Historical information

Community newsletter published quarterly. This issue featured an article about Helen Gillies, who qualified as a nurse at the Alfred Hospital, after becoming a paraplegic, helen worked as a tutor sister in the School of Nursing at the Alfred Hospital. The story of her life is told in the book 'No time for disability - the helen Gillies Story' by Susan Hudson, 2003

Significance

Of significance to the AHNL because of the article about Helen Gillies, a tutor sister in the School of Nursing at the Alfred Hospital

Physical description

Stapled newsletter on white paper and black print. On front cover the tile is printed on a red backround, also on the front cover is a black and white photograph of Helen Gillies in nurses uniform wearing a veil and the Alfred Hospital Nurses League badge. To the right of this photograph is a list of contents, at the bottom is a small red line illustration of 'Burwood the sleeping giant'

Inscriptions & markings

Previous catalogue number is handwritten [black ink] on a small rectangular white sticker at top right of front cover. At centre top of front cover the words 'from Janette Mason' are handwritten [black ink]