From a bundle of old letters and a diary from 1914, Krista Vane-Tempest unearthed the story of the only Australian nurse to die in action during the First World War. As a child, Krista knew she had a great aunt ...
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The bolshie bunch: the history of nursing in Australia
There are nearly 400,000 nurses registered here in Australia and all of them can trace their nursing lineage back to Florence Nightingale. That is one of the fascinating tales from the new book Nurses of Australia: The Illustrated Story by ...
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History teaches nursing students that their leadership and their vision are vital. Next year a four-year program of events gets under way to mark the centenary of the landing of the Anzacs at Gallipoli in 1915. During this important period, ...
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Now in its 62nd year, the Nurses Memorial Centre in Victoria is an important steward of Australia’s nursing history. By Linda Belardi. During a lengthy and arduous imprisonment in Japanese prisoner of war camps during WWII, an idea germinated that would ...
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