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Studio photograph of South Australian nurses titled 'Patriotic nurses for South Africa' [B 9065] • Photograph

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Summary

Studio photograph of South Australian nurses titled 'Patriotic nurses for South Africa'. The surnames of the nurses are: Stephenson, Cocks, O'Shanahan, Watts, Bidmead (later became leader of the group of nurses) and Glenie. The second Anglo-Boer war at the turn of the century provided South Australian women with a unique opportunity of participate as active citizens in the public sphere. Through the support of the community the small contingent of South Australian nurses worked tirelessly in conjunction with the Imperial Resources to provide nursing services in South Africa. The nurses received service medals from the King and Martha Bidmead received the Royal Red Cross and Devoted Service Cross.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.7 cm x 11.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1899

Photographer

Hammer & Co

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Nurses -- South Australia
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Participation, South Australian

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Digitisation information

Date

15/06/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,000 x 2,279 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.53 MB

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