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Gone to War as Sister: The War through Nurses' Eyes

East Melbourne

  • 340 Albert Street

Building names

  • St Peter's
  • Winfield

Surnames

  • Hall
  • Thompson

Subjects

  • May Hall
  • Muriel Thompson
  • Nurses
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Gone to War as Sister - exhibition panel 13 (8.38 MB)
Acquisition number: 
1266
Catalogue number: 
emdfex0029
File name: 
DFEX0029
File location: 
Digital archive

One of 16 illustrated panels prepared by Janet Scarfe and volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition, Gone to War as Sister, commemorating the lives and work of the many women who served as nurses in the First World War and had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont. This panel tells of the life, work and war experiences of two nurses, May Hall and Muriel Thompson, who wrote letters giving first hand accounts of what they had witnessed.

Item type: 
Digital file
Building name: 
Winfield
Building name: 
St Peter's
Subject address: 
340 Albert Street, East Melbourne
Subject address: 
Albert Street, East Melbourne
Related content: 
Personal history page - May Hall
Related content: 
Personal history page - Muriel Thompson
Author: 
Janet Scarfe
Date of publication or creation: 
2015
Publisher: 
East Melbourne Historical Society
History of item: 

Designed by Francesca Black, printed by Snap Abbotsford.
With financial assistance from:
The Victorian Veterans' Council Anzac Centenary Community Grants Program
The City of Melbourne Community Grants Program
Caine Real Estate

Owner of original: 
East Melbourne Historical Society
Copyright owner: 
East Melbourne Historical Society
Reproduction rights: 
East Melbourne Historical Society
Permission reference: 
East Melbourne Historical Society
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