COM/70/0013/NC Accession Number: COM/70/0013/NC

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Queensland. 4 February 1970. A final check on the trunk for two Army nurses before they depart for Vung Tau, South Vietnam. Sister Patricia Ferguson, 24, of Coorparoo, Qld (left), and Sister Ann Wright, 23, of Redcliffe, Qld, both formerly worked at the 1st Military Hospital, Yeronga, Brisbane. Both are Brisbane trained, Ann at the Royal Brisbane Hospital and Pat at the Holy Spirit Hospital. They are being posted for the normal twelve months service, working at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau.

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Accession Number
COM/70/0013/NC
Photographer
Peter Combe
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 3 in x 2 1/2 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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