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The stained glass window above the southern entrance to the chapel commemorates a century of service provided to patients at the Royal North Shore Hospital by nursing, medical and allied health professionals.
Location
| Address: | Reserve Road, Royal North Shore Hospital, The Lincoln Hynes Memorial Chapel, St Leonards, 2065 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.820837 Long: 151.190304 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Window |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | State |
| Artist: | Philip J. Handel |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 29th November, 1997 |
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Plaque :
THE STAINED GLASS IN THE SOUTHERN WALL
The Stained Glass Window Above The Southern Entrance To The Chapel Was Commissioned By The Royal North Shore Hospital Graduate Nurses Association And Dedicated On 29 November 1997 (sic). The Window Commemorates A Century Of Skill And Care Given To Patients At The Royal North Shore Hospital By Nursing, Medical And Allied Health Professionals.
The Window Incorporates The Design Of The Original Royal North Shore Hospital Nurse`s Badge, And The Traditional Nurse`s Lamp Over Caring Hands. The Serpent And Rod Represent Medicine And The Armoral Bearings Commemorate The Beginning Of The Century Of Care. The Flowering Wisteria, Linking The Symbols, Is A Memory Of The Entrance To Vindin House, The Former Nurses` Home.
Artist
Philip J. Handel
Window unveiled by Irene Campton FCN (N.S.W.)
Assistant Director of Nursing 1965 - 79
President Graduate Nurses Association 1983 - 92
