Historical information
Photo of Peg and Bess Vickers holding a cake from a reunion of nurses that trained at the Royal Melbourne Hospital between 1934 and 1940.
Physical description
Newspaper clipping
Inscriptions & markings
"October 1986"
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Photo of Peg and Bess Vickers holding a cake from a reunion of nurses that trained at the Royal Melbourne Hospital between 1934 and 1940.
Newspaper clipping
"October 1986"
Drawing/caricature of a hospital ward with a nurse on her toes and arm in the air like a ballet dancer carrying a tray with the caption: '"She switched after two years of ballet."'
Newspaper clipping of drawing
humour, nurses
Caption: "U.S. TROOPS wounded in the New Guinea campaign on a hospital train / somewhere in Australia. On the train journey the troops were / attended by A.I.F. nurses."
Newspaper clipping of partial headings, photograph and caption
united states troops, new guinea, aif, wwii, world war ii, world war two
Clipping with publication title and date. Second clipping about Jean McCaughey [23rd Victorian Governor's wife] attending a luncheon at ANZAC House given by Returned Nurses' Club as a guest of then president B C Lawson.
Newspaper clippings attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper
jean mccaughey, returned nurses' club, b c lawson
Photograph with caption 'Sisters of the Australian / Army Nursing Service / leaving Melbourne yester- / day for service in a / northern zone. Judging / by their happy smiles / they are pleased at the / prospect.'
Newspaper clipping of a photo with caption
'NC9'
wwii, world war ii, world war two, australian army nursing service
Photograph with caption 'SISTER VERA Tourney, one of the heroines of a / bombing attack on the A.I.F. nurses' voyage home / from Singapore.'
Newspaper clipping of a photo with caption
vera tourney, aif, singapore
Photograph with caption of G[ethla] Forsyth and others speaking to girl [sic] textile mill workers.
Newspaper clipping
gethla forsyth, raaf, army nurse
Photograph with caption of nurses Vera Torney and Margaret Anderson visiting Melbourne
Newspaper clipping
vera torney, margaret anderson, george medal
Article about 75th anniversary of the founding of the Australian Army Nursing Corps and parade of nurses uniforms at the Nurses' Memorial Centre, includes a photo of Lyn Pearton, Annette Treloar and Carol Burgess in uniforms of various eras.
Newspaper clipping
australian army nursing corps., lyn pearton, annette treloar, carol burgess, nurses' memorial centre
Article about, with photograph of Colonel E[thel] J[essie] Bowe being appointed as an Honorary Nursing Sister to the Queen
Newspaper clipping
ethel jessie bowe, royal australian army nursing corps
Article about, with photograph of 'Sister Gethla Forsyth' and areas she nursed during WWII
Newspaper clipping
gethla forsyth, heidelberg military hospital, wwii, world war ii, world war two
Photograph with caption 'Sister Gethla Forsyth, AIF nurse home from Malaya'
Newspaper clipping
malaya, gethla forsyth, aif
Article about the death of Ivy Clyne and parts of her life,
Newspaper clipping
'Telegraph / 28.3.95'
ivy clyne, world war ii, wwii, world war two, army nursing service
Article about Joan Cavell coming to Australia to lay a wreath at the Edith Cavell Memorial [Melbourne]
Newspaper clipping
edith cavell, wwi, world war i, world war one, memorial, anzac day
Parts of articles relating Vivian Bullwinkel receiving an MBE
Newspaper clippings - incomplete - part 01 with words and partial title, part 02 with photo and caption, part 03 with text
'AGE / 1/1/73'
wwii, world war ii, world war two, vivian bullwinkel, banka island
Article about Elizabeth Burchill former nurse turned author and her book 'Australian nurses since Nightingale'
Newspaper clipping
'NC7'
elizabeth burchill, spanish civil war, wwii, world war ii, world war two
Article about searching for oldest surviving World War I nurses
Newspaper clipping
'MAY 27 HERALD'
world war i, wwi, world war one, effie mary fussell, effie garden
Article about searching for oldest surviving World War I soldiers and nurses
Newspaper clipping in two parts, photograph with title underneath
'MAY 13 / TUESDAY 1986 / HERALD'
david lees, agnes moglia, jane mcphee, australian army nursing service, jack cannon, world war i, wwi, world war one
Photograph and caption associated with article titled 'Army nurses of two wars meet'. Caption reads 'Miss M[abel Adelaide]. Johnson fastens the identification disc presented by the Returned Army Nurses' Club round the arm of Miss N. Wilson at the reception at the club last night.'
Newspaper clipping, photograph with caption
returned army nurses' club, mabel adelaide johnson
Article about unveiling of memorial for World War II nurses at the Nurses Memorial Centre by Vivian Bullwinkel. Also information on 1980 ANZAC Peace Prize and Victorian ANZAC of the year award recipients.
Newspaper clipping, article across four columns including a photograph
vivian bullwinkel, nurses' memorial centre, world war ii, world war two
Article about Captain Joan Haynes as an SO3 (Air) on a major transport exercise
Newspaper clipping, article across three columns including a photograph
'Aust Army' 'April 18th 1974'
joan haynes
Photograph with caption 'WAR NURSES had a happy greeting for each other when they met before the march began. Lt.-Col. E. J. Bowe (left), who served in all war theatres, smiles as she wel-comes Captain Mavis Michell (centre), who served with the British forces, and Captain Ann Swinton (right). Captain Swin-ton is one of Australia's most decorated war nurses. She wears the ribbon of the M.B.E.'
Newspaper photograph with caption
'25.4.??' [could be either 57 or 51]
ethel jessie bowe, mavis michell, doris ann swinton
Article about a new hostel wing at the Maldon Hospital and Community Care complex being named 'Jessie Bowe House' after Colonel Ethel Jessie Bowe.
Two column article clipping
'1995' [on back]
ethel jessie bowe, royal australian army nursing corps, raans
Obituary about Carmel Therese Scarfe who was with the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service
Three column obituary with a photograph
carmel therese scarfe, royal australian naval nursing service, ranns
Envelope & newspaper clipping with photograph with caption 'PUNTERS Looking Over Competitors in "saddling paddock," Sister J. Harham, ambulance sea transport, Sergeant W. A. G. Heyes and Sister I. Clay found it almost impossible to decide which one to back.'
Small envelope and torn newspaper clipping
'Jean Hardham & Irene ^ nee Clay Woodward' 'relating to H078' [on envelope]
sister j hardham, sergeant w a g heyes, sister i clay
Partial article about Matron A[nnie] M[oriah] Sage.
One column partial article, rest cut off
a m sage, annie moriah sage
Article about an event the Returned Nurses Club held at the Nurses' Memorial Centre to celebrate the CBE awarded to A[nnie] M[oriah] Sage and the OBE awarded to [Alice] J[ean] Wheatley.
Short one column article
'Herald / 16/?/57'
a m sage, annie moriah sage, j wheatley, alice jean wheatley, returned nurses club, nurses' memorial centre
Article [or letter to the editor] about the Bangka Island massacre.
Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Australian nurses...many were killed by the Japanese during World War 2.' Article written by Ron Wells, West Heidelberg.
'SUN JULY 31.1990'
wwii, world war two, bangka island
Article about Betty Jeffrey meeting the South African Major with the marines Dr Jake Jacobs who, with his team resuced her and others from a Japanese POW camp in 1945.
Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Thanks...Betty Jeffrey with rescuer Jake Jacobs. Picture: ROBERT CAREW'. Article written by Mariana Canas.
wwii, world war two, bangka island, betty jeffrey, jake jacobs, south african marines
Article about Betty Jeffrey meeting the South African Major with the marines Dr Jake Jacobs who, with his team resuced her and others from a Japanese POW camp in 1945.
Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Thanks...Betty Jeffrey with rescuer Jake Jacobs. Picture: ROBERT CAREW'. Article written by Mariana Canas.
'HERALD-SUN Wed. 13 May 1992'
wwii, world war two, bangka island, betty jeffrey, jake jacobs, south african marines
Article about Vivian Bullwinkel and six other former nurses who survived the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and imprisonment as POW's returning to Bangka Island, Indonesia to for a commemoration ceremony. Article also features fellow survivor Betty Jeffrey being unable to attend.
Three column article plus fourth column portrait photograph. Photograph captioned 'Betty Jeffrey'. Article written by Phil Skeggs.
'SUN/HERALD 4.2.'93' 'NC2'
wwii, world war two, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, betty jeffrey
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