013440 Accession Number: 013440

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Informal portrait of three nurses from 119th Australian General Hospital (119 AGH), the only hospital in Australia completely under canvas, hanging out washing. Identified from left to right: Sisters (Lieutenants) NFX136245 Eileen ‘Teddy’ Horan from Belmont, NSW; NFX136244 Margaret Agnes Comtesse from Goat Island, NSW; and NX137921 Marjorie Mawson from Braddon, ACT. Climatic conditions in the Northern Territory emphasise the ‘change daily’ slogan, and every day is washing day for the nurses.

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Accession Number
013440
Photographer
John Earl (Earl) McNeil
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 October 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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