Christmas Day decorations in the Childrens Ward at the Rockhampton Hospital in 1950.


Title	Christmas Day decorations in the Childrens Ward at the Rockhampton Hospital in 1950.
Description	The photograph shows Sister Margaret Southgate with colleagues and children in the Childrens Ward at the Rockhampton Hospital in 1950. The photograph was published in The Morning Bulletin with the caption “PRIZEWINNING WARD AT GENERAL HOSPITAL - There was an old woman who lived in a shoe was the nursery rhyme which inspired the decoration of the childrens ward, which won the Christmas decorations competition at the Rockhampton General Hospital yesterday. Nurse C. Weiting was the ‘old woman’ and standing behind her are some of the nursing staff responsible for the decorations.” (Ref. 1950 ‘PRIZEWINNING WARD AT GENERAL HOSPITAL.’, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878-1954), 26 December, p. 1, viewed 13 March, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57086637)
Image Number	523
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)	The Morning Bulletin 26 Dec 1950 Photo Neg. No. 2152
Subject	Christmas in hospitals
Subject	Hospital wards
Subject	Rockhampton Hospital
Subject	Southgate, Margaret
Subject	Weiting, Clarice
Coverage - Spatial	Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland
Coverage - Time	25 Dec 1950
Format of Original	photographic print : b&w 20.5 cm x 15.3 cm; scan .tif 12.4 MB 2537 x 1931 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.