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St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Certificate, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Nurses Training School certificate awarded to Nurse Mary Freitag, 6th June 1910, 06/06/1910
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Nurses Training School...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...This certificate was issued to Mary Freitag on 6th June 1910 on completion of her three years' training at St. Vincent's Training School for Nurses. It is signed by Mary Berchmans Daly, the Mother Rectress, and by A. E. Rowden-White, the honorary lecturer. Mary Freitag registered as a nurse and then went on to join the Australian Army Nursing Service in June 1917 and was posted to the Deccan War Hospital at Poona, India, which had 1,200 beds. There she tended the wounded soldiers brought from the battlefiends of Mesopotamia (Iraq). In March 1919, Mary then served on the hospital ship Varela before leaving the nursing corps to marry in September 1919.This item is of historical significance as an example of a graduation certificate that was issued to nurses at that time. It is a record of the service of Mary Freitag and it includes the signature of the Mother Rectress, Mary Berchmans Daly.Certificate hard bound in board covered with black leather. Gold lettering and a gold border decorate the front of the cover. The cover folds out to show printed certificate inside. Certificate inside is printed with nurse's name and signatures in black fountain pen.Nurse's name handwritten in black ink on the certificate: "Nurse Mary Freitag" Certificate is signed at the bottom: "A. E. Rowden-White, Mr" Hon. lecturer and "Mary Berchmans Daly", Mother Rectress. "6th June 1910" is written on the lower left of the certificate.nursing, world war i, graduation certificates, australian army nursing service, hospital ship varela, deccan war hospital, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Telegram from Mother Rectress, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne to Agnes McLean
... Telegram from Mother Rectress, St Vincent's Hospital...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Invitation to commence nursing training at St Vincents... Hospital Melbourne. Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ...Invitation to commence nursing training at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Certificate - Nurse's certificate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne awarded to Agnes McLean on qualifying as a fully trained registered nurse
... Nurse's certificate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne awarded...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...The certificate features an elaborate St Vincent's Hospital...The certificate features an elaborate St Vincent's Hospital ...The certificate features an elaborate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne insignia with Caritas Christi Urget Nos badge print. Caritas Christi Urget Nos is the motto of the hospital's founders, the Sisters of Charity of Australia.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Photograph - Record of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne laying of foundation stone, Main Block (Healy Wing), 1928
... Record of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne laying of...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne 1928. Laying of foundation...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne 1928. Laying of foundation ...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne 1928. Laying of foundation stone, crowds, banners, stone on a stage, dignitaries. His Eminence Cardinal Bonaventura Cerretti, Papal Legate to the Eucharistic Congress, blessed and laid this stone on October 6th, 1928. Inscription on back of photograph states, " Laying of foundation stone. 1st addition to St V's"st vincent's hospital melbourne, cardinal cerretti, eucharistic congress 1928, healy wing -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, St Vincent's Hospital, East Melbourne
... St Vincent's Hospital, East Melbourne...st vincent's hospital, melbourne...Black and white image of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. ...st vincent's hospital, melbourne hospital Black and white ...Black and white image of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. st vincent's hospital, melbourne, hospital -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Photograph - Ceremony of laying the foundation stone of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, in 1928
... Ceremony of laying the foundation stone of St Vincent's...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Healy Wing "View ..."View of the balcony of the 1st St V's. Drs quarters are in front. Taken at the laying of the foundation of the 1st addition"st vincent's hospital melbourne, healy wing -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Bryan Egan, Ways of a hospital: St. Vincent's Melbourne 1890's-1990's, 1993
... Ways of a hospital: St. Vincent's Melbourne 1890's-1990's...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... Victorian hospital St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Hospitals ...Founded as a religious hospital by the Sisters of Charity in !893, St Vincent's has become a distinctive part of Melbourne life. 'Ways of a Hospital" offers an engrossing look at the development and the culture of the hospital and it's place in the social history of the cityIllustrated book with dust jacket. Book is bound in black material, with title, author's and publisher's name printed in silver ink on spine. Dust jacket has background of mid-blue with narrow re borders top and bottom. Title in red, silver and black ink, authors name in white print on front and spine. Also on front is an oval shaped colour photo of the hospital. on the back cover is an image of the hospital logo and motto traslation in white printnon-fictionFounded as a religious hospital by the Sisters of Charity in !893, St Vincent's has become a distinctive part of Melbourne life. 'Ways of a Hospital" offers an engrossing look at the development and the culture of the hospital and it's place in the social history of the cityst vincent's hospital melbourne, hospitals-victoria-history, medical services, nurses -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Mother Rectress Gertrude Healy regarding her nursing qualities
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Blue Typed letter on St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... Typed letter on St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne letterhead ...Agnes McLean staff nurse competency.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, mother rectress gertrude healy. -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Postcard, C.W. Series, Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Circa 1914
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Black and white postcard showing photograph of St Vincent's...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...The postcard shows St Vincent's Hospital, on the northern side of Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, circa 1914. At left is the original hospital building, a converted terrace house, alongside the first purpose-built wing opened 1905 and the Cullen Wing (with facilities for medical students and residents) on the right. A group of two men and three boys stands on the footpath outside the Cullen Wing and a car is parked outside the main hospital building in the centre of the photograph. The reverse of the postcard is a letter from a niece to her uncle and aunt detailing their day trip into Melbourne, the places they saw, the people they met and the activities they took part in.This postcard is significant since it provides a rare view of the hospital from this location at this point in its history.Black and white postcard showing photograph of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne on the front and a letter is written in pencil on the reverse.On the reverse is a handwritten letter in pencil from a niece to her aunt and uncle about a day trip they took into Melbourne. The message is dated January 27, 1914.st vincent's hospital melbourne, streetviews, postcards, hospital buildings, fitzroy -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Photograph - Laying of foundation stone St Vincent's Hospital Main Block (Healy Wing),1928
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ceremony of laying...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ceremony of laying ...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ceremony of laying of foundation stone 1928Photo 1 inscription " View of Mt St Evins at the laying of the foundation of St V's." Photo 2 inscription " At the laying of the Foundation Stone for the 1st addition to St V's Hospital"st vincent's hospital melbourne, agnes mclean, healy wing -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Photograph - Agnes McLean photographs at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, Circa 1928-1934
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... Hospital Melbourne including laying the foundation stone, St Evins..., the Eucharistic Congress. St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Mount St Evin's ...Nurses in uniform photographed at events at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne including laying the foundation stone, St Evins, the Eucharistic Congress.st vincent's hospital melbourne, mount st evin's private hospital melbourne, eucharistic congress 1928, agnes mclean, sister alphonsus, mary devine, mary rawson, mother dorothea, ida and marion o'doherty, gert o'toole, cardinal cerrutti, ciss farrell, theatre nurse uniform 1928 -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Certificate, Osboldstone & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Life Governor's Certificate awarded to William Walter Hughes by M. Alphonsus O'Doherty, 1933-1939
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St. Vincent's Hospital / Melbourne / Life Governor's...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...The certificate was presented to Mr Hughes after he had helped to collect 500,000 pounds for various charities, including St Vincent's Hospital. The certificate is accompanied by a letter from the item's donor which summarises the achievements of Mr Hughes.Certificate is printed on paper which has been glued onto thick card. Certificate is printed in grey, cream, yellow and dark blue and featuring black and white photographs of St Vincent's Hospital. The names of the recipient and Mother Rectress have been written in black ink. The certificate has been broken into two separate pieces down the centre.St. Vincent's Hospital / Melbourne / Life Governor's Certificate / It is hereby Certified that / Mr. William Walter Hughes. / has been appointed an / honorary Life Governor of the Institution / M. Alphonsus O'Doherty / Mother Rectressst vincent's hospital melbourne, fundraising, certificates -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Scrapbook, Press cuttings 25th Sept., 1951 - 11th July, 1952, Circa 1951
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... pasted into the book. Topics include: St Vincent's Hospital...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...Newspaper clippings from Melbourne newspapers: The Age, The Sun, The Catholic Weekly, The Argus, The Herald have been pasted into the book. Topics include: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Hospital funding, changes to hospital management in Australia, nurses and nursing, medical training, blood donations, State and Federal health policies.Hard bound exercise book with grey cover and lined pages. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into the book in chronological order. The date and source have been written underneath each clipping.Written in black pen on the cover: Press cuttings / 25th Sept., 1951 - 11th July, 1952 Printed on the cover: The..../ Commerce/ Seriesst vincent's hospital melbourne, scrapbooks, newspapers -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Scrapbook
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne..., St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, nurses' examination results...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from Melbourne newspapers: The Age, The Sun, The Argus and The Herald. The period covered is 23rd June 53 - 19th September 1954. Newspaper article topics include: State and Federal funding, policies and support of hospitals in general, Victorian hospital boards and their members, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, nurses' examination results etc.Hardcover, lined book with a red stippled cover and red tape spine. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into the book in chronological order. The last few pages are unused.st vincent's hospital melbourne, newspapers, scrapbooks -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Uniform - Belt buckle, Circa 1955-1972
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...The buckle was awarded to nurses after successful passing of their first year examination ("first professional") and was a prized object. When the buckle was withdrawn in 1972 with the introduction of a new style of trainee nurses uniform without belt and buckle nurses protested at the change. In response the buckle was then awarded after the staffing year.Circular silver metal buckle with four pierced circular sections spaced at equidistant intervals around the buckle's edge.Intertwined initials of hospital 'SVH' in blue enamel edged with silver metal on circular relief at centre of badge. Manufacturer's name 'Swann & Hudson Frankston' inscribed on reverse of badge. st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses uniform -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Administrative record - Register, Nurses' Register St Vincent's Hospital, 03/04/1909
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...Chronological listing of nurse trainees at St Vincent's Nurses' Training School 1893-1930, 1948 - 1950. Register has some blank pages in the middle and trainees from the years 1931 to 1948 were written in a different register. Despite the inside front cover indicating 1909, the first entries in the register are dated 1893, implying that some entries may have been written retrospectively. Information about students includes: name, address, age, religion, date training commenced and date training ended, the duration of holidays taken during each of the three years of training, the entrance fee paid, the nurse's signature and information about where the nurse went after graduation.This item is historically significant because it records the names of the women who trained at the hospital from the foundation of the hospital.Large hard bound book in green with brown leather corners and spine. Lettering on the cover in gold. Interior of book is in the form of a printed ledger with each entry covering two facing pages. Front and back inside pages are marbled and edges of pages are also marbled. Information about students has been handwritten into the printed boxes.st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses, training, nursing -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Photograph, Resident Medical Officers St Vincent's Hospital 1935
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...One of a series of annual Resident Medical Officer (RMO) portrait photograph groups that used to hang in the RMO quarters in the old Boiler Room building. Black and white image. Grey background has nine oval photographic portraits arranged across it with the title in white at the bottom. Each portrait has the person's name printed in white beneath it.Resident Medical Officers / St. Vincent's Hospital / 1935. The named portraits from left to right are: Dr. E.A. Briglia, Dr. J.J.M. Kenny, Dr. F.G. Prendergast / Dr. A.R. Kelly, Dr. J. Horan, Dr. A.J. Carroll / Dr. S.J. O'Loughlin, Dr. L.A. Hardy, Dr. J.F.Cadest vincent's hospital melbourne, hospital staff, portraits, resident medical officers -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Scrapbook, Press Cuttings
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...Clippings cover the period: 12th July 1952 - 22nd June 1953. Newspaper clippings are from Melbourne newspapers: The Age, the Argus, The Sun and The Herald. Topics include: St Vincent's redevelopment, Federal and State hospital funding, articles about regional hospitals including Kyneton and Gippsland, medical conferences, nurses and other medical topics.Hardcover lined exercise book with grey cover and red taped spine. A cream rectangular lable is pasted onto the front. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into the book in chronological orderLable on front cover includes the following: Handwritten in black pen: Press Cuttings Scrawled in green ink: * HCC Printed: Faintst vincent's hospital melbourne, newspapers, scrapbooks -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Artwork, other - Painting, Circa 1966-1967
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives Devonshire Arms ...This painting was presented to the St Vincent's civilian medical team by the people of An Giang Province, Vietnam, in recognition of their work in the area. St Vincent's sent four civilian clinical teams to Long Xuyen, South Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 as part of an aid program administered by the Australian Department of External Affairs to assist Vietnamese medical and paramedical personnel and provide medical aid to everyone who needed it. The service of the Australian civilian teams who went to Vietnam 1964 - 1972 was recognised with a special plaque within the grounds of the Australian War Memorial in October 2008. This item has historical significance because it is a memento of the hospital's involvement in a nationally significant wartime aid program to South Vietnam. Landscape painting of deer near a forest stream. Painted in the traditional Vietnamese style using lacquer and paint. Artwork is framed in a black frame but is not behind glass. The artist is unknown.Plaque is attached at lower left corner and translated reads: The people of An Giang Province / are extremely grateful to the Australian Surgical Team.st vincent's hospital melbourne, paintings, artworks, south vietnam, medical aid -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Dr Edward James Grieve regarding her qualities as a nurse
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Document ...agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Dr Alfred Edward Rowden White regarding her qualities as a nurse
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Document ...agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Telegram from H McLean to Nurse McLean
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne.... Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Typewritten ...Congratulations on successful completion of nurse training. agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document (item) - Reference for Agnes McLean from Mother Mary Alacoque Connell, Principal Sacred Heart College Ballarat East, 1925
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... Principal. St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Agnes McLean Sacred Heart ...Reference to commence nursing training from High School Principal.st vincent's hospital melbourne, agnes mclean, sacred heart college ballarat east, mother mary alacoque connell -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Dr Charles Gordon Shaw regarding her qualities as a nurse
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...-Patients Department. Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ...Reference regarding nursing experience in wards and Out-Patients Department.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr charles gordon shaw. -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Dr Hugh Devine regarding her qualities as a nurse
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Dr Hugh Devine ...agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr hugh devine -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Dr Murray Morton regarding her qualities as a nurse
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Dr Murray ...agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr murray morton -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Document - Reference for Agnes McLean from Dr Leo Doyle regarding her qualities as a nurse, 1928/1928
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne...Dr Leo Doyle Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ...dr leo doyle, agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Certificate - St Vincents Hospital Melbourne Training School for Nurses certificate in elementary anatomy and physiology awarded to Agnes McLean, 1926
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne.... Agnes McLean St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Dr John Hayden ...Certificate awarded for passing first professional exams.Printed certificate in blue script writing with a handwritten signature in black ink.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr john hayden -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Mary Sheehan, A profession's pathway: nursing at St Vincent's since 1893, 2005
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... and those experienced at the Alfred St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ...This a comprehensive history of nursing at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital. It documents the transformation of nursing practice and education since the hospital's opening in 1893Illustrated book. On front cover is a black and white photograph of the 1905 building c.1914, it shows the east side of the building with nurses on the balconies. Title in gold and white print on a blue rectangular background superimposed on this photo, as are the authors names in white print. On the spine in white print on a brown background are the abbreviated title, author's surname and publisher's name. On the back cover is a coloured photo of a group of nurses outside hospital entrance c.2004 on brown backgroundnon-fictionThis a comprehensive history of nursing at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital. It documents the transformation of nursing practice and education since the hospital's opening in 1893st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses, nursing, hospitals-victoria-history -
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives
Album - Agnes McLean photograph album, Souvenir St Vincent's Melbourne, the foundation stone new wing 1928
... St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne... Mary Aikenhead St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Nurses Victoria ...Images in the album are related to the laying of the foundation stone of St Vincent's new wing in 1928 as well as the royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927. A loose newspaper clipping contained in the album titled "Fitzroy's Welcome" provides information on the royal visit which extended into Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond. A minute photo on page 18 of the album shows an image of the royal yacht. Album contents and descriptions written: Page 1, Mother Mary Aikenhead foundress of the Sisters of Charity. Page 2, Mother Mary Berchmans foundress of St Vincent's. Page 3, The Papal Legate Cardinal Cerretti XX1X eucharistic congress laying of the foundation stone SVHM1928. Page 4, His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne the most Rev Daniel Mannix 1928. Page 5, The stand from which the cardinal addressed the meeting. Page 6, En route to "Stand" SVH. Page 7, The stone ready to be blessed. Page 8, The Cardinal going to bless the stone. Page 9, The blessing of the stone. Page 10, Listening to the Cardinal. Page 11, The mallet and the trowel used. Page 12, The stone is well and truly laid, Page 13, Via the enclosure. Page 14, St V's nurses. Page 15, The Subway. Page 16, En route to Reception Hall. Page 17, The Reception Hall. Page 18, The Stage Garlands, CLC students entertained. Page 19, Royal visit His RH the Duke of York. Page 20, The Duchess of York. Page 21, The living check. Page 22, The guard of honour SVH nurses. Page 23, Fire station en fete opposite SVH. Page 24, Victoria Parade for a Royal Visit.Bound with ribbon-string, a bonded cardboard album containing 24 pages of photographs secured in black corners. There is an embossed image on the front cover of an elegant woman's head in a heart and floral shape design.Each page has script style black ink descriptions of the photograph.archbishop daniel mannix, mother mary berchmans daly, cardinal bonaventura cerretti, duke of york, duchess of york, mother mary aikenhead, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses, victoria parade, eastern hill fire station., tunnels, brenan hall