| Title | Nurse Elizabeth Deacon at the Rockhampton Hospital ca. 1954 |
| Description | The photograph shows Nurse Elizabeth Deacon in uniform at the Rockhampton Hospital ca. 1954. Nurse Deacon trained at the Rockhampton Hospital in the early 1950s. The photograph is taken in front of one of the nurses quarters buildings used between 1945 and the opening of a new nurses quarters on 11 July 1954. This photograph shows her in uniform. The veil which she is wearing was known as a “Butterfly Veil”. This organza veil was worn by nurses who had successfully completed all of their examinations and were continuing with their fourth year of practical training within the hospital prior to graduation as Sister and registration after the full four-year nurse training program. |
| Publisher | Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc. |
| Source (Original) | Image donated by Maureen Joan Miller (née Ockenden) |
| Coverage - Spatial | Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Format of Original | photographic print: b&w 58 x 58 mm; scan .tif 1.3 MB 684 x 672 pixels |
| 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. |
