Historical information

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.

Physical description

School 68. Tutor and two Student Nurses. Black and White photo with small white surrounding border. Two Nurses standing at a bench with a cup and saucer in hands. Tutor standing behind bench at an Urn pouring into a cup. Coffee and phone on bench.

Inscriptions & markings

Names and writing on back of photo