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

CD entitled "A Cure for All Ills: Medicine in Bendigo 7 Feb - 10th August 2014". The CD contains eleven recordings of nurses who trained in Bendigo relating their experiences.

The Sound Tracks are:

8495.75a Diane
8495.75b Craig DeLacy
8495.75c Joan O'Shea
8495.75d Gladys Thompson
8495.75e Jenny Clutterbuck
8495.75f Liz
8495.75g Lysle Lindria
8495.75h Mavis
8495.75i Nancy Shaw
8495.75j Norma Holmberg Nursing in Elmore
8495.75k Peter Rosewall