Mrs Elizabeth West (Francis) prepares to cut the cake


Title	Mrs Elizabeth West (Francis) prepares to cut the cake
Description	As part of the ceremony, Mrs Elizabeth West (Betty Francis) was identified as the person at the Wake with the earliest association with nurses' quarters at the Rockhampton Hospital (dating to 1944). She cut the celebratory cake (donated by The Cheesecake Shop) and was presented with flowers. Photos of Betty West at work dating back to 1948 are part of the ACHHA collection. Also in the foreground of the photograph (L to R) are Phillis Butcher (Jenkins) who trained from 1946 - 1949 and Doris Holmes (Gebhard) who trained from 1945 - 1948. ACHHA Treasurer Kay Smith (Anderson) is taking a photograph while Adele (Dell) Rogers (Keding) looks on. Dell, who is the Nurse Manager - Informatics at the Hospital played an instrumental role in organising the function and bringing it to fruition on the day.
Image Number	117
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)	Digital photograph by Errol Payne
Subject	Commemorative Wake
Subject	Francis, Miss Betty
Subject	Nurses
Subject	Nurses' Quarters
Subject	Rockhampton Hospital
Subject	West, Mrs Elizabeth
Coverage - Spatial	Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland
Coverage - Time	25 May 2008
Format of Original	Digital image 3008 x 2000 pixels
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Rights	This image is provided for the purpose of private study and research and must not be reproduced without the permission of the Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.