Physical description

Shelf One – North End of Isolation Ward
 1 x slipper enamel bedpan
 1 x enamel pan with spout
 1 x stainless steel bedpan
 1 x stainless steel urinal
 2 x ceramic urinals
 1 x ceramic bowl


Shelf Two – North end of Isolation Ward
 1 x small enamel kidney dish
 2 x slipper ceramic bedpans
 1 x enamel wash-bowl & jug


Shelf Three – North end of Isolation Ward
 1 X dry Steriliser


Shelf Four – North end of Isolation Ward
 1 X steam Steriliser
Shelf One – South end of Isolation Ward
 1 x nurse’s dictionary
 Domestic Medical Practice Book
 Doctor and Specialist Book
 Aids to Gynaecological Nursing Book
 Foundations of Anatomy & Physiology Book
 2 x thermometers
 1 x stainless steel swab bowl
 1 x ophthalmoscope
 1 x stainless bowl & bandages
 1 x scissors/ tweezers kit
 1 x large operating scissors & 1 x operating tweezers
 1 x camode pot
 1 x sigmoidoscope
 3 x plessors

Shelf Two – South end of Isolation Ward
 1 x ceramic jug
 Kaarimba Ladies Auxiliary History of Num. Dist. Health
 Nursing Certificates & Notebooks – Winifred Smith

Shelf Three – South end of Isolation Ward
 Nursing Certificates & Notebooks – Winifred Smith
Shelf Four – South end of Isolation Ward
 1 x white enamel bucket
 1 x enamel bowl
Glass Cabinet:
 Premature Babies Book
 Handbook of Paediatrics
 Various health brochures
 1 x enamel potty, dry liners, nappy pins
 1 x infant welfare leather case
 2 x breast pump
 2 x dippers

Medical Items placed around the room
 1 x kidney dish with syringes & bandage
 1 x stethoscope
 1 x catheters
 1 x oxygen tubing
 1 x hospital bed
(pre-dates 1950’s eg from local private hospital)
 1 x operating table and 1 x theatre stool
(original Numurkah Hospital 1950’s)
 1 x heart table
 1 x dental chair, mouthwash dish & stand
 3 x wooden crutches
 1 x early dentist chair
 1 x Infant Welfare Centre sign