Physical description

Illustrated book with brown and cream cover. Title editors name and an illustration of a gramophone are printed in brown on the front cover. Also on the front cover is a brow and white phot of a man and woman riding camels in front of the Sphinx: Olive " airing herself around the Pyramids in lieu of pay" accompanied by Dr John Kneebone. Title is also printed in brown on the spine. On the back cover are printed extracts form the book, along with two small photographs, one is of the front of an envelope, the other is a photograph of Olive Haynes in uniform 1915

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the bottom right of the front end-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" Jenny Jones (handwritten in black ink) Also previous catalogue number handwritten in black ink on this label

Summary

A collection of letters and diary extracts written by Olive Haynes, between 1914 and 1918. This book gives an invaluable insight into the experiences of an Australian Army nurse whose service saw her minister to casualties from some of Australia's most significant campaigns during World War One