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

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

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

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

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

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 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

The certificate states that Diane O'Neill resided in St Vincent's Hospital and received training as a nurse for 3 years, 1948-1951. It states that she has passed the prescribed course of lectures and examinations and is now a fully qualified trained general nurse. The certificate is ornately printed in caligraphy style and signed in ink by the Honorary Lecturers, the Medical Superintendant and the Mother Rectress. diane o'neill, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse registration, nurse training

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

Photograph of May Mulcare in nurses uniform outside St Vincents Hospital ward, St Columba's. Photograph of May Mulcare in civilian dress, a suit, hat and white gloves. Circa 1940's. Photograph of May Mulcare and family, taken with her nephew Phillip Mulcare when he graduated from Flinders Naval College in 1955. may mulcare, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse

Certificate states that Dorothy Stubbs has passed nursing theory and practice examinations for her preliminary training at St Vincent's Hospital in invalid, convalescent and home cookery. This was a pre-requisite at that time for the three year General Nursing Course. It is signed by Mother Rectress M Geradus Sholl and Lecturer Lillian Fraser Smith.dorothy stubbs ( later morrison), st vincent's hospital melbourne, mother geradus scholl, lillian fraser smith, preliminary nurse training, convalescent and home cookery

Nursing exam questions comprehensively answered with exact detail of Nurse Freda Fatzeus' knowledge of the subjects, eg hysteria diagnosis and treatment, description of the respiratory mechanism, bones and joints of the superior extremity, anatomy and physiology of the stomach, duodenum and its accessory glands etc. There is possibly an exam mark of 96 written in pencil at the top of the 1st page. freda fatzeus, st vincent's hospital melbourne, nursing exams

Each disease is described in length, how to nurse, what complications may occur and precautions to take, eg with Typhoid Fever, urine needs to be boiled to prevent spread of disease, container is to stand in antiseptic, kept separate, and if in the country, buried. Notes state:" the nurse must do all in her power to induce rest and sleep with the patients, eg warm sponge, frequent comfort positioning in bed." Other diseases detailed are Meningitis, Phthisis, Diptheria, Scarlet Fever, Measles, Pneumonia, all needing isolation nursing. How to prepare solutions give enemas and bowel washouts are described in these comprehensive notes indicative of the heavy, onerous nursing requirements practiced at that time. st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, clinical notes, infectious diseases, freda fatzeus

The certificate states that Miss Kathleen Wheeler has passed in elementary anatomy and physiology in 1926 and is signed by Dr W.J. O'Loughlin MMBS, Lecturer. This certificate was part of the first-year preliminary training requirement that nurses had to undertake to become a fully qualified nurse in three years of clinical and practical learning. st vincent's hospital melbourne, kathleen p. wheeler, dr w. j. o'loughlin, nurse training

The summary documents Miss Wheelers' time during her training. For example, nurses were given board and meals but not paid wages. They had to bring linen and sets of cutleries and had to pay a ten-pound entrance fee to cover uniforms and laundering. There was a six-week probation period and if accepted, they became junior nurses who studied theory whilst working long hours in the hospital. st vincent's hospital melbourne, nurse training, kathleen p. wheeler