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Friends of Ipswich Hospital Museum

Locality: Ipswich, Queensland

Phone: +61 492 995 178

Address: Jubilee Building, Ipswich Hospital 4305 Ipswich, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.ipswichhospitalmuseum.com.au

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25.01.2022 The museum's tribute today is to the graduating nurses group of 1984. Congratulations.

22.01.2022 Aerial photograph of Ipswich Hospital taken in the early 1990s.

21.01.2022 Today we recognised the nurses who graduated in 1972. Congratulations. The nurses are wearing the flat top, paper veils in this photograph.

20.01.2022 Continuing our tribute to Ipswich Hospital nurses in this the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, the Ipswich Hospital Museum would like to recognise Bernadette (Bernie) Hartfiel (nee Elmore) who trained at the Ipswich Hospital - graduating in 1972. Bernie worked as a Registered Nurse at the hospital for 6 months after completing her training and then chose to enter the Community Nursing field. She worked for the Blue Nursing Services from May 1972 until June 1973 before leaving...Continue reading

19.01.2022 Where Are They Now? For a period of 36 years the Catherine Evans Memorial Prize was awarded to a graduate nurse completing her four years general training at the Ipswich Hospital. The prize was given for general conduct, character, popularity, ward reports, practical nursing ability and examination results. The selectors were the Medical Superintendent, Matron, Deputy Matron, Tutor Sister and the Chairman of the Hospital Board. The prize was a badge with the hospital crest an...d the words Catherine Evans Memorial. Catherine Evans trained at the hospital from 1930 1934. She was a most respected nurse and mentor. She was the Deputy Matron at one time. Sister Evans died young from leukaemia in February 1955. The Ipswich Hospital Trained Nurses Association decided to honour her memory with the Catherine Evans Memorial Prize. The first Catherine Evans Memorial Prize was awarded in 1956 by Dr Trumpy to Joy McElwaine at the 1956 graduation ceremony. The last recipient, in the final graduating class of Ipswich Hospital trained nurses in 1992, was Maria Van de Weyer. As it is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife a special year to pay tribute to all Ipswich Hospital Nurses, Ipswich Hospital Museum wants to follow up on the careers of these outstanding nurses. Are you one of them or do you know any of them? Catherine Evans Memorial Prize Recipient List 1956 Joy McElwaine 1957 Thelma Lotz 1958 Merle Jackson Mar 1959 Kathleen Hayes Dec 1959 Lynette Holmes 1960 Glenys Mary Hobbins 1961 Esme Jensen 1962 Heather Middleton 1963 Melva Welch 1964 Daphne Pocock 1965 Valmai Bradford 1966 Pamela Jane Blair 1967 Emily Weatherhead 1968 Margaret Bailey 1969 D.L. Lane 1970 Valerie Haughton 1971 Cheryl Powter 1972 Cheryl Weston 1973 Cheryl Dawson 1974 H. McKenzie 1975 Ruth Handyasyde 1976 J. Pinch 1977 B.L. Anderson 1978 H.L Huth 1979 C.I. Price 1980 K.F. Dick 1981 C.A. Horton 1982 Christina Logan-Moore 1983 D.J. Markham 1984 R.L. Pike 1985 C.R. Van Dyken 1986 O.A. West 1987 K.J. Mott 1988 V.A.G. Mather 1989 K. Gough 1990 M. Zerner 1991 Delwyn Hyde 1992 Maria Van De Weyer See more

17.01.2022 The Ipswich Hospital Museum pays tribute to the graduating nurses of 1971. Congratulations Looking back on that year: Ipswich Hospital employed Assistants in Nursing to make up for a shortage of student nurses. Queenslanders were first asked about the introduction of daylight saving in the state. Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen declared a State of Emergency to allow the touring South African Springboks football team to play. ... Sonia McMahon, wife of Prime Minister William McMahon, captured international attention when she wears a daring full-length dress, with a long slit down the sides revealing her legs, to a White House reception. Australia withdrew our troops from Vietnam. Neville Bonner became the first Indigenous Australian to sit as a member in the Parliament of Australia Pick-A-Box, hosted by Bob and Dolly Dyer, aired for the final time. See more

15.01.2022 The IHM pays tribute to the graduating nurses of the year 1967. In 1967 the Premier of Queensland was Frank Nicklin. It was the year the PM Harold Holt mysteriously disappeared while swimming off Portsea in Victoria. Ronald Ryan became the last man hanged in Australia. The postcode system of postal address coding was introduced throughout Australia. Uni students and others were protesting in the streets against not being able to protest and the Vietnam War.... We were singing along with little Johnny Farnham to Sadie (The Cleaning Lady). And we were watching the new ABC soap opera Bellbird on TV. See more

14.01.2022 Ipswich General Hospital 1957. Must have been a hot summer day - the windows are all open wide to catch every breeze and the ice-cream van is parked outside.

13.01.2022 The Ipswich Hospital Museum, today, pays tribute to the the graduating nurses of 1964.

10.01.2022 The IHM recognises the Ipswich Hospital's graduate nurses of 1962 today.

10.01.2022 We have reached 1970 in our tribute to general nurses who graduated from the Ipswich Hospital. You may have noticed the graduates are now wearing disposable paper veils in place of the starched voile veils. The paper veils were usually sourced from Baxter and came in two styles - the ones you see the nurses wearing in this photograph - a stove-pipe style and a flat-top style was also available. 1970 was also the year the 840 hour curriculum was introduced into nursing education and the training reduced from 4 years to 3 years for new trainee nurses starting their training that year.

09.01.2022 Today, it is time to recognise the graduating nurses of 1965. Congratulations.

08.01.2022 The Ipswich Hospital Museum wishes to pay tribute to the nurses who graduated in general nursing in 1986. Congratulations.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to the graduating general nurses of 1985. Well done!

08.01.2022 It is the graduating nurses of 1968 that are recognised today by the IHM. Congratulations. 1968 was the year The Monkees visited Brisbane and other Australian cities. It was the year Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy were assassinated. The popular movies were The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and the scary Rosemary's Baby.... The Premier of Queensland, Jack Pizzey, died in office and his deputy, Gordon Chalk was sworn in as his successor until the appointment of Joh Bjelke-Petersen as Premier a week later. Margaret Fulton's Cookbook was first released. And, Australia’s first Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet was opened. See more

08.01.2022 It is the graduating group of 1969 that the IHM salutes today. 1969 saw an all Australian men's singles final of the U.S. Open when Rod Laver won over fellow Aussie Tony Roche. Police procedural drama series Division 4 made its TV debut. We were all glued to the TV to watch man takes his first steps on the Moon. The rock musical Hair opened in Sydney.

06.01.2022 Just a reminder, if you have not already registered to hear Steph Shannon's Chasing our Past On-Line presentation "Listen to the Children", then please do. You can register here: https://ipswich.spydus.com//WPAC/EVSESENQ/5582099/5165437,1 It is via Zoom which is easy to use and you can participate in the comfort of your own home. It is on Tuesday evening from 6pm - 7pm.... Steph and her staff wore a tabard over their uniforms to make it less intimidating to children than the stark white uniforms. On her apron were printed the words "Listen to the Children" - it was a reminder to her and her staff that the voices of the children in their care were important. She will tell the story of paediatric nursing at the Ipswich Hospital during her time working in the Children's Ward You do not need to be an Ipswich resident to register at the Ipswich Library for the session. So wherever you are you can join in and see the presentation.

06.01.2022 Today, the IHM pays tribute to the graduate nurses of 1963.

03.01.2022 We recognise the graduating nurses of 1966 today. In 1966: The Prime Minister was Harold Holt; Lord Casey was our GG. Prince Charles had arrived in Australia to attend Geelong Grammar School's exclusive Timbertop preparatory school. The Seekers returned to Australia for a triumphant concert tour. The Rolling Stones returned to Australia for their second tour... Bob Dylan made his first tour of Australia, supported by The Band Galilee won the Melbourne Cup "These Boots Are Made For Walkin''; "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper"; "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" and "Hitch Hiker" were playing on our brand new transistor radios. And we were watching Homicide and The Mavis Bramston Show on the tellie. Congratulations nurses of 1966 See more

03.01.2022 Ipswich Hospital's Children's Ward in 1927. Children were often brought out onto verandahs and courtyards for the fresh air and sunshine. Children were in hospital for weeks and sometimes months at the time. Mosquito nets can be seen on the testers of the beds. One of the young patients is in traction - the bottom of the bed is elevated on blocks and sandbags can be seen hanging from the traction frame as a counterweight. The nurse to the left in the darker material dress (...blue) with a veil is a staff nurse (graduate nurse), the nurse in the paler fabric dress is sister (registered nurse) and the nurses with the darker material dress with aprons and mop caps are student nurses. This ward was the old fever ward. When the Infectious Hospital (Epidemic) was opened over the road (over what is now Chelmsford Ave) and a larger ward was required for the children, they moved into the old Fever Ward. This ward was demolished when Sunshine Ward was built. See more