The pen may have been gifted or presented to Joan D'Arcy for her service or a commemoration event at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, e.g nurses special reunion function.St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne written on clip and there is a St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne crest on the top of the pen.joan d'arcy, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nursing service

The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurses' graduation badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold capital writing. The meaning is "the love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is a gold Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing the Heart of Charity, the Anchor of Hope and the Cross of Faith, all symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity.St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne in capital letters adorns the top of the badge with Caritas Christi Urget Nos on the bottom.st vincent's hospital melbourne, nursing badge, sisters of charity st vincent's hospital melbourne, vivienne pearce

The second page of the certificate states that Joan D'Arcy resided at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, received training for three years, passed the prescribed course of examinations and is now qualified to act as a fully trained nurse. The certificate is signed by Mother Geradine Sholl, Honorary Lecturers, the Medical Superintendent and Nurse Joan D'Arcy.st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse, nurse training, joan mary d'arcy, nurses' graduation certificate

A reference regarding Agnes McLean's staff nurse competency. Often nurses were required to undertake instruction in invalid cookery at Emily McPherson College or at Swinburne Technical School and the Nurses Board vigorously enforced this rule in 1934. A reference such as this was probably used for this and other nursing studies or employment. Ref page 64 A Professions Pathway by Mary Sheehan.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, mother rectress gertrude healy., invalid cookery

The pen may have been presented to Nurse Joan D'Arcy for her service to the hospital, a commemoration of a special event at the hospital or it may have been a memento celebrating a nurses reunion. St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is written in gold on the clip and there is an image of the hospital crest on the top of the pen. joan d'arcy, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nursing service, nurse

Historical 4 digit phone number with the letter "J" preceding the number. It is not known whether the letter "J" was a prefix for the hospital switchboard or that of the local Fitzroy telephone exchange.st vincent's hospital melbourne, stationery, telephone number

The photograph belongs to Mary Deane and appears to be taken on top of the Druids building at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne. Mary appears to have graduated as she is wearing her "St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nursing sister's veil" and colleagues are all smiling and happy.st vincent's hospital nurse training., mary deane, druids building st vincent's hospital melbourne

Nurse Joan D'Arch would have worn this cap during her three years of training at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne as part of her regulation uniform.Centered on the forehead is a round blue machined SVHM logo. nurses, nurses uniform, nurses cap, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training

The first page of the folder contains the elaborate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Training School emblem. The second page certifies that Mary Freitag has passed and is fully registered as a trained nurse following a three-year course in Medical, Surgical, Ophthalmic and Gynaecological Nursing. It is signed by A E Rowden White MD Honorary Lecturer and Mother Mary Berchmans Daly, Rectress.St Vincents Hospital Melbourne Training School for Nurses.st. vincents hospital melbourne, mary freitag, nurse training

The certificate folder was presented to St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurses on graduation. It is signed by M M Considine, Mother Rectress and Honorary Lecturers, the Medical Superintendent and the graduationg nurse, K Olive Cass. The first page is a sketch of the Healy Wing of St Vincents Hospital depicting the training school for nurses. The second page certifies that Olive K Cass has received training for three years and has attended the prescribed course of lectures and has passed the prescribed examinations. Olive K Cass is now qualified to act as a trained General Nurse. olive k cass, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, mother mary considine, james j hayden mrcog.frcs, hacooley frcs, gerald doyle mrcp, fj witherington medical superintendent

Dorothy Stubbs and her nursing colleagues photographed at various locations at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. For example, "at Bottles", which was the nursing quarters separate from the hospital in Victoria Parade, and "St Micks" (St Michael's) ward in the Healy building.st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, dorothy stubbs ( later morrison), bottles nursing quarters

At graduation, nurses were presented with the St Vincent's Hospital badge by a Sister of Charity Superior or Mother Rectress. The badge certified that nurses could now practice as a qualified nursing sister.The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Nurses' Graduation Badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold capitals on the bottom edge. The meaning is "The love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is a cut-out gold Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing the Heart of Charity, the Anchor of Hope and the Cross of Faith, all the symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charityst vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, margaret tutton, st vincent's hospital melbourne nurses' graduation badge, sisters of charity melbourne

The certificate folder 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 and means the love of Christ urges us. agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne 1928. Laying of foundation stone, large crowds including dignitaries, the stone on a centre stage surrounded by banners. 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, healy wing

The certificate states that Kathleen Heaphy attended the prescribed course of lectures at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne for three years and passed examinations and is now a fully trained general nurse. It is signed by Mother Rectress M. Gonzaga Considine, Honorary Lecturers, the Medical Superintendent and Nurse Heaphy.Details are entered in ink with Kathleen's name elaborately written in a classic style of formal cursive writing.kathleen heaphy, st vincent's hospital melbourne, mother rectress m. gonzaga considine, sisters of charity melbourne, nurse training.

Nurse Isabel Kilpatrick graduated from St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Training School in 1937. During the three training years, nurses wore a cap. At graduation, nurses gained their nursing or "sisters" veil or " captail". It was worn proudly as recognition of achievement and identified the sister as now a Victorian State Registered Nurse or SRN.isobel kilpatrick, nurses veil, captail, state registered nurse, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, graduation veil

A fundraising and social dinner dance was arranged on Moonee Valley Cup night, Saturday October 23, at Myer Mural Hall, Bourke Street Melbourne. There is a list of known medical and nursing hosts and hostesses including Lady Patricia Connelly (formerly Holschier) who trained at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. The cost is a donation of three pound- thirteen pence. st vincent's hospital melbourne, lady patricia connelly nee holschier, myer mural hall melbourne

The folder opens with the sketch image of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Daly Wing. The second page certifies that Judith Anne Scully has received training for three years and has passed prescribed examinations and is now fully qualified to act as a fully trained nurse. It is signed by four Honorary Lecturers, Mother Rectress, the Medical Superintendent and Judith Scully. Sketch drawing, content print and ink signatures.st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, judith scully, daly wing st vincent's hospital, nurses' graduation certificate

At graduation, nurses were presented with the St Vincent's Hospital badge by a Sister of Charity Superior or Mother Rectress. The badge certified that nurses could now practice as a qualified nursing sister.Engraved name M Rosengren in capital letters on the back of the badge.st vincent's hospital melbourne, margaret rosengren, nurse, graduation lapel badge, sisters of charity

The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurse's graduation badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold on the bottom. The meaning is "The love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is the Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing the Heart of Charity, the Anchor of Hope and the Cross of Faith, all the symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity.Badge 1 is Circa 1947 contains the gold hospital crest and blue banner and has the inscription S.V.H. Melbourne uppermost and Caritas Christi Urget Nos on the bottom edge in darker blue. A small gold safety chain is attached. Badge 2 contains the hospital crest, blue banner and a darker blue scrolled ribbon with St Vincent's Hospital adorned in gold writing and is dated much later, perhaps as a participation or years of service badge. st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurses badges, joan mary d'arcy, sisters of charity melbourne

The first page of the certificate folder contains the elaborate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Training School emblem. The second page certifies that Miss Mary Bernard Brennan has received training as a Nurse for a period of three years. She has attended the prescribed course of lectures and has passed the prescribed examinations and that she is qualified to act as a Trained General Nurse. It is signed by Honorary Lecturer JA Horan MBBS and Mother Rectress, M.A.O'Doherty SRN.mary bernard brennan, st vincent's hospital melbourne nurse training, dr john horan md. bs, mother rectress m.a. o'doherty srn

The first page of the folder contains the elaborate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Training School emblem containing the crest "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" in the middle. The second page certifies that Kathleen P. Wheeler has passed the final examination of the conjoint board of examiners of the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association. It states that Kathleen is fully registered as a Trained Nurse following a three-year course in Medical, Surgical, Opthalmic and Gynaecological Nursing. It is dated June 1928 and is signed Edward Prendergast MBBS, Honorary Lecturer and Mary Gertrude Healy, Mother Rectress.st vincent's hospital melbourne, kathleen p. wheeler, nurse training

At graduation, nurses were presented with the St Vincent's Hospital badge by a Sister of Charity Superior or Mother Rectress. The badge certified that nurses could now practice as a qualified nursing sister. The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne nurse's graduation badge has an outer darker blue border with "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" written in gold on the bottom. The meaning is "The love of Christ urges us on". Within, there is the Crown of Mary, or Our Lady, the Patroness for the Sisters of Charity. There is a lighter blue banner containing the Heart of Charity, the Anchor of Hope and the Cross of Faith, all the symbols of nurses working under the guidance of the Sisters of Charity. There are engraved letters on the back of the badge with the letters "AMC".st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, anne carolan, graduation badge

The artwork was presented to James Francis O'Neill, Esquire, for his "unselfish work" at St Vincent's Hospital for twenty- one years, 1924-1945. Eleven of these years were spent as Honorary Secretary of the Wellwishers League who conducted three public appeals. james francis o'neill, sisters of charity st vincent's hospital melbourne, st vincent's hospital melbourne, diane o'neill, the wellwishers league of st vincents hospital melbourne

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.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

Photos include nursing colleagues in uniform, in theatre and night duty, social occasions at St Vincent's. Nurses are in full uniform, cap, starched loose fitting, long sleeved white linen dresses buttoned to drop waist with belt, white stockings and heeled court leather regulation shoes. Religious Sisters of Charity in full black winter habits, veils and rosary beads. Laying of new building (later: Healy) Foundation Stone 1928, celebrations in Druids Wing, Brenan Hall.st vincent's hospital melbourne, brenan hall, religious sisters of charity, nurses, foundation stone 1928