Historical information

A brief biography on Grace Burke.A Tasmanian native, Grace had to fight to be involved in the nursing life as her father was opposed it, calling a dirty, filthy job. As luck would have it she chance on the matron of the matron of a nursing home at Lindisfare who spoke to her father, allowing her to go there to help out. She then move to Campbell Town Hospitown Hospital for nurse trainin, then Sydney for a midwifery course. When war broke out she enlisted and was posted to the Middle Eat in 1942. 1945 saw her at the army hospital in Bougainville, where she met a sick fellow Tasmanian, Raymond Burke of the 2/27th. Ray soon returned to the fighting but when the war was over he returned to Bougainville and they were married.. Grace's nursing background meant she was invited to join the the board of Mary Ogilvy Home, where she later became the matron for seventeen years until her retirement. Today she is a resident and is a a keen moviegoer.

Physical description

A photocopy of a newspaper clipping featuring a large black and white photo and five columns of text. The photo is of the head and shoulders of an older woman looking into the distance.

Inscriptions & markings

'HOBART'[ink, photocopied, top right]