Historical information

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 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

Northern District School of Nursing - unsigned and undated letter, sent by Joan O'Shea (secretary of the Graduates Association) re the history of the School. The letter seeks graduates' anecdotes about the Nurses' times and education at the school, with the aim of producing a book about the school.