Nursing Staff Portrait - 19[48]

Abstract

Group staff portrait depicting a cohort of Warrnambool Base Hospital nurses, including: back row-D. Leycett, A. Bennet, Y.Teale, front row-June Stewart, P. Sedgley, D. Baster and N. Pope. The women are dressed in traditional mid-20th-century hospital uniforms consisting of white dresses with aprons, collars, and distinctive red capes. They are arranged in seated and standing rows against a plain studio backdrop, suggesting a formal staff or training photograph. During this period, Warrnambool Base Hospital maintained an active Nursing Training School, where student nurses undertook extensive practical instruction in wards and departments under the supervision of senior nursing staff.