THIS ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IN 1901. IT WAS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE TRAINING AND REGISTRATION OF NURSING. THIS BECAME THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING IN 1934. IT ALSO GAVE RISE TO THE FORMATION OF THE UNION AS WE KNOW IT.THIS IS HUGELY SIGNIFICANT AND RELATES TO THE BEGINNING OF NURSING BECOMING A MORE PROFESSIONAL CAREER, EVOLVING FROM THE ORIGINAL ASSOCIATION TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING AND THE ANMF. ALL ALFRED HOSPITAL GRADUATE NURSES LOOKED FORWARD TO THEIR 'RVT' GRADUATION PARTY - UNIVERSALLY KNOWN AS THE RVT. THIS WAS ARRANGED BY THE GROUP JUNIOR TO THE GRADUATING GROUP. IT WAS HELD IN THE MAIN NURSES' RESIDENCE PREVIOUSLY ON THE CORNER OF PUNT RD AND COMMERCIAL RD. THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE WAS TO WALK DOWN THE STAIRS TO THE FOYER, ONE AT A TIME WITH A PARTNER, AND PASS UNDER AN ARBOUR - LAVISHLY DECORATED WITH FRESH FLOWERS, CHAMPAGNE WAITING IN THE FOYER. USUALLY DRESSED IN FORMAL ATTIRE, AND OFF TO A FORMAL DINNER AFTERWARDS.BRASS PLAQUE, BLACK ENGRAVINGROYAL VICTORIAN TRAINING NURSES/ASSOCIATION/FOURTH FLOOR MRS MALCOLMalfred hospital nurses league, alfred hospital nursing archives, royal victorian trained nurses association (rvt)