First group of RAAF nurses sent to New Guinea during World War 2


Title	First group of RAAF nurses sent to New Guinea during World War 2
Description	The photograph shows the first group of six RAAF nurses who served in military hospitals in New Guinea during World War 2. The names of nurses are (L to R): Sisters E. M. Weber (Rockhampton, Qld); N. Gardner (Port Macquarie, NSW); A. T. Cleary (?); Senior Sister J. W. Wheatley (Brighton, WA); Sisters E. A. Hamilton (Mackay, Qld); and F. A. Ashbey ?(Parramatta, NSW).
Image Number	559
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)	The Australian Women's Weekly 13 Mar 1943
Subject	New Guinea
Subject	Nurses
Subject	RAAF nurses
Subject	World War 2
Coverage - Spatial	Sydney, NSW
Coverage - Time	Mar 1943
Format of Original	copy print: b&w 30.3 x 20.7 cm; scan .tif 25.0 MB 3575 x 2444 pixels
Digital Format	image/gif
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.