control room cards; White cards were used for an immediate emergency response, and if the white card had a red corner it denoted "Accident". Blue cards were used to denote and record routine forward bookings such as patient transport requirements. The cards were used at the Latrobe street Ambulance Headquarters circa 1975.Pale blue paper card with black printing on one side only.From To Car No.card, control room

Control room cards; White cards were used for an immediate emergency response, and if the white card had a red corner it denoted "Accident". Blue cards were used to denote and record routine forward bookings such as patient transport requirements. The cards were used at the Latrobe street Ambulance Headquarters circa 1975.Pale blue paper card with black printing on one side only.From To Car No.card, control room

St John's Ambulance provides First Aid training and services, defibrillators and 1st aid kits ab patient transfer. It is a self funding, non-profit charitable organidation. Iniatally founded in 1883 and in Melbourne from 1887. Followed by attending important events eg. Olympics in Melbourne. Provides non-emergency patient transport. Rural Ambulance Victoria was the founding ambulance service in Victoria. St John's Ambulance was supported by the Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club at Mt Beauty.b & w photos. 1. large 16.5 cm x 12 cm of 7 men, 3 in uniform. On back"Left to right: Jack Smith, Roly Wilson, Bob Edmondson, Leon Henry,/Alex McCullough, UN,UN." No. 2 smaller photos: 14cm x 9 cm, both with "St John Ambulance on vehicle. 1st with Lions club logo on the vehicle and on back "Roy Wilson" in uniform. 2nd On back "Alex McCullough left / Bob Edmondson right"st johns ambulance, upper kiewa valley lions club, ambulance members

These flares were possibly used during WW11. They were used by Orbost Aero Club at Marlo from 1964 onwards for transporting patients by aerial ambulance to Melbourne. They were placed on the L.H.S. of the runway to indicate wind direction. They were superseded in the late 1970's by pilot activated lighting (PAL) switched on by incoming pilots via radio.These lamps are associated with the history of the Orbost Aero Club.Eight kerosene smudge pot road flares - round metal bases painted red. There is a reservoir at the bottom used for kerosene storage. It was lit at the top for flare.DIETZ . 51 Use Kerosene only Made in U.S.A.lighting kerosene-flares road-flares beacons marlo-airport

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam, Diggers responsible for transport carry out daily maintenance on the fleet of hospital ambulances. These vehicles were in the main used to transport medivac patients to Vung Tau Airfield on Medivac days.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, gibbons collection catalogue, ambulance, vung tau airfield, medivac, diggers, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam, Diggers responsible for transport carry out daily maintenance on the fleet of hospital ambulances. These vehicles were in the main used to transport medivac patients to Vung Tau Airfield on medivac days.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, ambulance, medivac, vung tau airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam, Diggers responsible for transport carry out daily maintenance on the fleet of hospital ambulances. These vehicles were in the main used to transport medivac patients to Vung Tau Airfield on medivac days.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, medivac, vung tau airfield, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, hospital ambulances

His Majesty's Australian Hospital ship Karoola was converted in England to a fully equipped Hospital ship with beds for 463 patients. It spent 3 years transporting the sick and wounded between England and Australia.White card with blue decoration and red cross on front. A souvenir booklet for soldiers who returned home on the No.1 Australian Hospital Ship "Karoola".Inside cover -"Trooper James Drew 2563"souvenir karoola world-war-one drew-james hospital-ship

During World War II, Wanganella was converted to serve as an Australian Hospital Ship (AHS). Between 19 May 1941 and 1946, AHS Wanganella carried wounded and sick evacuees from the Middle East, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Borneo and the South Pacific, travelling over 251,011 nautical miles (464,872 km) and transporting 13,385 wounded. A.H.S Wanganella 2/2nd Australian Hospital ship. Ref: "Hospital Ships" Rupert Goodman SLV LT 359.8364 0994 G62H Trip 8 Depart 12th Nov 1942 Melbourne Fremantle Aden 10th - 11th Dec 1942 Port Tewfik, Egypt 21st - 22nd Dec 1942 Colombo, Sri Lanka 01 Jan 1943 Fremantle Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Arrived 13th Jan 1943 Brisbane Wanganella left Colombo 22nd December 1942 for Fremantle, with patients who boarded at Port Tewfik in Egypt arriving on New Year's day 1943. The menu is printed on fawn cardboard. The menu has been torn along the spine and rearranged at some time to put on display. There is evidence of glue or tape damage at the back of each corner of the card. Some grease and finger marks are evident on the front and back of the card. The printing is very legible. The heading 'Christmas Greetings' is at the top of the front page and 'Christmas Day 1942' at the bottom of the page. Originally the menu was assembled as a leaflet with the menu on the inside of the second sheet. Since this time, the menu has been torn along the middle fold and the second page sheet taped to the first page. There is a red cross on the front page with a printed illustration of the Wanganella superimposed over the top. H.M.A.H.S. Wanganella and the dinner menu are printed in dark blue ink. The Christmas greetings and the names of the commander and officer in command of the troops are printed in light blue ink. h.m.a.h.s. wanganella, w.w.ii hospital ship

Contains pictures of nursing staff and patients at No 1 Australian Auxilliary Hospital 1914 - 1919. Tom will be Charles Thomas Chapman No 325, enlisted in E Coy 5th Batt AIF on 17.8.1914. Embarked for Egypt 21.10.1914 then for Gallipoli 5.4.1915. WIA 16.5.1915 GSW to upper extremities and hernia. Hospitalised England No 1 Aust Aux Hospital. Finally back to France 28.6.1917. Hospitalised 16.11.1917 with Tachy Cardia and then Laryngitis. Promoted Cpl 18.8.1918. Embarked for Aust 14.9.1918 transport duty (1914 men). Discharged 23.3.1919. Collection re Mrs May Burns.Letter card to Mrs C. CHAPMAN, Kyneton Road Heathcote, from her son Tom. Contains commercial photos of the Australian Auxilliary Hospital No.1 Harefield, Middlesex, England. Stamped: Australian Auxillary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesexdocuments, letters, cards, military history, hospitals

The Porton resuscitator was devised in 1951 at the British Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment in Porton, Sailsbury, as a bellows-valve-mask resuscitator. Extensive testing was undertaken over eight years, with the device being successfully used for air transport of polio patients, for emergency resuscitation in hospital wards, and by hospital orderlies.Black rubber mask attached to a black concentina bag with a round metal filter at the end. Sits in its original wooden box with perspex lid. Instructions of use displayed on each side of the box. [white print on black rubber concertina bellows] PR 504 / P.B.C. 22 / - SEPT 1962resuscitator, porton

Dr Alan Holmes á Court enlisted in the Australian Army in 1916 as a medical officer with the rank of Captain. In 1918, Holmes á Court was promoted to Major and attached to the 4th Australian Field Ambulance on the Western Front. As the front advanced, the Casualty Clearing Stations became further removed from the battlefield, creating an urgent need for immediate resuscitation prior to transfer back to the CCS. In June 1918, Holmes a Court and his colleagues established a forward resuscitation team. The team consisted of one doctor trained in surgery, blood transfusion and resuscitation, another doctor trained in anaesthesia, resuscitation and blood classification, and four other assisting staff. This team moved out to the wounded, rather than waiting for them to be stretchered back. They provided on-the-spot, life-saving resuscitation. The wounded were then transported back to the Casualty Clearing Station or Regimental Aid Post for further treatment. Among the assorted surgical and resuscitation equipment carried by the forward resuscitation team, were a number of Kimpton-Brown flasks. Blood was collected from patients with minor injuries using the flask. It was then administered to those in need, after establishing their blood type. Citrated blood was introduced by the Americans in 1917. This allowed blood administration to be delayed for up to two hours but there were many problems with transport, storage and infection in these early experimental days.Round, clear glass bottle with white [discoloured] paper label, with red printed, and metal screw-top lid.Handwritten on white [discoloured] paper label: Phillip HARRIS Moulded into the top of the screw-top lid in red ink: RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICEblood transfusion, red cross, world war one

This is one of a collection of items received from the practice of Dr Lachlan Hardy-Wilson, FRCOG, Launceston, Tasmania.Ten small glass specimen bottles enclosed in a cardboard box. Box is green and white in colour and the front of the box is printed with the text 'GIBCO DIAGNOSTICS'. Reverse of box is printed with the details of the manufacturer. One end of box is labelled 'Batch No./14' and has a sticker attached labelled 'STUART'S TRANSPORT MEDIUM', with space on the label to enter a patient's name, the specimen and the date. Instruction printed on box below sticker reads 'Store in cool dark place'. The specimen jars are identical, each being made of glass with a metal screw top lids. Each jar has a 'STUART'S TRANSPORT MEDIUM' label attached, identical to the one attached to the end of the box. The inside of nine of the bottles is discoloured with some form of residue, possibly as a result of the evaporation of a substance inside. One bottle is full, containing an undetermined liquid.

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Medical Unit, Self-contained, Transportable (MUST) inflatable shelters used for wards and operating theatres at American 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, quonset hut, medical unit self contained transportable, must, hospital

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Equipment used for operating wards and operating theatres at American 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, medical unit self contained transportable, must

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Anchor point on buildings at American 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, must

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Fortified barrier protecting equipment that runs wards and operating theatres at the 20 surgical Hospital , Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, fortified barriers, must, hospital

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Medical Unit, Self-contained, Transportable (MUST) inflatable shelters used for wards and operating theatres at American 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, quonset hut, medical unit self contained transportable, must

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Cart for moving equipment at the 20 Surgical Hospital, Vietnam 1970. peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Inflatable buildings and fortified storage areas at the 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, must

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Large piping to take air to inflatable buildings at the 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, must, hospital, field hospital

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken while on deployment in Vietnam by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (44304), who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969 -1970.Inflated roofs of buildings at the 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (Service no:44304), while on deployment in Vietnam 1969 -1970. He served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Flexible pipes connected to equipment to inflate the Medical unit self contained transportable (MUST) temporary buildings at the 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, medical unit self contained transportable

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken while on deployment in Vietnam by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (44304), who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969 -1970.Medical buildings at the 20 Surgical hospital (USA), Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital

During the war in Vietnam, a MUST hospital (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) was a type of field hospital developed by the US Army. These hospitals utilized inflatable shelters, expandable structures, and auxiliary power units to create self-contained medical facilities. They could be constructed relatively easily and were capable of supporting a large number of patients. This image is from a collection of 253 images on slides taken while on deployment in Vietnam by Corporal Peter Stanley Sims (44304), who served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, 1969 -1970.Medical buildings at the 20 Surgical hospital, Vietnam 1969/70.peter stanley sims, 44304, slides, royal australian army medical corps, vietnam war, sims, australian forces vietnam, hq australian forces vietnam, 20 surgical hospital, must, hospital