Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Marie McNamara, Serving the cause, [1981]

Historical information

Epworth Private Hospital, Richmond is celebrating it's nursing school's 60th year [opened in 1921 - Wikipedia]. Miss Marjorie Holding and Miss Ellice Lang, now retired, reminisce on their time nursing there. Both women were among the the first nurses trained at the school, with Marjorie going on to serve in WW2 before returning to serve as matron from 1948 to 1973.

Physical description

Two newspaper clippings, both with three columns of text and a black and white photo each. The photo on the first clipping show a large group of nurses in 1920's uniforms. The photo on the second clipping show two older women looking at photo albums.

Inscriptions & markings

'NC15']blue ink, top left of first clipping]

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