IS ANYONE GOING TO DARWIN? The 1997 annual conference of Museums Australia will be held in this September in Darwin. Your HMM committee would like to organise a special talk, tour or seminar for members and other people interested in the preservation of medical heritage, but we are not sure if any of you will be attending the conference. If you are thinking of going to the conference, could you please contact the editor of this Newsletter ASAP, so we know whether it is worth organising an event.
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HMM HAS BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS HANDBOOK TO OBTAIN A COPY SEND $5.00 FOR POSTAGE AND HANDLING TO THE EDITOR OF THIS NEWSLETTER NOTICES Funding for WA nursing history project As a result of a bequest from the late Victoria Hobbs, the WA Chapter of Royal College of Nursing is offering funding for projects with the objective of perpetuating some aspect of nursing history in Western Australia. Suitable projects might include, but are not restricted to, oral history, playscripts, postgraduate research, paintings, books, video or slide presentations.
Contact: Ms Margaret Watson Doctor's couch A hospital in Newcastle in NSW has doctor's examination couch that they would like to give to a museum. It is wooden and upholstered, probably with leatherette, and is apparently over 100 years old.Enquiries should be directed to the editor of this Newsletter.
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