| Title | Nurse Thelma Robbins at the Rockhampton Hospital ca. 1954 |
| Description | The photograph shows Nurse Thelma Robbins at the Rockhampton Hospital ca. 1954. She is in uniform in front of one of the nurses quarters buildings which were in use between 1945 and the opening of a new Nurses Quarters at the Rockhampton Hospital on 11 July 1954. 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 59 mm; scan .tif 1.3 MB 680 x 665 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. |
