Item 3: Photograph album of Miss Lydia West, VAD, relating to Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1941-1946

PXE 1692/vol. 52/Item 3

item

1941-1946

Graphic Materials, Photographs

1007262

1 album (59 photographic prints) - 20 x 26 cm

1a. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1941
1b. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home , 1941
1c. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home. Bertie Lloyd, 1941
2a. 1945-1946. Brown, Bromfield, Joe Blake, Watson
2b. 1945-1946. John Giblin, Maroa. Rowyers, Smyth, Bertie Lloyd
2c. 1945-1946. Sisters Preston and Payne
2d. 1945-1946. Matron Horswell
2e. 1945-1946. Sister McGrath
[3] [Group of women, standing around a podium at an unidentified event] / A. Foster, photographer, 289 Great North Road, Gladesville
4a. Kuringai VAD 211
4b. Annual Parade , 26.10.46
[5.] Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home [Group of servicemen and VADS], 1941
6a. Mrs [Cofs?], Mr Veal, Mrs Foater
6b. Group of VADS , 1940s
6c. Mrs Sinclair , 1940s
6d. Group of women performing first aid drills
6e. Several people in dinghy
7a. 1942. A nursing sister on steps of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
7b. 1942. A group of VADS and nursing sisters on steps of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
7c. 1942. Two VADS and a young man in front of swimming pool with Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home in background
7d. 1942. Exterior of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
7e. 1942. Two nursing sisters with a cockatoo on steps of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
8a. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
8b. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
8c. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
8d. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
8e. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
8f. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
8g. VA Camp Ingleburn , 3-7 October 1946
9a. Persia Porter [with VADs]
9b. Hazel Croker, Lydia West
9c. Persia Porter [Group of three in dinghy]
10a. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10b. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10c. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10d. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10e. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10f. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10g. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
10h. Exterior and gardens of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
11a. VADs at unidentified outdoor event
11b.VADs at unidentified outdoor event
11c. VADs at unidentified outdoor event
12a. Exterior of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
12b. Exterior of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
12c. Group of people in garden of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home
12d. Vic Patrick (boxer) and Audrey Webb [Group standing in garden in front of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home]
13a. Group standing in garden in front of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home including Vic Patrick (boxer) and Audrey Webb
13b. VADS marching at unidentified outdoor event
13c. Exterior of Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home

LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS

14. Thelma Bath top right and Kath West top centre , signed Kind regards and best wishes Abbott [Group of VADs in garden]
15. Kath West top left, Left - Watson, B. Lloyd, P. Edwards, R. Richard, J. Giblin [Group of VADs in garden] / please return Kath
16. Kuringai VAD 211, Hyde Park Sydney?, 1939
17a. Thelma Bath Kuringai VAD 211 OIC Washing Up
17b. Kuringai VAD FA Team leaving Waverley Oval after winning the British VAD Cup for Efficiency , October 1947
17c. Alan Patterson Canadian taken about a year ago when still Junior officer
17d. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, Kath West in front row second from left, Bertie Lloyd (centre) , 1941
18a. Lady Gowrie Home for Convalescents
18b. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home

Out of copyright: Created before 1955.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and family of Lydia West.

The contents list is adapted from an inventory compiled by Red Cross volunteers.

Many pages have captions that refer to missing prints, for example 'Phillip Sutton's wedding to Betty'.
Has small mounted clipping on colophon: 'West - Cowlishaw - The - Engagement is annouced of Joyce, only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Cowlishaw of Lindfield,. to Dr. Richard Franels Kirby, only son of the late Dr. F. West of Camden and Mrs. West Killara.

Red Cross Archives control number AL 054

From cover verso: "1940, Photo album of Miss Lydia West. Lydia & her sister belonged to Ku-Ring-Gai Branch VAD. Donated by their niece Miss Virginia West ... in 2014".