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20-June-2020
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The plaque commemorates 100 years of service of Australian Nurses from the South African (Boer) War in 1899 to East Timor, Indonesia in 1999.
Location
| Address: | Pine Avenue, The Coast Chapel, Prince Henry Hospital Conservation Area, Little Bay, 2036 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.980426 Long: 151.249923 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1899 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1999 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 30th October, 1999 |
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Front Inscription
To commemorate 100 years of service nursing by Australian Nurses from the Boer War, South Africa 1899 to East Timor, Indonesia in 1999.
Their record of care and discipline regardless of circumstances endeared to them to the Defence Forces, that many lost their lives illustrated their courage, and their endless good humour inspired their wounded charges to fight to live.
Donated by Alison Tickner nee Mackay
Graduate P.H.H. Training School for Nurses 1940.
Dedicated 30.10.1999
Source: MATo commemorate 100 years of service nursing by Australian Nurses from the Boer War, South Africa 1899 to East Timor, Indonesia in 1999.
Their record of care and discipline regardless of circumstances endeared to them to the Defence Forces, that many lost their lives illustrated their courage, and their endless good humour inspired their wounded charges to fight to live.
Donated by Alison Tickner nee Mackay
Graduate P.H.H. Training School for Nurses 1940.
Dedicated 30.10.1999
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
