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From the collection of Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)

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Book, Reid Richard, Page Courtney, Pounds Robert, Just Wanted to be There. Australian Service Nurses 1899-1999, 1999

Physical description

Historical account of Australian Service Nurses from May 1899 to 1999, covering all theatres of war, as well as in Australian hospitals. Includes six biographies and Honour Roll. Illustrate with many photographs.

Subjects

military history

Identifier

VTMH283

Date made

1999

Place made

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Author

Reid Richard, Page Courtney, Pounds Robert

Materials

Paper

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Book, Reid Richard, Page Courtney, Pounds Robert, Just Wanted to be There. Australian Service Nurses 1899-1999, 1999

Physical description

Subjects

Other items from this collection

Equipment - knapsack, knapsack - steel and brass

Newspaper - newspapers, lakes post newspapers, 2020

Clothing - wedding dress

Uniform - great coat

Uniform - Army Uniform

Equipment - Asdic Echo Sounder

Equipment - standard 1/2 gallon measure

Equipment - standard quart measure, Tambo Shire official weights and measures - 1gal - 1/2 gal in velvet lined case

Equipment - Standard pint measure, Tambo Shire official weights and measures - 1gal - 1/2 gal in velvet lined case

Equipment - Standard 1/2 pint measure, Tambo Shire official weights and measures - 1gal - 1/2 gal in velvet lined case

Equipment - Standard measure 1 gill

Equipment - Standard 1/2 gill measure

Equipment - Brass jug

Equipment - Carry case for measures

Functional Object - Typewriter

Functional Object - Typewriter, Olivetti Typewriter in case

Functional Object - Glass oil lamp

Functional Object - Door handle, Brass door handles and finger plates fron Prince Regent Theatre Lakes Entrance

Equipment - stereoscope, Photography- viewers and 105 stereo photos

Equipment - stereoscope, handheld 3D stereoscope viewer

Equipment - Tape Recorder, Bigston tape recorder and leads

Painting, S.S. Wyralla

Negative - Negatives, 1937 onward

Award - Shield - Johnsonville Brownies, Shield

Uniform - Badge, Brownie Unifirm

Certificate - Framed Certificate

Certificate - Johnsonville Brownies, Brownies Registration Certificates

Print - Watercolour print

Memorabilia - Badge, L.C.P. Lakes Entrance

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