Historical information
Children's Ward, Xmas tree, early 1940s
Children's Ward, Xmas tree, early 1940s
Sheila Prendergast, photo album. Photos taken during her time as trainee nurse at Ballarat & District Hospital 1941 to 1944. Cover and all album pages.
prendergast, photo album, cover, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, pages, album, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
View of Gardens and Nurses Home
ballarat & district hospital, hospital, gardens, vegetables, nurses home, early 1940s, prendergast
November 1943 Finalists L-R: Unity Jickell, Edna Richie, Margaret Ying
jickell, ritchie, ying, finalists, 1943, prendergast
Medical Class
medical, class, early 1940s, prendergast
Male Surgical & Children's Ward, Ballarat Base Hospital, early 1940s
male, surgical, children, ward, ballarat, hospital, early 1940s, prendergast
Student Nurses, Ballarat & District Hospital. L-R: ? McCallum, Muriel Nicholls, Joan Campbell, Margaret Ying, ? Lavery, ? Ford
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Student Nurses - Nr Trask & ?
student, nurses, ballarat, hospital, early 1940s, trask, prendergast
L-R: Betty Longden and Jean Evans
longden, evans, children, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Wedding photo - Nursing friends L-R: Peg Hurse (nee Ying), Betty Longden, Joan Kingston, Dora Chambers, June Wilkie
nurses, friends, wedding, ying, longden, kingston, chambers, wilkie, predergast, ballarat, hospital
Nursing friends, Ballarat & District Hospital, L-R: ??, ??, Sheila Prendergast
nurses, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Matron Little & Elizabeth Sorrell
matron, little, sorrell, 1940s, prendergast
L-R: Sr ?, Mr Dunstan, Sr Prendergast
prendergast, dunstan
L-R: Sr ?, Mr Dunstan, Sr Jean Harris, Sr Prendergast
dunstan, harris, prendergast, 1940s, hospital, ballarat
L-R: Keon, Auty, Ying
ying, prendergast, nurses, ballarat, hospital
Nursing friends, Ballarat & District Hospital, L-R: Margaret Ying, ?, Sheila Prendergast
ying, prendergast, nurses, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Nr Josephine Lawery, Sr Mavis Orr, Sr Sheila Prendergast, Nr Grace Fletcher
lawery, orr, prendergast, fletcher, nurses, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Back - Sr ?, Sr Jean Harris, Sr ?, Sr ?, L-R: Front - Sr ?, Sr Betty Longden
harris, longden, sisters, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Sr Mavis Orr, Sr Sheila Prendergast, Sr Margaret Ying
orr, prendergast, ying, sisters, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Sr Sheila Prendergast (Prendy) & Sr Therese Prunty (Prunty)
prendergast, prendy, prunty, sisters, ballarat hospital
L-R: Sr Jean Harris, Sr Sheila Prendergast, Sr ? and babies
harris, prendergast, babies, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Sr Margaret Ying, Sr Sheila Prendergast, Sr ?
ying, prendergast, sisters, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Sr Magaret Ying, Elizabeth, Mr Sorrell
1940s, prendergast, ying, sorrell, elizabeth, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Srs McGrath, Sheila Prendergast, Elsa Wilkie, ?, ?, ?
mcgrath, prendergast, wilkie, sisters, midwifery, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Margaret Ying, ?, Sheila Prendergast, child, Alice Fechner. On lawn at Dr Dick's home.
ying, prendergast, dick, 1940s, ballarat
Sr Sheila Prendergast, 1944
prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Srs Alice Fechner, Sheila Prendergast, Elsa Wilkie, Margaret Williams
fechner, prendergast, wilkie, williams, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
L-R: Sr Ying & Sr Prendergast
ying, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Operating Theatre - L-R: Dr Davidson, Dr P. Griffiths, Sr Kelly, Nr Margaret Knox
davidson, griffiths, kelly, knox, dr, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, operating theatre, prendergast
Operating Theatre - Dr Davidson & Sr Kelly
operating theatre, davidson, kelly, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Garden Party - Sr Phil O"Keane & Sr Joyce Eckersley - 1940s
o'keane, eckersley, 1940s, garden party, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Sr Kathleen Briant - ? L-R: Nrs Johnson, Joan Kemp, Price, Elsie Downing, Keuby, ?
briant, johnson, kemp, price, downing, keuby, prendergast, xmas, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Srs Joyce Eckersley, Joan Ludbrook, Margaret Ying, Kelly
eckersley, ludbrook, ying, kelly, prendergast, operating theatre, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
Night Sister - Phylomena (Phil) O'Keane - Ballarat & District Hospital
o'keane, night sister, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Back L-R: Srs ?, Williams, Mary Crawford, Edna Wright. Front L-R: Sheila Prendergast, Annie Branton, ?
williams, crawford, wright, prendergast, branton, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Dr Griffiths, DR Trudinger, Neil, Sr Alice Fechner, Sr Sheila Prendergast
griffiths, trudinger, fechner, prendergast, 1940s, dr, ballarat, hospital
Beheaded L-R: Srs Williams, O'Keane, McGrath. Front: Sheila Prendergast, ?
williams, o'keane, mcgrath, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Back L-R: Srs Sheila Prendergast, Margaret McGrath, Phil O'Keane, Margaret Humphreys. Front Sr Williams
prendergast, mcgrath, o'keane, humphreys, williams, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Srs Mavis Orr, Nancy Long, Bradby, Elsa Wilkie, Margaret Ying - Xmas 1944
orr, long, bradby, wilkie, ying, prendergast, 1944, xmas, ballarat, hospital
Sr McGrath - Ballarat & District Hospital, 1940s
mcgrath, prendergast, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
Children's Ward, Xmas decorations 1944
choldren's ward, xmas, 1944, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Gala Day Float - Preliminary School Nurses. On float Srs Ruth Draffin, Williams, Edna Ritchie, Sheila Prendergast (foreground right). Nrs Dorothy Coad & Betty Longden on float.
float, gala day, draffin, williams, ritchie, prendergast, coad, longden, ballarat, hospital, pts, 1940s
L-R: Sr Ying & Sr Williams
ying, william, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Gala Day Hospital Float, 1940s
gala day, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Gala Day Hospital Float. L-R: Sr Long & Sr Kelly
gala day, long, kelly, float, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Midwifery - L-R: Srs Lila Doak, Elsa Wilkie, Margaret Humphreys, Unity Jickell.
midwifery, doak, wilkie, humphreys, jickell, prendergast, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
L-R: Sr Sheila Prendergast & Sr Margaret Williams
williams, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
L-R: Sr Ruth Tippett & Sr Margaret Ying
tippett, ying, prendergast, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
Sr McGrath & babe Scott, 1940s
mcgrath, scott, babe, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
L-R: Srs Lila Doak, Margaret Williams, Elsa Wilkie, Alice Fechner with babe
doak, williams, wilkie, fechner, babe, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Back L-R: Srs Sheila Prendergast, Annie Branton, Richardson, Mary Crawford, Edna Wright. Front L-R: Ellen Lonegan, Margaret Williams
prendergast, branton, richardson, crawford, wright, lonegan, williams, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
"The Gang" - Nursing friends,1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Car trouble!! Back L-R: ?, Elsa Wilkie. Front L-R: Margaret Ying, Alice Fechner. Nursing friends.
wilkie, ying, fechner, nursing friends, car, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
L-R: Ying, Williams, Fechner - nursing friends
ying, williams, fechner, nursing friends, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
L-R: Margaret Ying & Grace Fletcher, nursing friends
ying, fletcher, nursing friends, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Sr Sheila Prendergast, Sr Elsa Wilkie with twins, mother & father at back
prendergast, wilkie, twins, midwifery, ballarat, hospital, 1940s
Dr Q. V. N. Whitehead with 2 babies, 1940s Ballarat & District Hospital
dr, whitehead, babies, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Mrs King & twins, Ballarat & District Hospital, 1940s
king, twins, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Dr Scbatzki & Sr Jean McGready, Ballarat & District Hospital
scbatzki, mcgready, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast, dr
Nr Joan Kingston, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
kingston, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Sr Elsa Wilkie, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
wilkie, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
L-R: Margaret Williams, Elsa Knottman, Elsa Wilkie, Sheila Prendergast, Alice Fechner, Margaret Ying, Grace Fletcher - nursing friends
williams, knottman, wilkie, prendergast, fechner, ying, fletcher, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, nursing friends
L-R: Grace, Madge & Alice - nursing friends, Ballarat & District Hospital
nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Elsa Wilkie, Margaret Williams, Elsa Knottman, Alice Fechner - nursing friends
wilkie, williams, knottman, fechner, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Elsa Knottman, Margaret Ying, Elsa Wilkie - nursing friends playing golf
knottman, ying, wilkie, nursing friends, golf, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Nr Joan Kingston, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
kingston, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Grace Fletcher, Sheila Prendergast, Madge ? - nursing friends
fletcher, prendergast, nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Margaret Ying & Grace Fletcher - nursing friends
ying, fletcher, nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Nr Lois King & Barbara E on balcony of Chalet, Ballarat & District Hospital, 1940s
king, chalet, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
L-R: Nrs Sheila Prendergast, Elsa Wilkie, Elsa Knottman, Lois King, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
prendergast, wilkie, knottman, king, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Sr Ada Cooper, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
cooper, sr, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Finalists - March 1944, Ballarat & District Hospital
finalists, finals, prendergast, 1944, ballarat, hospital
Finalists - March 1944, with bouquets presented by ?
finalists, finals, 1944, bouquets, prendergast, wilkie, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Nrs Elsa Wilkie, Alice Fechner, Margaret Williams, 1940s
nurses, wilkie, fechner, williams, prendergast, 1940s. ballarat, hospital
L-R Nrs Norma Surman, ? Marjorie Jones, Sheila Prendergast, Dulcie Newall, Davidson - 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
surman, jones, newall, davidson, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, nurses, prendergast
L-R: Sheila Prendergast, "Big Chief", Grace Fletcher - nursing friends, 1940s
prendergast, fletcher, nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Nr Alice Fechner, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
fechner, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Children's Ward, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
children's ward, ward, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Nr Elsa Wilkie and the boys, Children's Ward, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
wilkie, children's ward, boys, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Back: Nr Elsa Knottman. Front L-R: Nr Sheila Prendergast, Nr Elsa Wilkie, 1940s
knottman, prendergast, wilkie, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Photo No 83 - L-R: Nrs Sheila Prendergast, Elsa Knottman, Elsa Wilkie, Alice Fechner, Grace Fletcher, 1940s with horse Photo No 127 - L-R: Nrs Margaret Williams, Elsa Knottman, Elsa Wilkie, 1940s with horse
prendergast, knottman, wilkie, fechner, fletcher, horse, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, williams
Sr Dulcie Lacey, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
lacey, lacy, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: ? Alice Fechner & Margaret Williams (names below photo incorrect!)
fechner, williams, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Nr Sheila Prendergast & Nr Margaret Ying, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
ying, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Back L-R: Grace Fletcher, Dorothy Grills, Margaret Williams, Joan Sircum, Elsie Downing. Middle L-R: Frances Vaughan, Mary Crawford, Muriel Nicholls, Eileen Kane. Front L-R: Marion Symons, Joyce Cairns, Monica Robinson
nurses, 1940s, fletcher, grills, williams, sircum, downing, vaughan, crawford, nicholls, kane, symons, cairns, robinson, prendergast, ballarat, hospital
Back: Nr Sheila Prendergast. Front L-R: Elsa Knottman & Elsa Wilkie, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
prendergast, knottman, wilkie, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Nr ?O'Haber, Dr Lipshut, Nr Elsa Knottman, Sr Nancy Long, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
dr, sr, nr, lipshut, knottman, long, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Srs Dulcie Lacey, Phyllis Bradby, Ellen Orr, Ruth Tippett, Jean McGready, Nr Alice Fechner, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
lacy, lacey, bradby, orr, tippett, mcgready, fechner, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Grace Fletcher, Sheila Prendergast, Lois King, Joan Campbell - nursing friends, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
fletcher, prendergast, king, campbell, nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Children's Ward, balcony - 3 nurses with patients. 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
children's ward, ward, children, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Cnr Sturt St & Drummond St Nth. Ballarat & District Hospital - taken from Sturt St.
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Nr Trask, taken from high vantage point at hospital, 1940s.
trask, prendergast, hospital, 1940s, ballarat
L-R: Nr Sheila Prendergast, Sr Dorothy Roberts, Nr Mary Hayes, Nr Grace Fletcher. 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
prendergast, roberts, hayes, fletcher, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Nr Lila Doak, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
doak, nurse, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
T.B. Chalet, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
tuberculosis, chalet, tb, ballarat, hospital, 1940s, prendergast
Sr Dorothy Kelly & Bill Lewis, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
kelly, lewis, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Nr Sheila Prendergast, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Nr Elsa Knottman, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
knottman, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Sheila Prendergast, Margaret Ying, Grace Fletcher, Norma Wallish, Alice Fechner - nursing friends, 1940s, tennis fun
prendergast, ying, fletcher, wallish, fechner, nursing friends, 1940s, tennis, tippett
L-R: Nrs Mavis Orr, Mary Crawford, Muriel Nicholls, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
orr, crawford, nicholls, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, nurses
Sr Bradby & Sr Orr, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
bradby, orr, sisters, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Nrs ? Menzel & Alice Fechner, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
menzel, fechner, prendergats, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Sr Lacy, Dr Lipshut, Dr Chenhall, Matron Little, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
lacy, lacey, lipshut, chenhall, little, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, matron, dr
Sr Harvey, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
harvey, sr, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Drs Lipshut, Noel Chenhall, Bill Lewis, L.R. Trudinger, Scbatzki
dr, doctor, lipshut, chenhall, lewis, trudinger, scbatzki, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Sr Dorothy Roberts, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
sr, roberts, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Nrs Elsa Wilkie, Elsa Knottman, Margaret Ying, Alice Fechner, Sheila Prendergast, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
wilkie, knottman, ying, fechner, prendergast, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
Photo No 122 - L-R: Nr Auty, Nr Wilkie, Nr Ying, Bill Lewis, Sr Orr, 1940s. Ballarat & District Hospital Photo No 114 - L-R: Drs Trudinger & Chenhall and Bill Lewis, middle with cap
drs, trudinger, chenhall, lewis, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast, auty, wilkie, ying, orr
L-R: Sheila Prendergast, Sr Dorothy Roberts, ? Trask, 1940s. Ballarat, Hospital
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L-R Mildred McCoy, Doreen Fry, Jean McCready, Sheila Prendergast - nursing friends, 1940s, Ballarat, Hospital - tennis fun
mccoy, fry, mccready, prendergast, nursing friends, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, tennis
? Symons & Sr Ruth Tippett, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
symons, tippett, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Sr Betty Crisp & Dr Lipshut, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
crisp, lipshut, dr, sr, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Matron J. M. (Maisie) Little, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
matron, little, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
Sr Anna Barry, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
sr, barry, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Nr Sheila Prendergast, Sr Dorothy Roberts, Donny, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
prendergast, roberts, donny, 1940s, ballarat, hospital
L-R: Nr Bronwen Thomas & Nr Alice Fechner, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
thomas, fechner, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Nr Marion Firth, Nr Alice Fechner, Nr Lois King, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
firth, fechner, king, nurses, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Collin, Angus, Bill Hudson, Nr Sharpley, Mabel, Bob, Nr Edmonds, Mr Hofferman, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital
hudson, edmonds, hofferman, sharpley, nurse, patients, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast
L-R: Nrs ? Couzner, ? Bond, Mary Crawford, ? Menzel, Frances Vaughan, Elsa Wilkie, Grace Knottman. Front L-R: Nrs Mavis Orr & Muriel Nicholls
couzner, bond, crawford, menzel, vaughan, wilkie, knottman, orr, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, prendergast, nurses, nicholls