| Title | Christmas decorations in a hospital ward at the Rockhampton Hospital ca. 1930 |
| Description | Modest decorations are features in the Medical Ward at the Rockhampton Hospital at Christmas ca. 1930. The ward is Nightingale style with beds in rows, each equipped with mosquito nets. As well as images of 8 nurses, close examination shows patients in some beds. In earlier times, patients were in hospital for longer periods than they are now and the nurses lived in quarters at the hospital. In the 1930s Christmas was marked by competitions for the best decorated wards and Hospitals Board ,members and senior staff usually visited the hospitals on Christmas. Santa Clause distributed gifts to children. |
| Publisher | Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc. |
| Source (Original) | Photograph donated by Nurse Anne Charles |
| Coverage - Spatial | Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Format of Original | photographic print : sepia 115 x 70 mm; scan .tif 24.9 MB 2662 x 1631 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. |
