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Illustrated book bound in green cloth. On the front cover, stamped in gilt, is a coat of arms featuring a lion and a unicorn (City of Prahan), there are also four parallel lines embossed at top and bottom. On the spine alternative title 'the History of Prahan 1836-1924' author's name, publishers name and four lines at the base, are stamped in gilt

non-fiction

A history of Prahan from 1836 up until1924

prahan, victoria-history, alfred hospital (melbourne)-history

Illustrated booklet with brown, black and white cover, front cover has title, authors and series names, along with three historical photos, nurses standing under the verandah of a building, handwriting witl a metal nib pen, and a group of nurses wearing capes and veils. Back cover has a summary of the book along with a small black and white photograph of a nurses in uniform with long sleeves, apron and cap

non-fiction

"Nursing and midwifery have been the occupations of women for centuries and almost every one of us will find an ancestor who engaged in these traditional feminine pursuits. This book, written by experts in nursing history, women's history and family history, provides practical advice on how to research the lives of nurses and midwives, the hospitals they trained and worked in, and is a guide to the many public and private repositories where sources are found in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Nurses and midwives worked in hospitals, refuges, asylums, prisons, charitable institutions and were pioneers of bush nursing, established maternity hospitals and were often important health providers in small communities in past decades. The records of their lives are found in a wide range of places, and as well as online and digitised records, this book also points the researcher toward the myriad of documentary and private records which are useful for writing their lives"--back cover.

nurses-australia-history, midwives-australia-history, obstetrics-australia-history, australia-genealogy-sources

Book with orange cloth cover and black print. On the front is an oval crest: a bird with outstretched wings holding a lantern in its claws. This image is bordered by the words Emily McPherson College and the motto 'Ut domum ita patriam' (As the home so the country) At lower right of front cover are printed the words 'Invalid Cookery'

non-fiction

Textbook for student nurses about invalid cookery and nutrition with notes and recipes

invalid cookery, nutrition, nursing-education

illustrated diary with maroon leather cover, title and publisher's name stamped in gilt on front cover, letters AC and zigzag line embossed atbase of spine. Pages are also edged in gilt. Diary pages are blank

non-fiction

As well as a diary, there are chapters on 'Nursing in wartime' , first aid, foods and dietry information, surgical nursing and infectious diseases, historical medical equipment and numerous pharmaceutical advertisements

nursing, first aid, pharamaceuticals, war time nursing

illustrated diary with maroon leather cover, title and publisher's name stamped in gilt on front cover, letters AC and zigzag line embossed atbase of spine. Pages are also edged in gilt. Diary pages are blank

non-fiction

In addition to the diary book contains historical information (Barleyand fish : their use as food and medicine from ancient to modern times). Contemporary nursing and postal information infomation and advertisemens

nursing, first aid, pharamaceuticals, postage

Badge awarded to The Alfred Group of Hospitals employees for 15 years service.

All nurses who completed 15 years of service at The Alfred Group of Hospitals were awarded this badge.

An enamelled yellow coloured metal badge, with a metal pin and clasp on the back.

The Alfred Group of Hospitals 15 Years of Service. Cash's inscription on the back.

alfred hospital, ahnl, service badge, awards, alfred group

Illustrated hardcover book with dustjacket. Book has a maroon cover with abbreviated title, authors names and illustration of a nurse in gold print on spine. Dust jacket is pink with white panels at top and bottom. Title is printed in maroon and black ink on front top panel, and authors names printed in blue ink on bottom front panel. Four portrait sketches of various nurses in small white ovals appear on the pink area of both front and back covers. Abbreviated title and authors names are printed in black ink on spine, along with coloured illustration of nurse.

non-fiction

Commencing with the rudimentary nursing arrangements of the mid 19th century Victoria, this book examines the gradual introduction of new concepts of nursing the sick and revolutionary approaches to the organisation of the nascent profession.

royal australian nursing federation-victorian branch-history, nursing education-victoria-history, nurses-victoria-history

Hand made and given as a gift to a charge nurse by a grateful patient.

Item is significant because it was created showing a representation of the current sisters uniform at the time. Made by an inpatient and presented to the Ward charge sister.

Handmade soft toy, in the shape of a mouse in nurses uniform. Includes dress, apron, cape and cap.

Nil

ahnl, nurse soft toy, handcrafted

A Posey vest is a type of medical restraint used to restrain a patient to a bed or chair. Its name comes from the J.T. Posey Company, its inventor, though the term "Posey" is used generically to describe all such devices. The vest is placed on the patient, and meshy straps extending from each corner are tied either individually to each side of the bed or together to the back of a chair. Poseys are most often used to prevent patients from injuring themselves by falling or climbing out of the bed or chair. They allow patients the freedom to move around their arms and legs if no limb restraints have been applied.

This item was used as a physical restraint to keep restless patients safe, prevent falls from bed or chair if the patient was restless or unstable. Nurses used this for patient safety - a controversial issue with advances in care.

off white mesh synthetic fabric for main vest body, green biased binding trim, machine stitched to edge with zig zag stitch. strapping sewed across the back chest of vest with adjustable buckles for tightening of harness. strapping threaded through base of vest to allow tightening

marked with black ink on strapping 176-87, see photograph of label for details

patient restraints, ahnl, nursing care, falls prevention, care appliance

Call bells were used by patients to alert nursing staff to their needs, these style of call bells could be pressed 3 times by staff to alert others on the unit of an emergency. They activated a light outside the patients room and also on a central board so staff could see which rooms were calling.

Call bells were used by patients to alert nursing staff to their needs, these style of call bells could be pressed 3 times by staff to alert others on the unit of an emergency. They activated a light outside the patients room and also on a central board so staff could see which rooms were calling.

Orange push button on grey hand held device, cancel button on side of handheld device, cable and four pronged plug attached

176015

nursing, nursing history, ward care, hospital technology, nursing assistance, ahnl, alfred hospital nursing league

Taking observations of a patient is a very important part of nursing assessment, and a thermometer would be used to assess a patient's temperature as required, at least daily for most patients.

Nurses used this item commonly every day. The thermometer was attached to the patient's bed. The thermometers were supposed to be cleaned before use - kept in chlorhexidine solution in the holding tube, wiped over with alcohol swab prior to use in later years. The process of cleaning changed over the years in line with infection control practices. The thermometer is a very fragile glass vessel, often dropped and smashed on the floor, resulting in mercury on the floor.

metal holder with bracket, plastic tube (not original) holding mercury thermometer

plastic tube marked 176-98, bracket marked 176-98 (original catalogue notes 176-098)

thermometer, ahnl, patient assessment

Use of monometal bed pans throughout the years prior to the introduction of disposable bed pans.

Relevant to all nurses and patients in care.

Oval, full size bedpan, constructed of monumental, one piece

'Metters stainless steel' engraved on base of pan

ahnl, bed pans, patients

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book is bound in brown cloth with abbreviated title, author's name and printer's mark embossed in gilt on spine. Dustjacket has title printed in white and green and author's name in white print on a black and white photograph of a man with dark hair, wearing glasses and a white coat (Walter Florey), Abbreviated title (in white) author's name (in green) and printer's mark (in black) are printed on a brown background on the spine. The back of the dust jacket has a black and white photo of Penicillin notatum growing in a petri dish

"Rise Up to Life" follows Howard Florey’s career from his university days in Adelaide, through the period of his greatest research projects at Oxford, Cambridge and Sheffield which culminated in his success with penicillin, to the final years of his life when he was the first Australian to be elected President of the Royal Society. But this biography goes beyond exploring with insight and sympathy the life of a great scientist to give the reader a vivid and dramatic picture of the scientific processes that led up to a new discovery and a new era in medicine.

howard florey, penicillin, history of medicine-biography

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book is bound in front cover, with image of a Polynesian mask embossed on the front. Title, author's and publisher's names are stamped in gilt on spine. Front cover of dustjacket has a black and light brown illustration of a raft at sea, along with title and author's name printed in white. The spine has similar information plus publisher's name in light brown print along with another illustration of a raft and a Polynesian mask. The back of the dust jacket (again in black and light brown) is a route map and labeled diagram of a raft (the Kon-Tiki)

non-fiction

The story of a daring voyage by the author and five companions on board a primitive raft from the coast of Peru to the Pacific Islands. Mr. Heyerdahl was convinced that the original Polynesians had come by sea from South America, and to prove that such a voyage was possible at that remote period, he and his party built the 'Kon-Tiki', similar to the rafts then used and embarked on it. After a voyage full of danger, but packed with interest they reached the islands where the Kon-Tiki was recked on a coral reef

thor heyerdahl, kon-tiki expedition, ethnology-polynesia, ahnl

Illustrated book with black cloth cover. Abbreviated title, series name and words 'national research council" stamped in silver on front cover along with logo of the Alfred Hospital in gilt. Abbreviated title authors surnames' and publisher's name stamped in silver on spine

non-fiction

Book containing anatomical drawings and an explanatory index

human anatomy, medical education, ahnl, surgery

Illustrated book with blue cloth binding, Alfred hospital logo embossed in gilt on front cover, title, author's name & publisher's name embossed in gilt on spine

non-fiction

High in the Himalayan ranges in India is an enchanting valley. In 1931, Frank S Smythe -- mountaineer, explorer, botanist, romantic and much else -- chanced upon this colourful valley and named it the 'valley of flowers'. This book is an absorbing account of this picturesque valley that is visited by mountaineers from across the world. Complete with maps and colour photographs, the book is written in the sensitive and imaginative style associated with Smythe

flowers, himalayas, india, ahnl

Illustrated book with brown cloth binding, Alfred hospital logo embossed in gilt on front cover, title, author's name & publisher's name and mark embossed in gilt on spine

non-fiction

collection of biographies of contributors to medicine from ancient times to the 1940's

medicine-history, medicine-biography

Certificate awarded to Sidney MacDowell upon graduation from the Alfred Hospital

Of significance to the AHNL As an example of a nursing graduation certificate

Black gilt embossed folder containing illustration of the Alfred Hospital and a signed certificate

Outside cover has traces of gilt embossing.on the front the words Nurse's Certificate and Alfred hospital'. The certiate reads: Alfred Hospital Training School for Nurses Melbourne "October,2nd" 19"45" This is to certify that "Sydney Mabel Hay Macdowell" has attended the prescribed course of Lectures of his Hospital and completed Three years of training. She has passed her Examinations "--------" and is qualified to be registered as a trained general nurse. signed by hospital president (A.Stewart) manager&secy (?) matro (M.Rowe) examiners (? & C.Dyte) and chairman Hon , med. staff (Leonard Ball) atthe side sinature of nurse " Sidney M H Macdowell

nurse, certificate, alfred hospital, ahnl

Badge used by Sidney Williams sometime between 1962 (date of marriage) and her retirement in 1978

Of significance to the AHNL as an example of identification all nurses were required to wear

rectangular badge, white laminated over brown material (? plastic) name has been punched through front panel, metal pin attached to back

Sister S Williams

nurse, sidney williams (macdowell)

Photograph of Sidney Williams (Macdowell) in nurses uniform wearing watch

Photograph is of the donor

Black and white photograph of a woman in nurses uniform wearing a veil and watch

written on back of photo in black ink: Sidney MacDowell Blue dress, 1st day after graduation 1945

sidney macdowell, nurses, ahnl

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a dark green cover with title and the word 'Melbourne' embossed in gilt on the spine. Dust jacket has a white background, with blue oblong rectangle on front. On this blue rectangle, title, editors names, foreword writers name and publishers name are printed in black ink. At the left side (on white panel) are list of contents. On the spine title and publisher's mark are printed

non-fiction

A collection of papers by Hugh Trumble covering orthopaedic surgery, surgery of tuberculosis, surgery of the autonomic nervous system, surgery of intra-cranial tumour and general surgery

medical procedures, surgery, hugh trumble 1894-1962, neurosurgery

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a red cover, with title and publisher's name embossed in gilt on spine. Dust jacket has a red background on front and spine with white print. Title, book synopsis and author's name are printed on the front, along with an illustration of a nurse bandaging patient's head. Patient is wearing pajamas and witting in bed. Title and publisher's name are printed on the spine. Details of another book by the same author are printed in black on a white background on the bac k of the dustjacket

non-fiction

Hundreds of nursing 'howlers' taken from actual examination papers of many great hospitals

nurses, hospital humour

Illustrated book with white binding, Title in black print on front cover and spine. Also on the front cover is a coloured photograph of a grey-haired woman (Norma Tongue) wearing a dark coloured dress and light coloured hat, holding a glass containing liquid in her left hand. On the back cover is another small coloured photograph of a dark-haired woman (Norma Tongue) wearing a blue and white top, a watch and a mug in front of her

An anthology of wok by Norma Joan Tongue between1981 and 2002

poetry, norma tomgue

Metal suction device used to suction secretions from a patients oropharynx

Significant to the archives as it represents equipment used before disposable items.

2 piece metal curved tube, with detachable screw on tip. Screw on tip has one hole at the tip and 4 holes equally spaced around the tip. Handle end has 2 rounded pieces of metal additions that form the hand grip.

ALF HOSP. C.S.S.D engraved in straight part of the handle.

ahnl, oral suction device, medical equipment, nursing

Enema can used to administer enemas to patients.

Throughout nursing history, patients have required assistance to defecate, and the use of enema sets was common practice.

Monometal cylindrical enema can. Rounded for 2/3rd and flat back with tag with hole in it at the top and nozzle at bottom of can to attach enema tubing to. Top edge (lip) of opening is rounded.

Paramount Stainless Ware, K.G.Luke Melb and V.H.A 4-43 engraved in front of metal. M.C.M.W 1 engraved beside other engraving, printed vertically.

ahnl, constipation, enema

Booklet with orange, white and black print. Front cover divided diagonally. one half white and the other orange. Title volume number and issue number printed on front. Back cover has two orange and white print advertisements

Magazine, comprising factual and fictional articles, poems, quotations and advertisements

ahnl, nurses, alfred hospital, hospital humour