File 11: Photographs, taken from an album compiled by Lady Persia Elspeth Galleghan, relating to the activities of Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments, 1938-1969.

PXE 1692/vol. 11

file

1938 - 1969

Graphic Materials, Photographs

1006377

122 photographic prints

1a. Feminist V.A.D., ca. 1940
1b. Flag raising, ca. 1940
2. Wakehurst Shield presented to Phyll Bennet (at far right). Matron Constance Rall, at far left, Venue Victoria Barracks, ca. 1940
3a. Unknown V.A.D. dated 23/4/38, 1938
4b. Unidentified group, ca. 1940
4a. V.A.D.'s parade c.1946, 1946
4b. 2nd left, Zelda Whittingham, 3rd from left Arthur Cornwell Minister for Immigration, ca. 1940
5. Elizabeth Northcott and Lady G., NZ Commandant, 1952
6. Photograph card showing Red Cross Tea Services, possibly in the Domain Sydney, 1948
7. Red Cross Flower Festival, Sydney Domain, September 1948, showing the 'Tea Tricycle', 1948
8a. Portable Tea Bar, 1940
8b. Mobile Tea Buffet, 1945
9a. Wingham Float Burns Radiation effect, 1964
9b. Wingham Float Burns Radiation effect, 1964
10. Lady Galleghan, 1946
11a. Queen Elizabeth, and Prince Phillip, 1953
11b. Elizabeth Northcott (Governor's daughter)., 1953
12a. Wingham V.A.D. wreath laying 8/6/64, date
12b. Wingham V.A.D. wreath laying 8/6/64, 1964
13ab. Easter Sunday Rise Ceremony, with V.A.D.s, 1950
14abc. (a) Canteen White City Courts (b) Singleton (c)Commandants Dinner Feminist Club 1949, 1946 - 1949
15ab. (a) Celebration Tea 25/10/46 (b) Luncheon 15a L-R : Mrs Gough, Dr Selwyn Nelson, Mrs Persia Porter, Mrs H J Jackson, 15b L-R : Mrs Gough, Miss Byrne, ?, Mrs Persia Porter, 1946
16abc. (a) Chelsea Flower Show 9/46, (b,c) Lady Wakehurst Shield, 1946
17ab. (a) Bob Hudspeth's Band Grace Auditorium, (b) Chelsea Flower Show 9/46, 1946
18. Lady Binney Tasmania, 1947
19ab. (a) V.A.D.'s Parade Macquarie Street c. 1918 (b) Joan Gordon-Bennett, ex Scottish off to Japan, 1918
20. Persia Porter in Geneva, with Joanne Hentsch chief nursing advisor to League 17/10/64, 1964
21. Ingleburn Camp, Colnelson and State Controller demonstrate camp fire, 1946
22. Goulburn VAD, 1950's
32. Lady Galleghan with Commandant of Goulburn, 1950's
24ab. Matron Blair's retirement 10/63 , 1963
25ab. Marrickville Hospital graduation, 1966
26ab. Annual presentation NSW University 25/11/67, 1967
27ab. Annual presentation NSW University (b) Metropolitan VAD winners of First Aid Trophy, 1967
28. Annual V.A.D.'s Parade Victoria Barracks, 1966
29. Victoria Barracks Parade December 47, 1947
30. VA Annual Parade Botanic Gardens, 1946
31 - 32. VA training to pack food for Britain, 1940s
33 - 35. VA s Sailing on HMAS Formidable, 1945
36 - 37. Red Cross Sunday Parade, 1951
38ab. V.A.D.'s and Persia Porter on HMAS Indefatigable, 1945
39. Visiting V.A.'s from Sukarela? Persia Porter and Phyll Bennet, 1950s
40. Fund Raising Endeavour, toast VAD, 1940s
41. (a) Church Parade Holy Trinity December 1969 (b) American War Brides July 46, 1946 1969
42. VAD Float Red Cross Calling Parade 4/6/68, 1968
43 and 44. VA Parade Botanic Gardens, 1950s
45ab. (a) Wharf Canteen War Brides July 46 (b) VA Training Ingleburn Oct 46, 1946
46ab. (a) Lady Mountbatten (b) Annual Inspection Victoria Barracks, 1946 1947
47 and 48. American War Brides nursery and canteen, 1946
49 and 50. V.A.D.s and St Johns Training at Ingleburn April 1946, with raft in river, 1946
51a. Members of Branches Conference waiting in line at Lady Gowrie Home, 1947
51b. The Duke of Gloucester looks on as V.A.D.s hand out gifts to returning POWs, June 1946.
52ab. V.A.D.s & groups of children, 1940s
53 54. V.A.D.s Training at Ingleburn, 1946
55. Baby weighing, possibly at Crown St Hospital, 1950s
56. County Council Window display, date
57. Parade Botanic Gardens 1949 Sir John Northcott taking the salute, 1949
58. City Central demonstrating First Aid, 1949
59. V.A.D. Float Jubilee Parade March 1951, 1951
60. V.A.D. Float Jubilee Parade March 1951, 1951
61 - 62. Ingleburn Training Camp, 1946
63 - 64. Photos Training at Centennial Park, 1952
65ab. (a)Training at Centennial Park (b) Red Cross Sunday, 1951 1952
66ab. (a) Unknown V.A.D.s (b) V.A.D.s visiting HMS Argonaut, 1950s
67. City Central Winifred Johnston Cup 7 Sir Leslie Morshead, 1950
68. Mrs Persia Porter & Lady Berryman, 1950
69 Sir Leslie Morshead, 1950
70 Council Display Window, 1951
71 . Sir Leslie Morshead Taking the salute at Victoria Barracks, 1950
72. Unknown of V.A.D.s, October 1951, 1951
73. Royal Easter Show, 1951
74. Unknown V.A.D.s escorting children, 1950s
75. Miss N Crowther ( Northern Suburbs) consoling N. Harris age two, 1950s
76. Mrs P Porter with Cup Trophy, 1950s
77. Stretcher Drill Centennial Park ( Dr Wootten), 1946 -51
78a. Mrs Susan Spencer, G. Capt Poole, Mrs Geoff and Mrs Persia Porter welcome Lady Mountbatten, 25 April 1946, 1946
78b. Gwen Calidcott, Manly V.A. Cmdt, receiving State Council Award Victoria Barracks, Gen. Berryman, 1947
79. Mass rescue, Balmoral Beach , 1952
80. Lieut. General John Northcott, Botanical Gardens, 1949.

Arranged by the archivists of the Australian Red Cross Society. New South Wales Division.

Copyright status:: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Content lists of File records have been adapted from an inventory compiled by Red Cross volunteers.

Red Cross Archives control number AL 012.