Pro Feminis A Feminis – For Women by Women
A new and significant era began in 1912 with the foundation stone for the new Melbourne Hospital being laid Lonsdale Street that gave rise to an association between the place and the women of Victoria. This association endured well beyond its stay on this site, and beyond the life of the Queen Vic Hospital itself.
The image below depicts an original nurses badge from the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne in 9ct yellow gold and vitreous enamel, c.1910 with the name 'K.Bailey' engraved on the reverse.
Come and visit us in store here at Greene & Greene Antiques, Woollahra to help us celebrate a part of Australia's history.
A new and significant era began in 1912 with the foundation stone for the new Melbourne Hospital being laid Lonsdale Street that gave rise to an association between the place and the women of Victoria. This association endured well beyond its stay on this site, and beyond the life of the Queen Vic Hospital itself.
The image below depicts an original nurses badge from the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne in 9ct yellow gold and vitreous enamel, c.1910 with the name 'K.Bailey' engraved on the reverse.
Come and visit us in store here at Greene & Greene Antiques, Woollahra to help us celebrate a part of Australia's history.
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