Physical description

Illustrated book with orange toned photograph of Miss jane Bell (Lady Superintendent 1910-1934) with her nursing staff on retirement in 1934, with handwriting overlay on cover. Title and author's name appear in white print on front cover and spine. Hospital crest on base of spine

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

On first page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by June Allen (handwritten in ink) Also previous catalogue number handwritten in ink. Handwritten dedication on front page: To the president and Members, Alfred Hospital Nurses' league, With
every good wish, Susan Sherson, 29.4.2005

Summary

The story starts in the 1840's when Melbourne was a small settlement, and funds were raised to care for the sick and poor and interweaves the theme of nursing with the history f Melbourne and Victoria over more than 150 years. It also includes an appendix of all nurses who graduated (RMH and MSN - Melbourne School of Nursing) in the formal training years of 1890-1993