Sister Nancy Crapp at Woorabinda 1957


Title	Sister Nancy Crapp at Woorabinda 1957
Description	The photograph shows Sister Nancy Crapp nursing two children at the Woorabinda settlement in 1957. Nancy had only recently graduated from the Rockhampton Hospital and was working at the Woorabinda Hospital in its thirtieth year. The Aboriginal Reserve at Woorabinda had been proclaimed by an Order in Council dated 27th October 1927. The first hospital building and the Matron's residence were constructed that same year. The first Matron was Nurse Hempsted who was very experienced in the treatment of Aboriginal patients having been at Taroom since 1921. [Acknowledgement: The above research was undertaken by Ashley Reid.]
Image Number	383
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)	Donated by Nancy Crapp
Subject	Crapp, Nancy
Subject	Nurses
Subject	Woorabinda Hospital
Coverage - Spatial	Woorabinda, Queensland
Coverage - Time	1957
Format of Original	photographic print: b&w 2.24 cm x 3.26 cm; scan .tif 4.7 MB 1060 x 1540 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.