nursing_with_royal_far_west

Nursing with Royal Far West

Two photos from Nora Boyd's album1): children being treated by the Royal Far West (then called Far West Children’s Health Scheme):

The following are from the Royal Far West's Annual Reports:

1945:

The 1946 Annual Report noted that Sister Murray-Prior had her headquarters at Inverell and was doing ‘excellent work.

1947:

1948:

The 1949 Annual Report, p.11 reported that she had resigned in order to marry.

The nurses' conventional and highly religious view on women's roles is obvious in their farewell present (the explanation that it was a parting gift is in the handwriting of B.I. M-P)): And a sample page, the final one in the book:


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Provenance: J. Godden
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