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https://repository.southwesthealthcare.com.au/swhealthcarejspui/handle/1/4368| Journal Title: | Hospital History and Recollection - Amy Wade (nee Wilton) |
| SWH Author: | Wilton, Amy Warrnambool & District Base Hospital |
| Keywords: | Nursing Archive Student Nurse Training Midwife Midwifery Wilton Biography |
| Issue Date: | 1931 |
| Date Accessioned: | 2025-11-19T05:03:42Z |
| Date Available: | 2025-11-19T05:03:42Z |
| Abstract: | Historical overview of midwifery training at Warrnambool Base Hospital (1931–1940), including names of trainees, key staff, and Amy Wilton’s first-hand account of working conditions. |
| Description: | Attached is a partial history of midwifery training at Warrnambool Base Hospital from 1931 to 1940, combining annual report extracts with trainee nurse Amy Wilton’s personal recollections. It traces the establishment of the Midwifery Training School, the key matrons and sisters involved, the increasing number of births, the names of successful midwifery students, and the demanding daily work of trainees, before training ceased with the onset of World War II. |
| URI: | https://repository.southwesthealthcare.com.au/swhealthcarejspui/handle/1/4368 |
| Type: | Biography |
| Appears in Collections: | Warrnambool & District Base Hospital Historical Images |
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| Amy Wilton recounts midwifery nursing days.pdf | 482.05 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
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