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        • Petticoat, 1918
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          Petticoat, 1918

          Inscribed Staff Nurse Rose Eleanor Carter A.A.N.S. of Chiltern, b.1886 Wangaratta, d.1951 Worn in 1918, also worn by younger sister Hester. Trained at Wangaratta District Hospital, served in India during WW1 On loan from Susan Heather

          Two pieces - undergarments worn by 2nd Hall nurse. One with bib and straps and button hole on waist. The other one with waist opening and five hooks, two rows of pleating above hem. Cotton. Stained.

          "H Carter" and "Carter T" witten in ink on inside of waistbands. "CARTER" external waistband of bib garment.

          susan heather, rose eleanor carter, suitcase, shoes, hester carter, world war 1 nurse

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