Historical information

Photograph of the Cochrane sisters who ran the Edlington Hospital in Hawthorn, their father, who probably helped financially, and the donor's mother. Left to right in the photogrraph are Olive (did the laundry) Daisy (accounts and garden) Irene (Alfred Hospital graduate and midwife) Hilah (Homeopathic Hospital graduate and midwife) Robert (father) and Emma (cook) Cochrane. the young girl is the donor's mother Gloria Darby

Significance

Example of nursing career path

Physical description

Laminated black and white photograph of six women, two of whom are in nurse's uniform and a man

Inscriptions & markings

On the reverse the subjects have been identified [blue ink] and previous catalogue number [black ink]