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Grey hardback book with blue writing on cover and spine

non-fiction

War reminiscences and recollections of May Tilton, an Australian Army Nursing Service Sister during World War One.

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Grey hardback book with blue writing on cover and spine

non-fiction

War reminiscences and recollections of May Tilton, an Australian Army Nursing Service Sister during World War One.

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Red paperback book with colour drawings on cover and white and blue text on cover and spine

non-fiction

'War memorabilia with a difference. The spirit of pariotism and self sacrifice which gave birth to an organisation such as the V.A.D. and allowed it to function, initially as a vouluntary unit in the early years of the war and later, through integration, as the Australian Army Medical Women's Service, is recorded for all time in this beautifully presented book. Accounts of service throughout Australia, in the Middle East and the S.W. Pacific, exhibit the particular brand of good humour and comradeship which was so much a part of service life. These personal experiences have been skilfully combined by Mary Critch (who herself saw service in Australia and the Islands) with photographs and official documents to create an absorbing story of both historical and human interest. The foreword is by Miss May Douglas, M.B.E.' From back cover 'Contents: Who Were the V.A.D.'s? Suitable Capable Women of the A.M.F. V.A.D Service Overseas 1941-1943 The Australian Continent Finding Our Bearings 1941-1942 The Australian Connection Reorganisation of the Service of the V.A.D. Training the A.A.M.W.S As Nurses The South West Pacific 1943-1946 Service With Occupational Forces and Demobilisation'

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Red paperback book with white text on spine and cover, spine writing from bottom to top

non-fiction

'During World War II he developed blood transfusion in the Army and served at Jerusalem, Cairo, Kantara and Tobruk during the siege. When a Japanese invasion threatened he returned to AUstralia and shared in Hamilton Fairley's famous researches on malaria control in New Guinea.' Excerpt from back cover of book

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Black paperback book with white and orange writing on cover and spine and colour photograph on front cover

non-fiction

'In 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-thre survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two taken prisoner. White Coolies is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the more than three gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival amid deprivation and the harshest of conditions. The women's ingenious and entertaining attempts ot make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they suffered so much anguish, display their incredible endurance and strength in the face of adversity.' Back cover of book

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Paperback book with olive green cover and spine, cover also has a partial image of an artwork

fiction

'Includes index and Bibliography (page 213). Darwin. Air raids by Japan. Kaigun & Japan. Rikugun, 1942 (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0710946). Later published as: Australia under attack. Previous ed.: Adelaide : Rigby, 1972.' From Trove

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Book with brown text on cover and spine and brown image on cover

fiction

'Dora Elizabeth Burchill was born in Hawthorn, Victoria and trained as a triple certificate nurse in Melbourne and London. Proving that nursing is the best passport for travel she subsequently travelled widely and became registered as a nurse in seven countries of the world. Cherishing the ideals of Florence Nightingale in peace and war, Sister Burchill volunteered to serve in Ethiopia during the Italian-Abyssinian War in 1936, nursed refugee children during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and served with the 2nd AIF in Palestine and Egypt in 1940. Following six years as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, she took another challenging path, becoming involved in radio broadcasting [Working for 3SR Radio Station, Shepparton p185], writing and lecturing for the Commonwealth Institute in England. Six years later she returned to nursing and started the first full-time infant welfare clinic in Darwin for the Northern Territory Department of Health and remained in this important post of increasing development in post-war Darwin for five years. Sister Burchill continued this work in Thursday Island and the Sepik District of New Guinea into the 1960s. Many published articles in magazines and newspapers and five published books testify to her skill and determination as a factual writer. ?Innamincka?, is her best-known book. Seeking further worthwhile challenges in the 1970s, Sister Burchill studied for the Higher School Certificate which resulted in her earning a place in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University. She graduated as Bachelor of Arts in 1981. In 1986, she graduated as Bachelor of Letters at the University of Melbourne. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [249]-250. Medicine. Nursing. Burchill, Elizabeth, 1908-. Australia. Biographies (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0516392). Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.' From Trove

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Book with green text on cover and spine and red image on cover

fiction

'Dora Elizabeth Burchill was born in Hawthorn, Victoria and trained as a triple certificate nurse in Melbourne and London. Proving that nursing is the best passport for travel she subsequently travelled widely and became registered as a nurse in seven countries of the world. Cherishing the ideals of Florence Nightingale in peace and war, Sister Burchill volunteered to serve in Ethiopia during the Italian-Abyssinian War in 1936, nursed refugee children during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and served with the 2nd AIF in Palestine and Egypt in 1940. Following six years as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, she took another challenging path, becoming involved in radio broadcasting [Working for 3SR Radio Station, Shepparton p185], writing and lecturing for the Commonwealth Institute in England. Six years later she returned to nursing and started the first full-time infant welfare clinic in Darwin for the Northern Territory Department of Health and remained in this important post of increasing development in post-war Darwin for five years. Sister Burchill continued this work in Thursday Island and the Sepik District of New Guinea into the 1960s. Many published articles in magazines and newspapers and five published books testify to her skill and determination as a factual writer. ?Innamincka?, is her best-known book. Seeking further worthwhile challenges in the 1970s, Sister Burchill studied for the Higher School Certificate which resulted in her earning a place in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University. She graduated as Bachelor of Arts in 1981. In 1986, she graduated as Bachelor of Letters at the University of Melbourne. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [249]-250. Medicine. Nursing. Burchill, Elizabeth, 1908-. Australia. Biographies (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0516392). Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.' From Trove

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Blue paperback book with black and white photo of a man and woman on the cover

fiction

Novelisation of experience of Edith Cavell during World War One. Originally published under the title 'Dawn', also made into a movie titled Dawn.

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Green book with title, author information and a photo of a building scene on the front cover

non-fiction

Contents: 1. 'We shall kindle in your hearts a touch whose flame shall be eternal' 2. Tying up the loose ends 3. On the road 4. The memorial becomes a reality 5. Making ends meet 6. A whole generation to late 7. An uncertain future 8. An offer too good to pass up 9. A truly 'living; memorial.

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Programme for rededication ceremony of the Memorial Rose Garden from two previous locations on the hospital [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital] grounds. Programme includes brief background, order of service and dedication.

A printed document in blue ink on white paper, single fold with four pages. Front page has drawing of landscape with flagpole and all other pages are textual.

'H75' [blue ink top right hand corner of front page]

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Photograph depicts a Returned Nurses Club member selling poppies and taking donations for Rememberance Day. The nurse is [Edna Nell] Anna Doig.

Newspaper clipping of a large black and white photograph of an older man in a top hat talking to a shorter woman holding a collection tin. The photograph has a caption and heading.

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Article about a speaker at local Buninyong ANZAC Day service Mrs Jean Allen who spent six years with the Australian Army Nursing Service.

Newspaper clipping with advertisement in top left hand corner, first part of article has two columns with a large black and white photograph of an elderly woman in uniform holding an umbrella. Article continues on a page not attached

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Articles all concerned with various ANZAC Day services in Melbourne as part of newspapers '4 pages for women' section.

Newspaper clipping of articles on both sides, with some parts missing. One side has a black and white photograph of three woman wearing medals and holding a floral tribute. The other side has a black and white photograph of two women in Army nursing uniforms looking at the camera. There are a range of articles on both sides.

'NC9' [crossed out in blue ink top right hand corner] 'NC11' [blue ink top right hand corner]

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Article about why Wilma Young [Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram] received the Advance Australia Award 1989. This award was conferred because of her contributions to veteran welfare. She was also a POW during WWII on Bangka Island and Sumatra.

Newspaper clipping with a headline and large black and white photograph of a elderly woman holding an award in her lap. The article has three columns of text.

'Pakenham-Berwick Gazette / 100-106 Main St. P. / Wed. 7th Feb. 1990 Phone 059412 666' [blue ink at top of page] 'Page 25' [blue ink lower right hand corner] [article at end of main clipping article scribbled/crossed out with blue ink]

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Article about West Australian Army nurses in Tobruk who were evacuated on the hospital ship Vita and the release of 'A hospital at war' by Rupert Goodman, a book about the 2/4th Australian General Hospital from 1940-1945.

Newspaper clipping of article with seven columns of text, two black and white photographs of older women looking at the camera.

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Article about Perditta Marjorie McCarthy's Army nursing career from 1941 until her retirement in 1972, the first female Brigadier in the Australian Army.

Newspaper clipping with a headline, four columns of text and a black and white portrait photograph of a woman in Australian Army Nurses uniform.

'WWII' [blue ink in the top right hand corner] 'Sunday Telegraph 25 Apr 1982' [blue ink across the lower border]

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Part of a two page spread with the articles on the event on the missing page. The photographs on this page give insight into the ages and number of women who were present at the celebration of the 41st birthday of the Australian Army Nursing Service. Including a representative of the US Army Nursing Service.

Newspaper page with headline, and four black and white photographs of women in Australian Army Nursing Service uniforms and one black and white photograph of women in Australian Army Medical Womens Service uniforms. All photos have captions.

'NC14' [blue ink, top left hand corner] 'WWII' [blue ink, top right hand corner]

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General biographical article tracing her whole life through to her retirement activities.

A page from a magazine with a blue border, three columns of text with a portrait black and white photograph near the centre of the page of a woman looking over her left shoulder.

'Womans Day 20.7.53 WWII' [blue ink across the top of the page] 'CBE. RRC' [blue ink next to caption under photograph. CBE = Commander of the British Empire, RRC = Royal Red Cross Award]

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Five sketches of landscapes in New Guinea. Part of a collection of items including photos, newspaper clipping and poem relating to New Guinea in WWII and Elizabeth Burgess.

A full page clipped out of a magazine, with printed sketches of New Guinea landscapes, captions and handwritten annotations.

'These two pictures are the / road which I've often been / over & / told you / of in / letters' [faded black ink in top right hand corner] 'We pass this each time we go / into the town' [faded black ink, lower left hand corner]

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A general biographical article about Margaret Rogers (nee Stockwell) who was raised in the local area (of Alberton, Victoria), a nurse in WWII and has moved back to the area after 64 years away.

Newspaper clipping with two black and white photographs. One is of a smiling elderly woman showing a medal to the camera, the other is of two younger women in military uniforms smiling at the camera. The article has seven columns of text.

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Opinion article questioning why Australian war nurses do not receive state funerals like soldiers who served do. Author of article and historian Melanie Oppenheimerhas has written a non-fiction book about a Australia WWI nurse titled 'Oceans of Love, Narrelle'. Photograph with article is of Vivian Bullwinkel.

Newspaper clipping with a black and white photograph on the right of a smiling woman in military nurses uniform. Article has seven columns of text.

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General biographical, war and subsequent service article about A[nnie] M[oriah] Sage.

Full newspaper page clipping with heading and article at the top and large colour advertisement underneath. Article has a black and white photograph of women in Army nurses uniforms. The article has six columns of text.

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Article about Estelle Lee Archer a WWI nurse who at the time of the article was in a forgotten grave in the New Cheltenham Cemetary. The article details how her great niece Margaret Leyden is asking the Office of Australian War Graves to restore and maintain the grave of this significant war nurse. The article also contains some biographical details of Estelle Lee Archer's service in WWI.

Full page newspaper clipping with two large black and white photographs and four columns of text. The largest photograph is of an older woman sitting in a cemetary holding an old portrait photograph of a woman in a nurses uniform. Ther is also an old photograph of a woman in a nurses uniform standing behind a chair.

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Photocopy of a letter of thanks written by Betty Constance Lawson [then secretary of the Returned Nurses Club] to Marjorie Gough thanking her for her letter and cuttings relating to Ivy Clyne. The photocopies of these articles are part of this document package. The article titles are: 'It's time to celebrate' in Regional News Tuesday, June 4, 1991, p9 'Sunbury farwells a grand lady' in [Telegraph 28/03/1995] 'Nurse recalls force' in Regional News April 20, 1993 'Nursing memories' in Regional News Tuesday, April 24, 1990, p8 'The women of war' in Telegraph Tuesday, April 25, 1989, p20

Black and white photocopies of hand-written letters and newspaper clippings with varying article style examples and all articles having photographs. Photocopy of handwritten letter is a single A4 page. One A4 page containing a photocopy of two newspaper clippings. One A4 page containing a photocopy of a single newspaper clipping. Two parts of two A4 pages attached together with sticky tape making up a larger newspaper clipping. Another two A4 pages making up a larger newspaper clipping.

'A / Ivy Clyne' [on the back of newspaper clipping held together with sticky tape in blue ink]

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Obituary about Betty Constance Lawson Member of the British Empire (MBE) who lived from 09/08/1915 to 15/02/2006. Ms Lawson did her initial training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and served in WWII with the Australian Army Nursing Corps she then went on to do more extensive relevant training and was the recipient of many scholarships and awards including the Florence Nightingale Medal and her MBE.

Newspaper clipping with a colour photograph on the left hand side of an older man and woman in the foreground and an older woman in the background. The obituary has six columns of text.

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Biographical article about the wartime romance of Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps nurse Alice Ross-King and Lieutenant Harry Moffitt. Their story is part of an Australian War Memorial (AWM) project [the transcription of letters and other ephemera by the public] and Robyn van Dyk from the AWM is quoted in this article.

Newspaper clipping with a partial black and white photographe of two women walking and saluting. First page of clipping has five columns of text including the caption to the photograph. Second page of the newspaper clipping with partial large black and white photograph with three other small black and white photographs and one colour. This second page of the clipping has four columns of text.

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Article celebrating Mary Gibson from Nanneella who was a WWII nurse and was given a life membership to the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Association and her story is featured in the book 'Caped crusaders' written by Footscray City College year 9 students.

Newspaper clipping with colour heading and photo of an elderly woman holding a book titled 'Caped crusaders' with two columns of text.

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