Item 2: Photograph album, presented to Marrickville VAD by Mrs G. Harrison, 2nd June 1952, with further additions of clippings, notated music and ephemera, up to 1960.

PXE 1692/vol. 55/Item 2

item

1952-1960

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Clippings, Notated Music, Ephemera

1007287

1 album (photographic prints, clippings, ephemera, notated music) - 26 x 33 cm

1. VAs Practising life saving, Balmoral Beach.
2. Four photos Balmoral Beach. J Stuart , H Harrison. Resuscitation instruction at Balmoral Beach, 1 March 1952. Artificial respiration - S Hines, J Stuart. Aides from Marrickville detachment, 1 March 1952.
3. Seven photos Marrickville Vas at Brooklyn camp. Marrickville Vas at camp. Bay in front of hut. Brooklyn view. View from camp. Lion Island in distance. View from dining room. View from camp.
4. Five photos Marrickville Vas at Brooklyn camp. Arrival at Camp grounds. B. Neville, Marrickville Quartermaster. Visiting New Zealand Aides. Miss G Symes and Miss R Samson at Camp. Also Mrs M Wottam (?) & son steps of hut no. 2 First aid treatment
5. Letter of thanks from Commandant Vera Stead.
6. Two Invitation cards from Mrs G Stead Formation Parade of the Detachment at Marrickville Town Hall, Monday 2 June 1952
7. Music score O Lord Most Holy. Photograph : Officers taring camp, June 1952
8. (a) Choir outside Church Sunday Aug 1952; (b) Group Army Tattoo, November 1952; (c) Unidentified people at wedding
9. (ab) Detachment Christmas Party, Dec 1952.
10. March past at annual parade Victoria Barracks 1952.
11. Photos at Balmoral Beach. Vas practicing artificial respiration.
12. View of Bodington April 1953 At lunch of Marrickville Detachment. Vas : L France & H Harrison. 1953 Mr Cable & Vas at Bodington. 1953 People on the lawn at Bodington 1953 Honorary directors Mrs Porter, Mr Cable & Vas at Bodington 1953
13. Marrickville Commandant Mrs V Stead Tea making for soldiers returned from Korea. Officers' training camp : H Harrison, V Stead. Two unlabelled VAD group photographs
14. Entertaining children. 6 small photographs
15. Maitland floods. Five small photographs
16. Maitland floods. Six small photographs
17. Newspaper clippings of flood metro & country.
18. Newspaper clipping of St Andrews service re floods. 2 small photographs : Church of England Singleton. Hon. Director Mrs P Porter & Aides. 1955
19. Newspaper photo, wedding of Ursula Fraser and Douglas Goldstone.
20. Annual Parade Mrs V Stead & Officers, 1957.
21(a). Lady Berryman ; Hon. Director Mrs P Porter; Mrs V Stead and miss H Harrison; (b) Newspaper photos : Colonel Constance Fall, Major Lucy Crane, Matron H J Cleary, Mrs P Porter, Mrs F Hoyle
22. Newspaper clippings about Queen Mother & VAs
23. Newspaper clipping about Queen Mother & VAs
24. V As Christmas Service Garrison Church.
25. Newspaper clipping : Be a girl in blue - join the Red Cross VADs; Clippings re competitions.
26. Clippings, VA Parade Victoria Barracks.
27. Christmas party Mrs Stead, Nursing Sister M Sinclair. 1959; Refresher Conference for Tutor Sisters : Mr H B Joshi; Margaret Sinclair, ward sister at Crown street Women's Hospital; Barbara Howarth, midwife teach at Royal Newcastle hospital.
28. Newspaper clippings, VA British Cup; We're Learning How Not to Drown.
29. Newspaper clippings, Life Saving instructions; Wanted : 300 more girls in blue.
30. Newspaper clippings, Resuscitation; VAD Farewell : Sister E Mooney

31. Newspaper clippings, Photo Service Award; Marrickville District Hospital : Nurses' Graduation ceremony. Invitation. 9 July 1960
32. Victoria Barracks, Viscount Dunrossil inspection 5 November 1960; Newspaper clippings : VADs on parade; VADs receive trophies.
33. Newspaper clippings, Farewell to Tutor Sister Mooney.
34. Newspaper clippings, Recruiting & Marrickville wins British Cup.
35. Formation Parade 2 June 1952 Itinerary; 2 photographs of VA members
36. 4 VAs holding Cup.

Copyright restrictions may apply: 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.

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

M'Ville V.A.D. 2-5-52

Red Cross Archives control number AL 057

Presented to Marrickville V.A. by G.Harrison, 2nd June 1952.