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Sub-branch of the Victorian RSL dedicated to nurses who served in the armed forces

Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Australian Women's Weekly, Home again - A.I.F. Nurses from Malaya, March 28, 1942

This article is about a number of Australian women who served as nurses in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) during World War Two in Malaya. It a general interview with them talking about their experiences, after their return to Australia.
Newspaper clipping with four black and white photographs of women in hats and five columns of text. Clipping is a little degraded with some tears.
'WWII' [blue ink top of page]
world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, aif nurses, gethla forsyth, margaret anderson, vera tourney, bennos atwood, thelma gibson, bonnie howgate, sister crick, matron paschke, malaya
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Monica Dickens, One pair of feet, 1942 (original publication), 1958 (this edition)
'As the effects of the war raging in Europe begins to be felt at home in London, Monica Dickens decides to do her bit and to pursue a new career, and so enrols as a student nurse at a hospital in rural Hertfordshire. By nature clever and spirited, she struggles to submit to the iron rule of the Matron and Sisters, and is alternately infuriated and charmed by her patients. That's not to mention the mountains of menial work that are a trainee's lot. But there are friends among the staff and patients, night-time escapades to dances with dashing army men, and her secret writing project to keep her going.' [From Trove record]

Book has no dustjacket, is bound with blue book cloth and has gold text on the spine
non-fiction
'As the effects of the war raging in Europe begins to be felt at home in London, Monica Dickens decides to do her bit and to pursue a new career, and so enrols as a student nurse at a hospital in rural Hertfordshire. By nature clever and spirited, she struggles to submit to the iron rule of the Matron and Sisters, and is alternately infuriated and charmed by her patients. That's not to mention the mountains of menial work that are a trainee's lot. But there are friends among the staff and patients, night-time escapades to dances with dashing army men, and her secret writing project to keep her going.' [From Trove record]
nursing, england
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Sue Ebury, Weary : The life of Sir Edward Dunlop, 1994 (original) 1995 (this publication)
'Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop is known for looking after the men under his command during their time as prisoners of war. However, many would not know about his involvement in the Colombo Plan, his pioneering period in cancer surgery, and his time as a young and brilliant student who also represented Australia in rugby.' [From Trove record]

Paperback book with a red cover that has a colour photo of an elderly man on the cover and spine, and white writing on the cover and spine
non-fiction
'Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop is known for looking after the men under his command during their time as prisoners of war. However, many would not know about his involvement in the Colombo Plan, his pioneering period in cancer surgery, and his time as a young and brilliant student who also represented Australia in rugby.' [From Trove record]
world war two, wwii, ww2, japan, prisoners of war
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Alice M Bowman, Not now tomorrow ima nai ashita : A true story by an Australian civilian nurse, from the Government Hospital in Rabaul, who was held prisoner with her colleagues in New Britain and Japan following the Japanese onslaught of Rabaul in 1942, 1996
'Courageous men and women suffered and the lives of many were sacrificed when Rabaul fell to the Japanese in 1942. The Author was a civilian nurse from the Government Hospital in Rabaul and in Not Now Tomorrow she tells her story; a story of the Rabaul nurses - prisoners of the Pacific War.' [From back of dust jacket]

Paperback book with a yellow dustjacket that has a sepia photo on the cover and black writing on the cover and spine
non-fiction
'Courageous men and women suffered and the lives of many were sacrificed when Rabaul fell to the Japanese in 1942. The Author was a civilian nurse from the Government Hospital in Rabaul and in Not Now Tomorrow she tells her story; a story of the Rabaul nurses - prisoners of the Pacific War.' [From back of dust jacket]
australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, rabaul, japan, prisoners of war
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Alice M Bowman, Not now tomorrow ima nai ashita : A true story by an Australian civilian nurse, from the Government Hospital in Rabaul, who was held prisoner with her colleagues in New Britain and Japan following the Japanese onslaught of Rabaul in 1942, 1996
'Courageous men and women suffered and the lives of many were sacrificed when Rabaul fell to the Japanese in 1942. The Author was a civilian nurse from the Government Hospital in Rabaul and in Not Now Tomorrow she tells her story; a story of the Rabaul nurses - prisoners of the Pacific War.' [From back of dust jacket]

Paperback book with a yellow dustjacket that has a sepia photo on the cover and black writing on the cover and spine
non-fiction
'Courageous men and women suffered and the lives of many were sacrificed when Rabaul fell to the Japanese in 1942. The Author was a civilian nurse from the Government Hospital in Rabaul and in Not Now Tomorrow she tells her story; a story of the Rabaul nurses - prisoners of the Pacific War.' [From back of dust jacket]
australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, rabaul, japan, prisoners of war
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, James W Barrett et al, The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt : An illustrated and detailed account of the early organisation and work of the Australian medical units in Egypt in 1914-1915, 1918

Book has no dustjacket, is bound with dull red book cloth and has gold text on the cover and spine
non-fiction
wwi, ww1, world war one, australian nurses, egypt
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Charles Fenner et al, Gathered moss, 1946
'This book is a simple one, though it does not deal with trivial things. It is offered as a contribution to Australian literature : reflections on travel, literature and science. There are two sections in the book: Travel notes from an Australian viewpoint, which I have put firsts; and Science notes, which I have put second; with two or three chapters that are of neither travel nor science.' [Excerpt of Foreward by the author]

Book has no dustjacket, is bound with olive green book cloth and has black text on the spine
non-fiction
'This book is a simple one, though it does not deal with trivial things. It is offered as a contribution to Australian literature : reflections on travel, literature and science. There are two sections in the book: Travel notes from an Australian viewpoint, which I have put firsts; and Science notes, which I have put second; with two or three chapters that are of neither travel nor science.' [Excerpt of Foreward by the author]
charles fenner
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Albert Ernest Coates, The Albert Coates story : The will that found the way, 1977
'The Albert Coates story is one of heroism, of courage, endurance and service. he is a great civilian as well as a great soldier and the book tells of his contributions to the development of medical studies and services in Melbourne-but the core of the book is his description of three-and-a-half years as a prisoner of the Japanese in Sumatra, Burma and Thailand. Written on scraps of paper of all kinds, toilet paper, anything, in rare moments of solitude between improvising medicines, amputating legs, appealing to the Japanese authorities and administering hospital camps, Albert Coates describes on of history's great feats of medicine. The first and last sections of the book have been written by Newman Rosenthal who also edited the prisoner of war section-so there is continuity of narrative.' [From front dust jacket]

Book with a black dustjacket, has a painted portrait of an older man in uniform on cover and white and blue text on cover and spine
non-fiction
'The Albert Coates story is one of heroism, of courage, endurance and service. he is a great civilian as well as a great soldier and the book tells of his contributions to the development of medical studies and services in Melbourne-but the core of the book is his description of three-and-a-half years as a prisoner of the Japanese in Sumatra, Burma and Thailand. Written on scraps of paper of all kinds, toilet paper, anything, in rare moments of solitude between improvising medicines, amputating legs, appealing to the Japanese authorities and administering hospital camps, Albert Coates describes on of history's great feats of medicine. The first and last sections of the book have been written by Newman Rosenthal who also edited the prisoner of war section-so there is continuity of narrative.' [From front dust jacket]
world war two, wwii, ww2, prisoner of war, japan
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Ernest Edward Dunlop, The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945, 1986
'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]

Book with a red dustjacket, had a photograph of a seated older man on cover and white text on cover and spine
non-fiction
'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]
australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, prisoner of war, japan
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Ernest Edward Dunlop, The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945, 1986
'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]

Book with a red dustjacket, had a photograph of a seated older man on cover and white text on cover and spine
non-fiction
'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]
australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, prisoner of war, japan
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, May Tilton, The grey battalion, 1933
War reminiscences and recollections of May Tilton, an Australian Army Nursing Service Sister during World War One.

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.
world war one, wwi, ww1, australian army nursing service, australian nurses, may tilton
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, May Tilton, The grey battalion, 1933
War reminiscences and recollections of May Tilton, an Australian Army Nursing Service Sister during World War One.

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.
world war one, wwi, ww1, australian army nursing service, australian nurses, may tilton
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Mary Critch, Our kind of war : The history of the VAD/AAMWS, 1981
'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'

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'
australian army voluntary aid detachments, australian army medical women's service, mary critch, history of vad, history of aamws, australia
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Ian J Woods (1903-1986), Discovery & healing in peace & war : An autobiography Ian J Wood, 1984
'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

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
world war two, wwii, ww2
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Betty Jeffrey (1908-2000), White Coolies : An account of the true story which inspired the film Paradise Road, 1997
'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

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
world war two, wwii, ww2, australian army nurses, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, paradise road, bangka island
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Douglas Lockwood (1918-1980), Australia's Pearl Harbour : Darwin 1942, 1984
'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

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
world war two, wwii, ww2, darwin harbour attack, darwin, northern territory, australia
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Elizabeth Burchill, The paths I've trod, 1981
'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

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
nursing in warfare, elizabeth burchill, world war two, wwii, ww2, china-ethiopian war, spanish civil war, australian army nursing service
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Elizabeth Burchill, The paths I've trod, 1981
'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

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
nursing in warfare, elizabeth burchill, world war two, wwii, ww2, china-ethiopian war, spanish civil war, australian army nursing service
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Reginald Berkeley, The story of Nurse Cavell, [1929]
Novelisation of experience of Edith Cavell during World War One. Originally published under the title 'Dawn', also made into a movie titled Dawn.

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.
nursing in warfare, edith cavell, world war one, wwi, ww1
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Book, Jennifer Williams, Victoria's living memorial : History of the Nurses Memorial Centre 1948-1990, 1991
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.

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.
nursing in warfare, australian nurses
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Photograph - Photograph on photo paper, mounted on card

"B & W photograph of Matron in Chief Lang, M. RAAF Nursing Service ." [Former catalogued description, entry P46]
Unframed, black and white photograph mounted on card of Matron in Chief Lang.
Pencil signature on front bottom right corner underneath photograph. Sticker on reverse: "Athol Shmith F.R.P.S. F.R.S.A. 125 Collins St Melbourne Central 27"
m lang, wwii, world war two, world war 2
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Photograph - Photograph on photo paper, mounted on card

"Single photograph of 7 WW1 sisters comprising the Australian Army Nursing Service to the Coronation 1937. AANS WW1, Nurses Groups, Coronation Contingents ." [[Former catalogued description, entry P10]
Unframed, black and white photograph mounted on card of the Australian Army Nursing Service Coronation Contingent 1937.
Printed on front: "BACK ROW M. FOLDER J. SINCLAIR WOOD E. KEARLY A. E. DOWSLEY P.R.C. ... FRONT ROW E. M. PATEN A.R.R.C G. M. WILSON. C.B.E. R.R.C. J. McDONALD .. Lafayette Ltd [in pencil] ... AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE CORONATION CONTINGENT, 1937" Printed on reverse: "COPYRIGHT. Further copies or prints suitable for Press reproduction can be obtained from: Lafayette Ltd. Please quote this No. [written in brown pencil] LE189657 .. Special frames are sold to suit this picture. Specimen mouldings sent on request." Written in pencil on reverse: "Drafting room .. E M[?] Kennedy G.P.C. ..."
ww1, world war 1, world war one, coronation contingents, aans, m folder, j sinclair wood, e kearey, a e dowsley, e m paten, g m wilson, j mcdonald
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Document - Printed document, Programme for rededication ceremony : Thursday, 18th September 1986, [1986]

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]
wwii, world war 2, australian army nursing service, aans, australian hospital ship centaur, heidelberg military hospital, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Herald, Johnny Walker is really Jim!, Friday, November 7 1975

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.
returned nurses club, anna doig, edna nell doig
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Courier Ballarat, A woman of two armies, Saturday, April 26 1986

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
jean allen, australian army nursing service
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, [The Sun], 'Nurses pay tribute at service', 'Mrs. Selleck lays first wreath', '[?] reunion', 'Marching women: Good as gold - Colonel Sage' and 'Korea 'veteran'', Tuesday, April 26 1955

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]
edith cavell memorial, ida o'dwyer, agnes betty jeffrey, mary lougron, royal red cross, mrs a t noy, kathleen rogers, margaret grace caterson, helene joyce wilding, british commonwealth occupation forces, japan, korea, lou marshall, royal australian air force nursing service
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Pakenham-Berwick Gazette], Welfare work rewarded, [Wednesday, 7 February 1990]

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]
wwii, world war two, ww2, wilma young, wilma elizabeth forster oram, advance australia award, bangka island, sumatra
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Athol Thomas, 'Quokkas' keep fighting spirit of Tobruk alive, June 7 1983

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.
wwii, world war two, ww2, australian army nursing service, australian hospital ship vita, rupert goodman, victoria alexandra may hobbs, jean osborne hewson, b d isaac, o loftus, beryl elizabeth scott, molly clarke
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Bunty Turner, The brigadier's a lady, [25 April 1982]

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]
wwii, world war two, ww2, perditta marjorie mccarthy, royal australian army nursing corps
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Australasian, Army Nursing Service Celebrates 41st Birthday, July 10, 1943

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]
wwii, world war two, ww2, australian army nursing service, annie moriah sage, grace wilson, charlotte joan mcallister, blanche sagner, us army nursing service, ethel jessie bowe, margaret alison tisdale, jean evelyn headberry, mary dorothy fahle