Just Wanted to Be There; Australian Service Nurses 1899-1999

Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs, Canberra, 1999. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g.; VI, 120 pages, Minister's Message -- The Honourable Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, glossary, introduction and roll of honour. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and black-and-white illustrations illustrations. Photographic front cover, showing number 74 camp hospital, Catherine, Northern Territory 1945, against a pink background with black and white titles to the front panel and black to the back strip. A little rubbing and scuffing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the back strip. Previous owner's name to the top edge of the title page. Also included is The Order of Service for the Dedication of the Australian Service Nurses National Memorial -- 2 October 1999. 18 pages. These small booklets were put out to commemorate the dedication of the Australian Service Nurses National Memorial in Canberra in 1999. Australian nurses have been giving care to the wounded since the Boer War and the Canberra Memorial has been designed to salute/celebrate the log service record. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; History -- Australia; Military History; Australia; ISBN: 064241484X. ISBN/EAN: 9780642414847. Inventory No: 0105549. . 9780642414847