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The story of Australia’s nurses – why record it?

NurseClickBy ACN Publications14 November 2018

by Deborah Burrows The first thing I did when the National Library’s publishing division suggested I write a book about the history of Australian nurses, using the photographs and resources of the National Library, was check the catalogue of the National Library. This revealed books on the history of nursing in various States, nursing education,…

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