Certificate of Midwifery Nursing for Gertrude Good of the Women's Hospital on August 7th 1913. 'Gertrude Good was an Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) Matron and Sister who served extensively during World War I. Enlisting in 1914, she is primarily known for her dedicated service on hospital ships and sea transport sections bringing sick and wounded Australian troops home'. - Australian War Memorial websiteCertificate stamped in red ink on pale brown paper, details are handwritten in black ink. There is a burgundy sticker seal in the lower left corner.'Midwifery' [Handwritten in black ink on the second line] 'Gertrude Good' and 'Women's Hospital' [Handwritten in black ink on the fourth line] 'Aug 7th 1913' and 'midwifery' [Handwritten in black ink on the fifth line] '?' [Illegible signature in lighter black ink next to the word 'President'] '? A. Jones' [Signed in lighter black ink next to the words 'Member of Council'] 'Mary M. Finlay' [Signed in lighter vlack ink next to 'Honorary Secretary']gertrude good, royal victorian trained nurses association, certificates, nurse training, 1913, australian army nursing serive

Document dating from the late 1920's when some nurses worked as private practicioners. The list outlines weekly rates for various types of nursing care, and the rates for preparing and assisting in a major operation in a private houseInsight into private nursing practice in the 1920'sSingle sheet of white paperwith black print. Fees on right hand side, and account on left, with details originally handwritten paper has been folded in half to create four pages. Black print on cream background. Previous catalogue number handwritten [black ink] on a white sticker. at top right nursing, private nursing, nurses pay rates - victoria, australian nursing federation. victorian branch-history, royal victorian trained nurses 'association

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)

Certificate awarded upon a nurse's registration with the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association Of significance to AHNL as an example of an early registration certificateBlack leather-bound folder. Decorative border on front and back cover [stamped in gilt] on front cover are the words 'NURSE'S /CERTIFICATE/' bar/'R.V.T.N.A.' [stamped in gilt] Inside is the certificate of The Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association registering the recipient as a General Nurse Elizabeth Bertha Wright, Koonwarra, High St., Armadale Nov 14 1908' signatures of the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association: [?] President, 'Greta Lyons' Member of Council and [?] Wood, Honorary secretary Previous catalogue number written on small white sticker at top right of front covernurses, nursing, elizabeth bertha wright, royal victorian trained nurses association (rvt)

non-fictionUNA, the journal of the Victorian Trained Nurses Association (1903-1974). Media images: UNA Nursing Journal Vol. 74 No. 4 July-August 1976. Members have often asked where the name UNA originated. On this final issue, that question is answered UNA Nursing Journal Vol. 74 No. 2 March-April 1976. RANF (Vic Branch) Specialised Area Nurses - Special Interest Group: four members of the committee at the Burns Study day held at Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg on Wednesday 11th February. Left to right: Robyn Millership, Chairman; Judy Aiello, Vice Chairman; Diane Blair; Margaret Farnfield, Hon. Secretary UNA Nursing Journal : Journal of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing Vol. 67 September 1969. Cover picture: Miss Judith Watts is featured on the cover as the graduate of St. Vincent's Maternity Hospital who gained the highest marks in the Midwifery examination in September, 1969 UNA : Journal of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing Vol. 42 No. 9 September 1944. Group of nurses leaving the University after the theoretical examination of the Nurses' Board UNA : The Journal of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing Vol. 38 No. 1 January 1940. Women's Hospital Melbourne UNA : The Journal of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing Vol. 37 No. 12 December 1939. The caravan comes to the Mallee UNA : The Journal of the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association Vol. 18 No. 5 July 1920. Council intelligence; personal; the Alfred Hospital Nurses' League UNA : The Journal of the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association Vol. 11 No. 4 June 1913. List of members UNA : The Journal of the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association Vol. 3 No. 11 January 1906. Hospital news: Queen Victoria Hospital; Women's Hospital; Kyneton Hospital; Maldon Hospital; Maryborough Hospital; Ovens District Hospital; Warrnambool Hospital. Christmas, 1905, amongst a few of the district nurses' patientsnursing history, nursing, nursing education, nursing professional standards, nurses - labour unions - victoria, labour unions, history of nursing, australian trained nurses' association, nursing periodicals, royal victorian college of nursing, royal australian nursing federation, australian nursing federation. victorian branch, anmf, anf, ranf, rvcn, vtna, atna, rvtna

Illustrated hardcover book with dustjacket. Book has a maroon cover with abbreviated title, authors names and illustration of a nurse in gold print on spine. Dust jacket is pink with white panels at top and bottom. Title is printed in maroon and black ink on front top panel, and authors names printed in blue ink on bottom front panel. Four portrait sketches of various nurses in small white ovals appear on the pink area of both front and back covers. Abbreviated title and authors names are printed in black ink on spine, along with coloured illustration of nurse.non-fictionThe history of nursing and the Victorian Trained Nurses Association in Victoria from the mid 19th century until 1934. The book explores the history of nurse training, registration and examination, as well as the effects on nursing throughout the First World War and the Great Depression. nurses in warfare, victoria, nurses, history of nursing, trained nurses association

Mary Beatrice Josephine Maggs (1892-1960) came to Australia in 1914 and was a governess for Mr Alfred Rutter Clarke at his mansion "Merriwa" on Orrong Road, Toorak. Mary returned to England in 1919 and furthered her studies in nursing. When she returned to Australia in 1924 she was head nurse at a number of Hospitals, Private Hospital in Loch, Tatura Bush Nursing Home, Mooroopna. Certificate of General Nursing 1919 of Mary B MaggsThe Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association / CERTIFICATE FOR GENERAL NURSING / Signed by President, Member of Council, Secretarymaggs mary, medicine, nursing, thompson jean, hospitals, early settlers, pioneers, melbourne hospital

Muriel Slater, Certificate for General Nursing, 1st June 1916. The Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association. Training completed at the Ballarat Base Hospital.slater, muriel slater, certificate, general nursing, 1916, ballarat base hospital, nurse, ballarat

The name "Margaret Lilian Poultney" appears in a list of successful candidates in examinations conducted by the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association in May 1917. The list was published in the Ballarat Courier on 7 June 1917.Copy of black and white photo of young woman in nurse's uniform circa 1915"Nurse Lillian Poultney".lillian poultney, nurses

According to an article on page 13 of The Melbourne Argus on Wednesday 15 June 1921, Ethyl May Lynn was a successful candidate at the examinations held by The Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association held in May 1921.The Lynn family is well-known in the Orbost area. Ethel Lynn is believed to have been working at Bairnsdale in 1924. Ethyl Lynn was the onlychild of Samuel James Lynn and Elizabeth Jane Lynn ( nee Warren). Samuel Lynn (1865-1949) was a farmer and grazier at Jarrahmond and bred Clydesdales.A certicate on a board. The certificate is from the Bairnsdale District Hosptal - the Training School for Nurses. It is inscribed to Ethel May Lynn. There is a badge associated with this -544.2

Button distributed to and worn by Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) members. The ANF has been campaigning for greater professional recognition of nurses since its inception as the Victorian Trained Nurses’ Association in 1901. The front cover of the July 2006 issue of the Victorian Branch newsletter 'On the Record' features a nurse wearing a sticker with a similar design as this badge, suggesting it was manufactured and distributed around this time.Circular blue, green and white plastic badge. Silver metal, plastic-coated, with safety pin fastener adhered to back. Badge printed with 'Proud to be a NURSE' and the ANF [Australian Nursing Federation] logo.nursing, unionism, professional identity, nurses, lobbying, badges, buttons, pins, trade unions, labour history, australian nursing federation

Tan and white paperback book with red, tan and white writing on cover and spine. Cover also has an image of women in army nursing uniforms standing in front of a field of tentsfictionA tribute to the service and sacrifice of the thirty nine nurses listed on the Bendigo Base Hospital Roll of Honour. Also five nurses who trained at Bendigo Hospital and another four with Bendigo connections, who were not listed on the Roll of Honour.australian nurses, nursing in warfare, bendigo, victoria, world war two, wwii, ww2