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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]

wwii, world war two, ww2, new guinea, elizabeth burgess, cedric emanuel

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.

wwii, world war two, ww2, war nurse, margaret rogers, margaret stockwell, alberton victoria

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.

war nurses, funerals, state funerals, melanie oppenheimer, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham

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.

annie moriah sage, wwii, world war two, ww2, florence nightingale medal, commander of the british empire (cbe), nurses memorial centre, matron-in-chief australian military forces

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.

estelle lee archer, wwi, ww1, world war one, royal red cross 2nd class, grave, office of australian war graves, margaret leyden

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]

australian army nursing corps, aanc, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ivy clyne, betty constance lawson, marjorie gough, returned nurses club

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.

florence nightingale medal, betty constance lawson, wwii, ww2, world war two, royal melbourne hospital, royal women's hospital, australian army nursing corps, aanc

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.

alice ross-king, harry moffitt, robyn van dyk, australian war memorial, love letter, wwi, world war one, ww1, awm, australian army women's medical services, florence nightingale medal

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.

world war two, wwll, ww2, army nurse, royal australian army nursing corps association, caped crusaders, mary gibson, footscray city college

Honour board that lists the Ballarat trained nurses who served in WWI.

Print out of a colour photograph of an honour board made of wood with gilt lettering listing nurses who served in WWI

wwi, world war one, ww1, nurses, ballarat

Items relate to the changing of Army nurses uniforms. Titles of photocopied articles: 'Uniform plans upset the 'girls in grey'' and 'Nursing in grey a long tradition' (this one is a letter to the editor). Letters are addressed to Col. [Nell] Espie and the with compliments slip is from the Director of Nursing Services - Army.

Document package of hand-written letters [drafts] with notes and photocopies of newspaper clippings (one of which is letters to the editor)

australian army nursing corps, aanc, nurse uniforms, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc

Newsletter contains a biographical article about Ethel Jessie Bowe and information about hospitalisation of Ellie Myers

Bi-folded A3 into A4 newsletter with two columns of text and a logo at the top of the front page.

ethel jessie bowe, world war two, wwii, ww2, ellie myers

'List of Nursing Staff - 8th Division, evacuated from Singapore on steamship "Vyner Brooke" on 12th February 1942, and subsequent fates.' Table list column headings: Surnames; Initials (etc); Unit; Enlisted; Fate. Also provides other recommended sources with some statistics on the final page.

A4 photocopy of a typed and hand-written document with hand-written annotations. Document is a list table in five columns.

'Mr & MRS Jim ROGERS' [blue ink in the top right hand corner of the first page] '(NOW MRS FRANK STATHAM [WAS]) [blue ink on the lower right hand side of the first page]

vyner brooke, ss vyner brooke, singapore, wwii, ww2, world war 2

[The copy of the article was written by Maureen White]

Three single sided pages of lined notepaper with handwritten copy of an article. The text is incomplete.

florence nightingale, maureen white, red cross, florence nightingale medal, #irrc no. 110, international review of the red cross, 1970

Images of Australian nurses about to embark for WWII February 1940. [As there is no digitisation of this magazine (The Australian Women's Weekly Pictorial) this photocopy of the clipping is important.]

[Publication not found in digitised format]

Black and white photocopy of a magazine page featuring head shot photographs of women in nursing uniforms, their names captioned under each one. There are also handwritten annotations.

'H88' [blue ink at the top on the right hand side] 'X THOSE WHO / WENT TO / ENGLAND / (IN ALL / 120 NURSES / ATTACHED TO / 2/2A.GH / SAILED TO / MIDDLE / EAST)' [blue ink on at the top right hand side] [10 captions under the photographs marked with a blue inked X]

wwii, world war two, ww2, australian nurses

Images of Australian Army nurses in England in 1940

Foolscap, black and white photocopy of multiple newspaper clippings. The clippings are photographs featuring groups of women [nurses] in uniforms with some captions present.

'H88' [blue ink on the right hand side under title] '1940' [blue ink on the left hand side under title]

australian army nursing service, aans, wwii, world war two, ww2

Art exhibition catalogue for Jessie Traill [around the tenth anniversary of her death] who was an Australian born Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) who served with the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service during World War one in France. Her arit

Seven single sided foolscap copied typewritten document held together with a white plastic paper clip. Title and bibliographical details of document are visible as well as handwritten annotations.

'Returned Nurses Club' [blue ink top right hand corner of cover] 'H28' [red ink top right hand corner of cover]

jessie traill, art, printmaking, voluntary aid detachment, vad, s, queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, wwi, ww1, world war one

Form completed about Agnes Betty Jeffrey relating to her training and military information as a member of [Returned Nurses Sub-branch of the RSL Victoria].

Original completed copied form with many headings that are completed in handwritten blue ink

'A. G. JEFFREY.' [Blue ink on back of form in the middle]

returned nurses club, returned nurses sub-branch rsl victoria, agnes betty jeffrey, training & military service

Article calls attention to the experience of Wilma Jones [Oram Young] as a Japanese POW on Sumatra Island during WWII in relation to the Council of Ex-Servicewomen's Associations who were trying to gather funds to make a documentary of stories and experiences such as this before they are lost.

Newspaper clipping with four columns of text, headed by a large black and white photograph of an elderly woman sitting at a table looking at documents

'THE HERALD / 9 AUG 1989' [Blue ink inbetween lines of headline]

japan, sumatra island, wilma jones [oram young], council of ex-servicewomen's associations, elizabeth lucas, catie hewins, returned nurses' association, wwii, world war two, wwll, ww2

Article about a playwright who has donated his Australia Remembers National Play Competition winnings to help fund a nurses memorial in Canberra. The title of the play was 'The Shoehorn Sonata' and it was about the experience of an army nurse in a Japanese POW camp during WWII and her relationship with a little girl in the camp.

Full magazine page containing one article, three columns of text with a photo that has been photocopied in black and white of a group of people, mostly older women with a middle aged man at the front of the group.

army nurses, raanc, royal australian army nursing corps, the shoehorn sonata, john misto, jan mccarthy, dorothy angell

Article relating to the main character of a television drama that was to be made for the bicentenary of Australia about the experience of Vivian Bullwinkel [Statham] during WWII. Article quotes her on her current feelings towards the country that held her captive as a POW.

Newspaper clipping with two embedded close up head shots in black and white of the same woman. One photograph shows her looking serious with her hand to her chin, in the other she is smiling. There are three columns of text between the photographs.

vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, japan, bangka island, willesee's australians

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.

Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.

nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.

Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.

nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Article from 'Army : the soldiers' newspaper' relating to a soldier's chapel in Wagga Wagga NSW. Dedication ceremony was attended by past Army nurses, many of whom served in WWII.

Photocopy of an article [magazine] with two photos embedded. Two columns of text. Large photo at top of article of a group of happy women standing in front of a Soldier's Chapel. Smaller photograph of a man in uniform speaking at a podium with a man in religious garb behind him.

soldier's chapel, nurses, army nurses, kapooka soldier's chapel, kapooka, wagga wagga nsw, wilma young [oram]

From 'The war years' liftout, part of the 'Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995' campaign. Article and photographs related to interview with Queensland nurses who served in WWII about their wartime experiences.

Photocopy of article over two pieces of paper held together by sticky tape. Article has five columns and two photos of women who are identified as women who were nurses during WWII. There is also a small article and photo about a different matter.

wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, margaret hamilton, jessie ellen ridge, nell ridge, nell holmes, jessie ellen holmes, florence elizabeth syer, florence elizabeth trotter, flo trotter

Article and photograph relating to former nurse Wilma Young recounting her experiences as a survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and her time as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) on Bangka Island Indonesia. Her talk was part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the revised Geneva Conventions.

Page of a newspaper with multiple headlined articles, a colour photograph, logo and advertisement. Photograph of three women looking at the camera, two are in nurses uniforms with white wimples and the third wearing a multicoloured jacket with four medals and various pins attached.

wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, geneva convention

Double article about seven former Australian nurses return to Bangka Island, Indonesia for the dedication of a memorial to their comrades from aboard the SS Vyner Brooke that was bombed and sunk.

A double sided page from a colour newspaper featuring three headlines, two colour photographs of people and two columns of text. The photograph relating to this record has a group of mostly older women sitting and standing on sand with three men in military uniform.

[asterix drawn in black ink at top of page in the middle]

wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, nurses memorial, jean ashton, carrie jean ashton, florence elizabeth trotter, florence elizabeth syer, janet patteson gunther, pat darling, janet patteson darling, ellen mavis hannah, mavis allgrove, ellen mavis allgrove, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, joyce tweddell

Article with eight small black and white photographs and brief service information of WWII nurses serving at the Heidelberg Military Hospital

Clipping from a bulletin showing photographs of eight women (head and necks), all in nurses uniforms smiling. Underneath photos are brief captions.

WWII [blue ink in top right corner]

wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, heidelberg military hospital, corroboree

Photographs from a larger article about the retreat from Greece in 1941 specifically relating to Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) nurses under command of Matron Kathleen Best.

Newspaper clipping with large photograph of eight women in nurses uniforms and a photograph of another woman inset to the bottom right of the large photograph. Also title of article and caption of large photograph present. Sticky tape attached in a couple of places and no caption to inset photo or text from article.

WW2 [in blue ink under the title]

wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, greece, retreat, violet baron bignold, mary bridgid leane, margaret alice leake, hazel cowell matthews, fances brenda aveling, eva ethel jones, alice constance greenwood, kathleen annie loiuse best

[50th Anniversary of WWII] Images and photos and brief captions relating to women during WWII.

Two pages, back to back, from a magazine with black and white images, black and white photos, captions and text. All images and photographs depict scenes of people taken during WWII. Part of a four page article

wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, women's roles, women, australian women's weekly