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Album - Photograph and media album, Archives: Returned and Services Nurses Media Album, unknown

  • Dark red spiral bound photograph album with gold ornated pattern down the spine. An ornate gold triple line border on the front cover with gold handwriting and additional inscriptions in silver marker.

    202608924

  • An example of the inside page layout displaying two open pages and the spiral binding in the centre. One side has a printed and typed annual report and the right side has a copy of a newspaper clipping.

    202608924inside a

  • Another example of the page layout, this time showing two photographs and a handwritten note inside the plastic pockets to the left and a newspaper article inserted sideways on the right. Both pages show annotations in the lined memo strips on the inside edges of both sides.

    202608924inside b

  • Dark red spiral bound photograph album with gold ornated pattern down the spine. An ornate gold triple line border on the front cover with gold handwriting and additional inscriptions in silver marker.
  • An example of the inside page layout displaying two open pages and the spiral binding in the centre. One side has a printed and typed annual report and the right side has a copy of a newspaper clipping.
  • Another example of the page layout, this time showing two photographs and a handwritten note inside the plastic pockets to the left and a newspaper article inserted sideways on the right. Both pages show annotations in the lined memo strips on the inside edges of both sides.

Historical information

A collection of media archived by the Returned and Services Nurses relating to Australian Army nurses and nursing.

The collection includes:
- newspaper clippings relating to nursing, nurses and the Australian Army Nursing Service, published between 1963-1999.
- Programs and menu's from commemorative ceremonies for Returned Nurses
- memorabilia from memorial services
-handwritten profiles of nurses such as Lieutenant Bertha Alma Hewson
- a typed account and photocopies of photos from Sister Kathleen Teresia Keely's wedding at Moratai
- Annual reports
- photos of 113 AGH Sisters in Darwin

Physical description

Dark red spiral bound photograph album with gold ornate pattern down the spine. An ornate gold triple line border on the front cover with gold handwriting and additional inscriptions in silver marker.
The inside pages are paper with plastic pocket inserts across three quarters of each page, the remaining quarter of each page has lined memo sections to fill in.
The album contains a variety of mixed media.

Inscriptions & markings

' "ARCHIVES" / RETURNED + SERVICES / NURSES. / MEDIA ALBUM. / 2nd FLOOR / ANZAC HOUSE / 1963 / Photos: NURSES MEMORIAL CANBERRA / 113 AGH. DARWIN / BCOF. 130 AGH. JAPAN.' [Hand written in gold ink on the front cover]
'SB / 9' [Hand written in silver ink on the spine]
'(PHOTOS) / B.LAWSON' [handwritten in silver marker on the front cover]

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