The dinner took place at the Nurses' Memorial Centre on the 22nd of May 1958 to honour Returned Nurses Club President (1953-58) Mrs R W Chambers [Maud Isabel Chambers (neé Baker)] OBE who served in WWI.Grey card two fold menu with a Scarlet red ribbon on top right corner on cover. Lettering in red. On the left fold is the menu. On the right fold is the programme including a small black and white photograph with caption: "The Achievement of Five years Work-The Official Opening of RSL (St Kilda) House" with Governor Sir Dallas Brooks standing in front of the microphonethe returned nurses club, maud isabel chambers (neé baker) obe, wwi, ww1, world war one

Copy of a photo of inside the Returned Nurses' Club room at ANZAC House on Collins Street in Melbourne.Black and white A4 photocopy of a photograph of a large room at ANZAC House with armchairs and small tables spread throughout.australian nurses, anzac house (melbourne), returned army nurses' club, club rooms

Last entry of first column, death notice for Jamieson (Marfell), Mirth Amelia, placed by President and members of the Returned and Services Nurses Club, Sub Branch of the RSL.Large newspaper page of mostly death notices and obituaries. Seven columns of small notices all headed with names in bold, some with logos also, right hand side divided into one, two and three columns as it progresses down the page with three black and white photographs.death notice, mirth amelia jamieson (neé marfell)

Third column towards the bottom, death notice for Mollard, Jan (Tolman) [Joan Audrey Mollard (neé Tolman) placed by President and members of the Returned & Services Club, sub branch of the RSL.Large newspaper page of mostly death notices and obituaries. Seven columns of small notices all headed with names in bold, some with logos also, right hand side divided into one, two and three columns as it progresses down the page with two black and white photographs.death notice, joan audrey mollard (neé tolman)

Basic information article on history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) and its relation to the Victorian Returned Nurses' Club. Quotes from Irene Mildred Woodward (neé Clay) then secretary of the Victorian Returned Nurses' Club and Colonel Ruby Cox, then Matron-in-chief of the AANC.A newspaper clipping that includes a title, captions, three columns of text and four black and white photos. The first photo depicts an older woman with a large photo of women in nurse's uniforms. The second photo is of tents in a field. The third photo is of a younger woman in nurse's uniform next to a picture on the wall. The final photo is of two women in nurse's uniforms.'NC 11' [blue ink, top left]irene mildred woodward (neé clay), ruby cox, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, victorian returned nurses' club

Basic information article on history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) and its relation to the Victorian Returned Nurses' Club. Quotes from Irene Mildred Woodward (neé Clay) then secretary of the Victorian Returned Nurses' Club and Colonel Ruby Cox, then Matron-in-chief of the AANC.Photocopy of a newspaper clipping that includes a title, captions, three columns of text and four black and white photos. The first photo depicts an older woman with a large photo of women in nurse's uniforms. The second photo is of tents in a field. The third photo is of a younger woman in nurse's uniform next to a picture on the wall. The final photo is of two women in nurse's uniforms.irene mildred woodward (neé clay), ruby cox, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, victorian returned nurses' club

Photograph depicts a Returned Nurses Club member selling poppies and taking donations for Rememberance Day. The nurse is [Edna Nell] Anna Doig.Newspaper clipping of a large black and white photograph of an older man in a top hat talking to a shorter woman holding a collection tin. The photograph has a caption and heading.returned nurses club, anna doig, edna nell doig

A piece of writing detailing the life of Returned Nurses Club member, Beryl Trigellis-Smith (Sampson) who passed away on July 1st, 1985.Typed document with the title underlined at the top and the date in the right corner, followed by eight short paragraphs.returned nurses club, army nurses, beryl sampson, army nursing service

Handwritten letter between two friends, Catie[?] and Mary H, members of the Returned Nurses Club. The letter was originally sent with some photos that Mary refers to of a commemoration ceremony in Canberra. Handwritten letter in blue ink on lined paper. australian army nurses, army nurses, returned nurses club, correspondence

Article about an event the Returned Nurses Club held at the Nurses' Memorial Centre to celebrate the CBE awarded to A[nnie] M[oriah] Sage and the OBE awarded to [Alice] J[ean] Wheatley. Short one column article'Herald / 16/?/57'a m sage, annie moriah sage, j wheatley, alice jean wheatley, returned nurses club, nurses' memorial centre

Clipping with publication title and date. Second clipping about Jean McCaughey [23rd Victorian Governor's wife] attending a luncheon at ANZAC House given by Returned Nurses' Club as a guest of then president B C Lawson.Newspaper clippings attached with sticky tape to a piece of paperjean mccaughey, returned nurses' club, b c lawson

Seven colour 6x4 photographs taken at the ceremony for the Royal Australian Army Nurses Corps (RAANC) Badged Door Dedication in Kapooka on Saturday October 15th, 1994. Six 6x4 coloured photographs from the ANZAC March in 1994. Three undated sepia coloured photographs of inside the office of the Returned Nurses Club. A variety of coloured photos of Returned Nurses Club members at memorials and events [1994?] A copy of a printed article regarding the Vietnam Women's Memorial (titled: Women of the war by Jeanne Wong). A souvenir card with a photo of Queen Elizabeth. Six photos of the floral garden opposite Victoria Barracks taken in 1983. A 6.5x10 black and white photo of a post war ANZAC Day March. Three ring binder photograph album. The cover is mottled dark blue and black. There are five sets of three gold horizontal lines spaced out down the spine. At the top of the spine is a large white sticker with PA54 in red marker. The top right corner of the front cover has a label with the title handwritten on it in black ink. Inside there are 40 double-sided black self-adhesive pages with plastic covers.[Most pages of photographs have a caption handwritten in blue ink on a white label at the top of the page, some pages have the label further down the page and the caption is typed] 'PA54' [Hand written in red marker on a white label on the spine] 'POST WWII / CORPS AND RNC' [Hand written in black ink on a label attached to the front cover]royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ceremonies, kapooka, returned nurses club, anzac day march, floral garden - victoria barracks, vietnam women's memorial, betty morton, matron johns, mrs. shippen, jean poulter, betty lawson, billie lindsay, eve graham

Extensive notes on the life and war experiences of Effie Mary Fussell (nee Garden), born 1890 and passed away in 1986. Mrs Fussell served as an Australian Army Nurse in Cairo and France. She was a dedicated member of the Returned Nurses Club of Victoria and served as President from 1950-1953.Document package of handwritten and typed notes on assorted sized paper and a newspaper article.australian army nurses, world war 1914-1918, wwi, ww1, effie garden, effie mary fussell, returned nurses club

Photocopy of a letter of thanks written by Betty Constance Lawson [then secretary of the Returned Nurses Club] to Marjorie Gough thanking her for her letter and cuttings relating to Ivy Clyne. The photocopies of these articles are part of this document package. The article titles are: 'It's time to celebrate' in Regional News Tuesday, June 4, 1991, p9 'Sunbury farwells a grand lady' in [Telegraph 28/03/1995] 'Nurse recalls force' in Regional News April 20, 1993 'Nursing memories' in Regional News Tuesday, April 24, 1990, p8 'The women of war' in Telegraph Tuesday, April 25, 1989, p20Black and white photocopies of hand-written letters and newspaper clippings with varying article style examples and all articles having photographs. Photocopy of handwritten letter is a single A4 page. One A4 page containing a photocopy of two newspaper clippings. One A4 page containing a photocopy of a single newspaper clipping. Two parts of two A4 pages attached together with sticky tape making up a larger newspaper clipping. Another two A4 pages making up a larger newspaper clipping.'A / Ivy Clyne' [on the back of newspaper clipping held together with sticky tape in blue ink]australian army nursing corps, aanc, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ivy clyne, betty constance lawson, marjorie gough, returned nurses club

A large collection of photographs, photo negatives, and postcards relating to the Returned Nurses Club, World War II and post WWII. Included in this collection are photos of.... - Singapore Cemetary - War memorial windows in St.Peter's Church, Maroochydore, Qld. - Dr. Rupert Goodman - Returned Nurses 1988 Christmas Lunch - "Teddy" Doig's Medallion - black and white photos of Nurses in WWII - 50th Commemoration of the sinking of "Centaur", 14th May 1993. - ANZAC Day 1991, Melbourne march - 50th reunion P.O.W. girls 13th AGH 1991 (including Betty Jeffries, Sylvia Muir, Vivian Bullwinkel, Wilma Oram - ANZAC Day, Perth 1992 - 90th R.A.A.N.C. Anniversary 1992 - various other colour photos of Returned Nurses and black and white WWII photos, as well as personal memorabilia postcards Three ring binder, royal blue, photograph album. Five sets of three horizontal gold lines spaced out down the spine. Triple gold line border around the front cover with the word photographs printed in gold across the cover. Large number of plastic covered, white self-adhesive pages inside that are hole punched and attached to the binder rings. Page layout and contents varies on each page.[Most pages have captions handwritten in blue ink directly on the self-adhesive card]royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ceremonies, returned nurses club, anzac day march, anniversaries, wwii, second world war, ww2, rupert goodman, sister vivian bullwinkel, betty jeffrey, sylvia muir, wilma elizabeth forster oram

Photograph and caption associated with article titled 'Army nurses of two wars meet'. Caption reads 'Miss M[abel Adelaide]. Johnson fastens the identification disc presented by the Returned Army Nurses' Club round the arm of Miss N. Wilson at the reception at the club last night.' Newspaper clipping, photograph with captionreturned army nurses' club, mabel adelaide johnson

Scrapbook owned by Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson) who served as a nurse in WWI and was an active member of many nursing related organisations include the Returned Nurses Club (Victoria). Contains newspaper & magazine clippings, postcards, poetry, quotes/reflections, pamphlets (Order of services), photocopied correspondence, single page Order of Services/Service announcements, speeches & toasts, booklets, personal stories, contact details, photocopied excerpts, menus, invitations, order of ceremonies, certificates. Titles and (formats) in order: 1. 'A Maori's stirring dawn address : What Anzac has come to mean' (newspaper clipping) - article providing the full address given by Lt. Colonel C M Bennett DSO at the Dawn Parade ceremony in Wellington (NZ) 1957 [publication unknown]. 2. Coat hangers (newspaper clipping) - article about items on display [at a market? date unknown, under handwritten 'Troop Train' heading] 3. 'What's in a name? -just ask the matron' (newspaper clipping) - article providing basic information about Margaret Lang and the Society for the Care of Aged or Incapacitated Nurses by John Hamilton [publication unknown, handwritten note 'August 1973'] 4. 'World War I nurse remembers : Continued from page 41' (magazine clipping) - part of the recollections of WWI nurse Sarah Margaret White (neé Furnifull) [1973, Australian Women's Weekly] 5. Sister Rosina Dawson (newspaper clipping) - brief article and photo on Rosina Dawson becoming Victoria's first construction site nurse at site of Collins Place Twin Towers [unknown publication & date] 6. 'A World War 1 nurse remembers...' (magazine clipping) - beginning of clipping #4 [1973, Australian Women's Weekly] 7. The White Tower, Salonika (newspaper clipping) - photo and map of area around Aegean Sea [unknown date and publication] 8. 'A stern hearted chaperone', 'At the top of Mt. Kotos, Salonica, 1918' and 'Life and mirage' (typed poems) - All by Trigellis-Smith circa 1918. 9. 'Boat drill' (typed poem) - By Trigellis-Smith 10. 'Aged 83, she wears her MBE lightly' (newspaper clipping on separate sheet) - Brief biographical article by Barbara Hooks on Beryl Trigellis-Smith receiving her MBE [1976, publication unknown] 11. Leslie Hill (newspaper clipping on back of separate sheet) - Large black & white photograph with caption of Leslie Hill, the gardener who created the flowerbed celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Royal Australian [Army] Nursing Corps and Beryl Trigellis-Smith. [Handwritten notes publication as Herald, December 28 1982] 12. 6/12/17 (newspaper clipping) - Appears to be printed excerpts from a diary of someone [a nurse] serving in WWI [publication and date unknown] 13. 7/3/18 (newspaper clipping) - Appears to be printed excerpts from a diary of someone [a nurse] serving in WWI [publication and date unknown] 14. 'Description of Anzac Day, April 25th, 1916.' & 'A Description of Anzac Day, from Second World War Sister E. F. Jones' (typed excerpts) - first excerpt by E C Dobson, (probably a sister at Mundros), second author in title. 15. [Postcard?] - black and white photograph on glossy card showing an Australian military band posing for photograph on steps in front of multiple storey walls of sandbags [based on Google image search, on the steps in front of Amiens Cathedral circa August 1918]. 16. 'A most inglorious war' (newspaper clipping) - Review of 'The forgotten war' by L M Field including information on how the Boer war began and how Australians got involved by Patsy Adam-Smith [unknown publication, circa 1979]. 17. 'Order of Divine Service to mark The Commemoration of ANZAC' (pamphlet separate to scrapbook) - took place at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul Melbourne, 22 April, 1979. 18. 'Annual wreath laying service Edith Cavell Memorial' (photocopied typed document) - from 22 April 1979, order of proceedings including an address to be given by Beryl Trigellis-Smith. 19. 'Saturday review' (newspaper clipping) - a captioned black and white illustration of Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari. Reproduced from the 'Illustrated London News' of February 24, 1855. [unknown UK publication and date] 20. 'spirit and pride' (newspaper clipping) - these words clipped from a headline [unknown publication and date]. 21. 'Miss Nightingale' (newspaper headline attached to back of newspaper clipping) - by Richard Gordon. Excerpt from book by same 'The private life of Florence Nightingale' [circa 1978, unknown UK publication]. 22. (photocopied letter with handwritten 'Beryl' in gap in salutation) - photocopy poor and unable to read who author/sender is [maybe Ms P Adam-Smith?] dated 14 December 1978. 23. 'Shrine of Remembrance (Melbourne, Victoria)' (postcard with handwritten caption) - 'Shaft of sunlight at 11am Remembrance Day 11th November', published by Rose Stereograph Co. [unknown year]. 24. 'Annual service of dedication for nurses' (booklet) - Order of service booklett for Wednesday 9th May, 1979, 5:45pm at St Patrick's Cathedral. 25. [No title] (newspaper clipping) - article by Patsy Adam-Smith 'who was at the Anzac Day parade for 'The Age''. [circa 1979] 26. 'Ecumenical service of dedication for nurses' (photocopied service announcement) - St Patrick's Cathedral, Wednesday 9 May 1979, anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. 27. 'Parade of a nation'[sic] (newspaper clipping) - Headline, large black and white photograph by John Lamb with caption of Glen Hickman marching wearing medals [unknown publication, unknown year, circa late 70's]. 28. 'Wreath laying ceremony - Edith Cavell Statue / Sunday Aprill 22nd. 1979 / Address by Mrs. Beryl Trigellis-Smith MBE. Ex A.A.N.S.' (typed pages of speech) - Speech includes general important pioneering dates in Australian nursing from 'South African War 1900' to combining of Royal Trained Nurses Association and Royal College of Nursing in 1933 and a call to current nurses to "regard the heritage of the past - dedication, skill, adaption, understanding of authority, some self-sacrifice, with a dedication to the care of life and death." 29. 'No. 72' (colour photograph postcard) - Underneath handwritten heading in blue ink 'Salonica. 1917'. Image on front of postcard shows two young women in the foreground in traditional clothing, water to their left and two other women walking away from them in the background, buildings on the left of the postcard and in the background on the right the White Tower Thessaloniki. [Postcard more likely from 1950's onwards due to it being a colour photograph and the fashion of the women in the background] 30. (colour postcard) - Torn along one edge, depicts a photograph of what appears to be a print artwork (signature at bottom on right of artwork 3eibe?, on left at bottom Gem 64'. 'Part of a diary found in / Returned Nurse Club in / 1979. Name unknown. / She had experience / in Hospital Ships and / in Salonica. / ?eds up & file.' [written in blue ink on reverse]. 31. 'Rancourt - Bouchavesnes' (colour photograph postcard) - Aerial colour photograph of a church and graveyard surrounded by fields and a forest in the background. Information on reverse of postcard indicates image is of the Chapel of French Remembrance for the Somme offensive in 1916 during WWI. Underneath heading '1978. R.S.L. Pilgrimage to. France.' [handwritten in blue ink]. There is information on the reverse handwritten describing part of a tour by same writer as for 32. 32. 'Le Memorial Australien à Villers-Bretonneux' (colour photograph postcard [potential photochrom]) with printed caption on front indicating Le Souvenir Français welcoming Australian pilgrims to Villers-Bretonneux 11 November 1978 with a quote from Marshal Foch made 12 November 1918 - reverse of postcard had handwritten letter addressed to Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson), from Howard V[?] talking about events of the tour on 11 & 12 November. Underneath heading '1978. R.S.L. Pilgrimage to. France.' [handwritten in blue ink]. 33. 'ANZAC Memorial Day 25th April 1919' (colour & black and white souvenir booklet) - published by the Victorian branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia to mark the fourth national observance. Front cover is in colour, condition is poor with lots of folds, tears and parts missing, also has many dirt/insect marks and foxing. Internally there is black and white photographs depicting various WWI and post scenes with captions and other pages have text, opposite inside back cover is medical photos including tent hospitals, nurses and hospital wards. Back cover is glued to scrapbook. 34. Photocopy of toast proposal given at Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps 75th Anniversary of Australian Army Nursing - toast speech gives some brief chronological information on nursing in Australian Army that the author [assumed to be Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson)]. 35. 'Poem for our Returned Nurses Club' (handwritten poem with annotations) - 'J M[?] Bilee' & 'CPL R.L. Harrowfield' [Handwritten names? either side of title, author/s of poem assumed], paper has tear marks on reverse where it has been removed from another piece in the past and some writing obscured by area of attachment into current scrapbook. Poem is '(Dedicated to A.I.F Nurses of World War I 1914-18 War) Bendigo / 1976'. 36. 'Living up to an ideal' (black and white newspaper clipping) - by Kayleen Mort out the 'The Sun' Monday, July 10 1972, p.34. Article includes four black and white photographs. Article is about the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps having provided nurses in wars for 70 years, even though nurses served prior in the Boer War. Article features a photograph of Irene [Mildred] Woodward (neé Clay) then secretary of the Victorian Returned Nurses' Club. 37-39. 'The A.I.F. were healthy, stealthy and chatty' (photocopied typed short story with handwritten annotations) - 'Section one - True experiences / 1976 Repatriation story writing project' headed, first person story [assumed to be written by Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson), however point of view appears to be of a soldier, not a nurse] over three pages, glued in separately. Story is autobiographical and mentions 8th Battalion Pastors Hayden and Paddy O'Shea helping morale there and Padre J J Booth helping the unit the protagonist was attached to. Protagonist speaks of shocking sights and the poetry or history that these brought to the surface as well as different aspects of their experience. 40-45. 'St. Vincent - our Atlantic calling port.' & 'They need our help to-day' (typed poems[?]) - Pieces glued, out of order[?], [author assumed to be Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson)]. 46. 'Burial at sea.' (typed poem and information) - [author assumed to be Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson)] four stanzas of a poem followed by partial information about the authors experience of a burial at sea, the return to Australia experience and what the author did after. Information is incomplete, cut off mid sentence and not continued on next part. 47-50. 'The order of the Iris', 'The 42nd Unit transferred to Hill 60.' & 'The sunset call at sea.' (typed poetry and brief information) - A poem missing a beginning, followed by first title listed, then second title begun and continued on to second part, completed over page on third part and final poem on last part. [Author assumed to be Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson)] 51. 'Life in Salonica, 1918.' & 'Transport in Salonica - 1918' (typed poems) - [Author assumed to be Beryl Randall Trigellis-Smith (neé Sampson)] 52. 'Whatever happened to Macka?' (newspaper clipping) - Advertisement for the Returned Services League [unknown publication & date]. 53. 'Few passengers for free rides' (newspaper clipping) - Article by Bob Millington interviewing Colin Keon-Cohen (then president of Victorian branch of RSL) about the dwindling numbers of WWI veterans, loss of all Boer War vetrans, dinners held for veterans and how popularity in RSL clubs was growing. [unknown publication and date] 54. 'Nurses at war : Reflected in the pages of Nursing Mirror 1888-1978' (newspaper clipping) - Article by Barbara Rogers just prior to the 90th birthday of publication 'Nursing Mirror', describing the "adventurous response made by nurses in wartime". Published in Nursing Mirror, 6 April 1978. 55. 'Names & Addresses cond' (photocopied contact details) - Address and former unit details of people [on a tour?] along with Tour Escort, [tour assumed to be the RSL Pilgrimage to France in 1978]. 56. As for 3, except for handwriting on reverse as entire reverse glued to page. 57. 'The crimes of Germany' ([thermal?] photocopy of excerpts [from a newspaper supplement published after 1915]) - Published in London by The Field & Queen (Horace Cox) Ltd., excerpts include the front cover, pages 99-101 headed 'XVI - Poisoned wells.' & 'XVII - The execution of Miss Edith Cavell.' 58. 'War nurses hold jubilee dinner' (newspaper clipping) - Article on dinner held honouring the conferral of Royal to the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps that included over 560 guests nursing veterans from 1902 (who formed the Australian Army Nursing Service) through to Korean war nursing veterans, the Governor of Victoria (Sir Dallas Brooks), his wife, a Boer war nurse and others. Nurses mentioned by name: Ida O'Dwyer (Royal Red Cross), H[ilda Therese Redderwold] Samsing, E[mma] A[rgyle] Cuthbert, J[essie] McHardy White [neé Williamson], Jane Bell, Mrs P Sutherland [unable to find full and maiden name], Clara [Louisa] Ross, P[riscilla Isabel] Kirby [neé Wardle], Mrs E Lloyd, E[thel] J[essie] Bowe, E[dith] L[ydia] Shaw, J G [Effie Mary] Fussell [neé Garden], E[lizabeth] F[rancis] Johns, J[eanie] Gray Robertson, A[nnie] M[oran] Sage, Grace [Margaret] Wilson, C[harlotte Joan] G[sic] McRae, [Annie] I[na] Laidlaw, M[argaret Irene] Lang and Kathleen [Annie Louise] Best. Also mentioned Sybil Irving (Voluntary Aid Detachment), Major General [Frank] Kingsley Norris (Army Medical Officer). 59. 'Nursing a secret' (newspaper clipping) - Brief article with some biographical details on the wedding reception of Vivian Bullwinkel to Frank Statham and her soon move to Perth to be with Frank. [Publication unknown, circa 1977] 60. 'An Ecumenical Service of dedication for nurses' (pamphlet) - took place at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul Melbourne on Wednesday 10 May, 1978. 61. 'R.S.L. Victorian Branch : 60th Anniversary Remembrance Day Dinner' (menu pamphlet) - took place Friday 10 November 1978. 62. 'Circular : M/31/78' (invitation) - Distributed through RSL Victorian branch. From Premier of Victoria to "all ex-servicemen and women and their families in Victoria to attend the Remembrance Day Ceremony" 11/11/1978. 63. 'Remembrance Day Ceremony' (order of ceremony booklet) - Arranged by 'The Government of Victoria', took place at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne 11/11/1978. 64. (Original certificate) - From the Australian Comforts Fund, Victorian Division to Miss M Ambler [?] "In grateful recognition of valuable services rendered in a voluntary capacity to the Australian Comforts Fund during World War 1939=1945". 65. (Invitation) - To B[eryl Randall] Trigellis-Smith [(neé Sampson)] from Victorian Government "to attend a Luncheon celebrating the Anzac Landing Diamond Jubilee. Location National Gallery of Victoria, 22 April 1975. 66. (Menu) - from event in 65. Includes eight autographs including E M Fussell [?], Margaret Lang, Linda Douglas [?], Chris E Bonwick [?], G J McWilliams [?], Beryl [Randall] Trigellis-Smith [(neé Sampson)], Carl Klu [?], [?]. 67. (Invitation) - From Florence Nightingale Victorian War Nurses' Trust "Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal E.A. Daley, C.B.E., K.St.J. and trustees invite a representative of Edith Cavell Trust Fund to attend the War Nurses' Memorial Service to be held at the Edith Cavell Statue, Birdwood Avenue, on Sunday, 20th of April, 1975".Green album/scrapbook, covers and spine show wear, water marks and fading. Internally pages have been removed and many items have been put in or attached to the pages. The items inside have degraded but are mostly intact. There is no exact chronology to the scrapbook and some items appear to be out of order either with similar items or date wise. Most of the clippings are not annotated with dates or publications. Contains newspaper & magazine clippings, postcards, poetry, quotes/reflections, pamphlets (Order of services), photocopied correspondence, single page Order of Services/Service announcements, speeches & toasts, booklets, personal stories, contact details, photocopied excerpts, menus, invitations, order of ceremonies, certificates. [Multiple throughout scrapbook often indicating newspaper cutting was from and date]beryl randall trigellis-smith (neé sampson), nursing in warfare, royal australian army nursing corps, australian army nursing service, returned services league (rsl), returned nurses club

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

Photograph album displaying coloured photos from events occurring after 1994 involving the Returned Nurses Club of Victoria. It includes: - The Canberra Nurses Memorial site dedication 15th Feb 1997 - Queensland Biennial Conference 29th May 1997 - Nurses Memorial (St Kilda Rd Melbourne) 20th April 1997 - 50th anniversary luncheon 9th September 1997 - ANZAC Day Melbourne 1994 and 1995 It also includes a printed staple-bound program for the 'Australian Service Nurses National Memorial site dedication on Saturday 15 February 1997'.Burgundy photograph album with clear plastic cover. Spine displays multiple sets of three horizontal lines, the word 'photos' and four decorative symbols all printed in gold. Front cover has an ornate gold border, inside which is handwritten contents note. There is a white sticker label in the top left corner, partially covering a yellow star sticker that reads 'acid free pages'.'RSLNC - event / 1997 onwards' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the front cover] '1997 / R & S.N. CLUB / of VICTORIA / CANBERRA - NURSES / 15-2-97 MEMORIAL / QUEENSLAND - BIENNIAL / 29-5-97 CONFERENCE / NURSES MEMORIAL / ST KILDA RD MELBOURNE / 20-4-97' [Handwritten in gold ink on the front cover]war memorials, helen mccallum, returned and services nurses club, raanc, biennial conference queensland, elizabeth simpson, jean brown, cate hewins, elizabeth birchall, eve graham, betty lawson, jean handham, lorna johnston (whyte), jan mccarthy, clarice callaghan, carlene scanlon, dorothy ancell, nurses memorial

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

Form completed about Agnes Betty Jeffrey relating to her training and military information as a member of [Returned Nurses Sub-branch of the RSL Victoria]. Original completed copied form with many headings that are completed in handwritten blue ink'A. G. JEFFREY.' [Blue ink on back of form in the middle]returned nurses club, returned nurses sub-branch rsl victoria, agnes betty jeffrey, training & military service

A copy of the speech given by Wilma E F Oram (Mrs Young) to the Returned Nurses on March 22nd 1995. Wilma was part of the Australian Army Nursing Service and a Prisoner Of War in World War Two. Her speech is about her experiences as a Prisoner Of War in Singapore and concludes with her thanking the Returned Nurses for all the support they have given her. Photocopied typed transcript with some handwritten annotations on A4 paper. Two hole-pinched marks down the left side.'H82 / H43.' [handwritten in blue ink top right corner of front page, the H82 has been crossed out]wilma oram, wilma elizabeth forster young (nee oram), world war two, ww2, wwii, betty jeffrey, returned nurses club, wilma young

An account by Australian Army Nurse, Thelma McEachern (nee Bell), of her experiences as a nurse in the Second World War, in particular her experience aboard the Chinese vessel, 'Woosooee'. Thelma's account also describes the treatment of this group of nurses upon their return to Australia and how they were told not to speak of certain experiences as "it would do nothing to help our relations with Britain, or help the war effort" (Thelma Mc Eachern).Typed account in black ink on A4 paper with two hole-punch holes down the left side of all pages.world war two, ww2, wwii, returned nurses club, thelma may mceachern (neé bell), thelma bell, 12th australian general hospital, australian army nurse, singapore, 10th australian general hospital, batavia, australian army medical care

Dr Rupert Goodman has spent three years writing his book, 'Our War Nurses', as a "memorial to some of those brave women who have helped in our war years". The book traces the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Crorps from 1902 and the Boer War to today. Dr Goodman met with three of the women who inspired the book, Wilma Young, Betty jeffrey and Margaret O'Bryan. In Februrary 142, a ship ferrying 65 Australian nurses from Singapore to Australia was bombed by the Japanese. Twelve nurses drowned, 21 were shot and the rest were taken prisoner.A newspaper clipping of three columns of text beneath a large black and white photo of three older women and an older man looking at an open book between them.wwii, ww2, world war two, our war nurses - the history of the royal australian army nursing corps 1902-1988, world war 2, world war one, world war 1, ww1, wwi, korea, vietnam, margaret anderson, wilma oram, vyner brooke, empire star, banka, banka island, pacific, pow, prisoner of war, returned nurses club, anzac house

Wilma Young and Betty Jeffery were at Anzac House to launch 'Our War Nurses', by Rupert Goodman. Together they survived three years in a POW camp during World War 2, after surviving the sinking of the Vyner Brooke in 1942. Of the 65 nurses on board only 24 made it home to Australia. Betty said while nursing discipline and friendship helped her survive the camp, life after they came home wasn't easy either. She spent two years in hospital to "get right again', then wrote her book, 'White Coolies' about her experiences. A newspaper clipping consisting of four columns of text and a title under a large black and white photo cropped close in on two older women's smiling faces.wwii, ww2, world war two, our war nurses - the history of the royal australian army nursing corps 1902-1988, world war 2, wilma oram, vyner brooke, empire star, banka island, prisoner of war, returned nurses club, anzac house, indonesia, collins st

Somerville's new child-care centre has been named the Annie Sage Child-Care centre. Annie embarked on her nursing career by training at the old Melbourne Hospital, later becoming matron of the Baby Heath Centre Association Training School in Carlton. In World War 2 she was appointed matron-in-chief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps and saw service in the Middle East and Pacific areas. Colonel Sage was awarded the CBE, the Red Cross Medal and the Florence Nightingale Medal. Later she appointed lady superintendent of the Women's Hospital. After retirement Annie returned to Somerville.A newspaper clipping of a story with a large title above three columns of text'Peninsula Post (Our local paper) 9-12-87' [blue ink, along top]melbourne, valda cole, hastings historical society, benjamin baxter, baxter, carrup-carrup, carlton, new guinea, borneo, singapore, australian victory contingent, england, london, returned nurses club, hastings council, raanc, order of the british empire

A collection of media relating to Royal Australian Army Nurses during and after the Second World War, including memorial and commemorative ceremonies, nurse biographies and experiences, book reviews, news articles, and photographs.Blue post-bound album with triple gold lined border around the front cover and tiny gold square dots spaced out within the border. Hand-written in gold ink across the front is 'media album 2000'. There is gold writing down the spine. The album contains a large collection of photographs and mixed media items ranging from magazine and newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles, colour and black and white photos in a range of sizes, menu cards, ceremony programs.'MEDIA / ALBUM / 2000' [Hand written in gold ink on the front cover, the 2000 is quite smudged] 'RAANCA MEDIA 2000' [Hand written in gold ink down the spine] ' "M" ' [Hand written in black ink at the top of the spine] royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ceremonies, returned nurses club, anzac day march, anniversaries, wwii, second world war, ww2, sister vivian bullwinkel, military nursing - australia, sister molly young, korean conflict, shirley porter, joan wicks (nee bray), sister ellen mccarthy, banka massacre

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

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