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1006709
  • Title
    File 39: Photographs taken from an album compiled by Lady Galleghan, relating to the activities of Red Cross staff and volunteers throughout New South Wales, ca. 1914-1987.
  • Call number
    PXE 1692/vol. 39
  • Level of description
    file
  • Date

    ca. 1914-1980
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    1006709
  • Physical Description
    124 photographic prints
  • Scope and Content
    1. Miss Gladys Dorothy Fox, World War I Red Cross Nurse
    2. Lady Edwina Mountbatten and Perisa Porter with members of VAD, 1956 / Consolidated Press
    3. Voluntary Service by Child Care Auxiliary in a Home for Babies
    4. Lady Cutler, Divisional Commandant in Chief of Red Cross VADs being welcomed by the Chairman of Red Cross, Mr.J.C. Clack and Dr Isbister at the Annual Parade of VADs at Victoria Barracks on Saturday, 12 November 1966
    5a. J. Crisp, commandant leads Cootamundra VAD church parade, 1954
    5b. Phyllis Jenkins and Hayden Stephens cutting a Red Cross cake, Penrith
    6a. Mayor of Penrith, Dr.E. Gammack and Dr.M. Henderson, Nepean Cadets, 1976
    6b. Persia Porter leads Christmas service at Garrison Church, 1960 / Sydney Morning Herald
    7. Hospital visiting
    8. Nancy Bongiorna, City Central VAD, recruting volunteers, Jamison Street, 1960s
    9. VAs serving refreshment at Gemnology Exhibition, Sydney Town Hal, with Doreen Shore in background (left), 1960's
    10. VADs on annual parade, Victoria Barracks, December 1950
    11. VAs led by Persia Porter past saluting base, First Red Cross Calling Appeal, Sydney Town Hall, 1968
    12. Mr Simpson, General Secretary for Food for Britain, watches VAs sorting, Red Cross House, 1946
    13. Staff and men, Rose Hall Convalescent Home, 11 June 1917 / copy of a photograph owned by Miss E. Leech
    14. Nurses of Katoomba Red Cross Society, 1918 / Stanford Beer Studios [copy]
    15a. Princess Elizabeth with Field Force, World War II / Associated Press (London)
    15a. Left, Miss W. Smith, President, Younger Set 12th birthday Luncheon, Red Cross Headquarters, July 1942
    16a. Miss Fairfax cuts birthday cake at Red Cross Headquarters Younger Set lunch, assisted by Miss G. Walker Smith, president of the set, July 1942
    16b. Left, Miss W. Smith, President, Younger Set 12th birthday Luncheon, Red Cross Headquarters, July 1942 / Consolidated Press
    17a. Major General Campbell addressing detachments of VADs at annual presentation parade, Government House, 1969 / Leicagraph
    17b. VAS on parade at Victoria Barracks, 1951 / Sam J. Hood
    18a. Governor Sir John Northcott inspects City Central VAD led by Miss Bennett, Victoria Barracks, 1952 / Sam J. Hood
    18b. Persia Porter leads VAD parade, Victoria Barracks (with Rev. Hawkins, Mrs N. Wright, Mr J. Clack, Mr H. Cable et al on the dais), 1950
    19a. Bathurst VAD, with letter from Ruth Kenniwell to Perisa Porter dated 23 May 1946
    20. VAD presentation, with Persia Porter, right, 1940s[?]
    21a. VADs with Persia Porter in dark uniform, right, 1940s / Lincagraph (Strand Arcade)
    21b. Miss Wardell and Lady Galleghan, 1980s
    21c. VAD parade, Victoria Barracks, 1957
    21d. VADs with Persia Porter 3rd from right, front row, 1948 / Dawn Studios
    22a. VAD Club, with Lady Galleghan, centre, 3 May 1974
    22b. VAD annual inspection, 1961 / Leicagraph
    22c. Mr Jackson, Persia Porter, Mr Clair Cable, 27 October 1946
    22d. VAD annual inspection, 1963 / Leicagraph
    23a. Metropolitan VAD 827 (L. Lauder, Commandant), in march past at annual inspection and parade, Centennial Park, 1944 / Hall
    23b. Persia Porter and Phyllis Bennett lead VAD parade, Victoria Barracks (with Rev. Hawkins, Mrs N. Wright, Mr J. Clack, Mr H. Cable et al on the dais), 1950
    24a. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and Persia Porter, inspecting the VAD, 1958 / Sydney Morning Herald
    24b. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and Persia Porter, inspecting the VAD, 1958
    25a. Persia Porter, left, Ingleburn, October 1949
    25b. Persia Porter and Governor John Northcott inspect VADs at Army camp, 1946
    25c.P. Arthur, M. Bower and VADs at Army camp, 1946
    25d. Persia Porter and Governor John Northcott inspect VADs at Army camp, 1946
    25e. The "3" (including Persia Porter) sampling soup at training camp, October 1946
    25f. VADs at training camp, 1946
    25g. VADs at training camp, 1946
    25h. Monica Burton, VA, second on left, 1939-1942
    26a. Persia Porter [?] and Vas, 1946
    26b. E. McLennan, VA, 1940s
    26c. Persia Porter (right) and Vas, 1940s
    26d. VA training c amp, 1946
    26e. VA training c amp, 1946
    26f. VA training c amp, 1946
    26g. VA training c amp, 1946
    26h. VA training c amp, 1946
    26i. VAs M. Fitzpatrick and M. Brown, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    27a. VAs Training at Ingleburn, 1940s / Sam J. Hood
    27b. VAs Training at Ingleburn, 1940s / Sam J. Hood
    27c. VAs Training at Ingleburn, 1940s / Sam J. Hood
    27d. VAs Training at Ingleburn, 1940s / Sam J. Hood
    28a. 'Persia Porter second from right, 1970 / Leicagraph
    28b. Field Day with the Ambulance Unit, 1946 / Lady Galleghan
    28c. VAS; front row: 2nd left Nell Purvis, 3rd left Dorothy Lindsay, 5th left Barbara Lynch / Lady Galleghan
    28d. Phyl Bennett, right, and VAs cutting a cake / Lady Galleghan
    29a. Award presented to Mrs Enid Armstrong, VA., 20 June 1923 / Lady Galleghan
    29b. VAs Smarching in Sydney during World War II, Martin Place / Hall & Co. (7819)
    30a. Mr J. Clack and Mrs Grose, VAD, 1950's / Lady Galleghan
    30b. Gift Shop in Red Cross House, manned by volunteers with Eve Honcope, left, 1980s
    31a. VAs Pennant Hills Boy Scouts Camp, 1950's / Lady Galleghan
    31b. VAs Pennant Hills Boy Scouts Camp, 1950's
    31c. E. McLennan and J. Bayley with VAs, Ingleburn, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    31d. Visiting party, Ingleburn Training Camp, 1948 / Lady Galleghan
    31e. VAs, Ingleburn, 1948 / Lady Galleghan
    32a. Persia Porter with Flora McNab, Ingleburn, October 1949 / Lady Galleghan
    32b. Unidentified VAs / Lady Galleghan
    32c. Broken Bay Camp VADs with Persia Porter, third from right / Lady Galleghan
    32d. VAD training camp at Broken Bay with Persia Porter, right / Lady Galleghan
    33. Official opening of the VAD Club, 18 February 1948 by Lady Mayoress of Sydney, Mrs R.J. Bartley, with, from left, Mrs H. Caldecott, Commandant Balgowlah 808, Miss Gweneth Williams, Commandant Manly, and Mrs Perisa Porter, Hon.
    Director of Voluntary Aids / donated to the Club by Mrs Ann Underhill
    35a. Turramurra VADs, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    35b. VA detachment 839, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    35c. VA detachment 839, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    35d. VAD Ruth Stoney Leach / Lady Galleghan
    35e. VAD Ruth Stoney Leach / Lady Galleghan
    35f. Detachment 204 Parkes / Lady Galleghan
    35g. Detachment 204 Parkes / Lady Galleghan
    37a. Members of Camden detachment in early white uniforms march in Sydney, Elizabeth Street, early 1940's / Lady Galleghan
    37b. Colonel inspects VADs / Lady Galleghan
    37c. Camden Detachment establishing Gilbullah Rehabilitation Hospital, Menangle, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    37d. VADs exercise with Ambulance man (Elizabeth Caldwell, 2nd from left), 1940's / Lady Galleghan
    38d. Lady Lowenthal VAD, Charters Towers, World War II / Lady Galleghan
    38a. Jacqueline Crookston with detachment mascot, Charters towers, World War II / Lady Galleghan
    38b. Camp environment, Charters Towers, World War II / Lady Galleghan
    38c. VAD in laundry tent, Charters Towers, World Warr II / Lady Galleghan
    39a. Memorial Hall, the meeting place of Wallendbeen Red Cross, 1989 / Lady Galleghan
    39b. Office Bearers, Wallendbeen Red Cross, 1989 / Lady Galleghan
    40a. Persia Porter, seated centre, with VADs Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Grise, Mrs Milne (Young), Mrs Enid ?, Mrs Watson ?, (also seated Mrs Jackson) / Lady Galleghan
    40b. "Hold High The Lamp", (Florence Nightingale), fundraising by VADs, Trocadero Ballroom, 1950 / Lady Galleghan
    41a. Persia Porter, Ingleburn, November 1940 / Lady Galleghan
    41b. Ingleburn Camp, November 1940 / Lady Galleghan
    41c. Ingleburn, November 1940 / Lady Galleghan
    41d. Major E. McNab, Commandant Scottish; Colonel McIntosh, Colonel Snell, Persia Porter, Scottish VAD, Ingleburn Camp, 1940s / Lady Galleghan
    41e. Rose Hall Convalescent Home, Darlinghurst, June 1918 / Lady Galleghan
    42a. Drummers marching in the Christmas church parade of the Scottish Voluntary Aid Detachment held at the Garrison Church, Holy Trinity, Miller's Point, yesterday morning (newscutting) / Lady Gallaghan
    42b. Ambulances crossing river on a punt, 1940's / Lady Galleghan
    42c. VADs, Ingleburn, 1940's ? / Lady Galleghan
    42d. Francis Arthur and VADs on parade, Ingleburn (?), 1940's ? / Lady Galleghan
    42e. "To Mrs Persia Porter with best wishes from your 1914 - 1918 'Nursing Sisters' Misses D. Ziems, M. Morgan. M. Thompson, N. Williams and V. Hill. Tattoo. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Feb. 1951" / Lady Galleghan
    43a. VAs at Freshwater SLSC, 1988 / Lady Galleghan
    43b. Surf Ski Challenge with VAs assisting after, Freshwater SLSC, 1988
    44a. Lieutenant-Colonel McEwan cutting the Christmas Cake at the VAD Chritmas party in the Marcus Clarke Building, Sydney Showground, 22 November 1945 / copy of AWM photograph 122187 in Lady Galleghan collection
    44b. Voluntary Aid distributing comforts to disabled soldiers as the walk down the gangplank from a hospital ship berthed at an Australian port, 1940s / Dept of Information photogrpah in the collection of Lady Galleghan
    45. Lilian Irwin, Pat Conway, Barbara Donkin, Cath Mackell, Van Lister, Grace Hackneya and Ms Doherty, VADs, Victoria Barracks, ready to embark on the Queen Mary for overseas, 18-19th October 1941 / Lady Galleghan
    46. P. Bennett followed by N. Davey, V. Rogers and N. Brosnan leading Vas reviewed by the Queen Mother, Sydney Domain, 1958
    47. Dorothy Wormal, (Mrs Noel Spark), Foundation President, Red Cross House Younger Set, 1930 - 1933
    48. Jean Bell, President, Red Cross House Younger Set, 1934 - 36
    49. Dulcie Chant, President, Red Cross House Younger Set, 1944 - 46
    50. Flo Seddon, President, 1946-1948
    51a. Graythwaite Hospital entrance, 1980
    51b. Graythwaite Hospital entrance, 1980
    51c. Joan Horsley with patient, entertaining patients, Graythwaite Hospital, 1980s
    51d. Volunteer Marjorie Allen entertaining patients, Graythwaite Hospital, 1980
    52a. Roderick Minell and his wife Sharon, Santa Claus (Jim Cleal of Accounts), Mrs Shirley Minell and daughter Charmaine (Ledgerwood) with son James, Handcraft Christmas party, 1987
    52b. David Storey, Chairman, with Mrs Sharon Minell at the Christmas party financed by Minell family, 1987
    52c. Mrs Minell with grandson James, Santa Claus (Jim Cleal of Accounts department) and ventriloquist Barry Krause, Handcraft Christmas party, 1987
    52d. Far left, Mrs Madge Roberts, Divisional Council and Mr Roberts, Handcraft Christmas Party, 1985
  • Copying Conditions
    Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder.
  • Description source

    The contents list is adapted from an inventory compiled by Red Cross volunteers.
  • Alphanumeric designations

    Red Cross Archives control number AL 040.
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