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Veterans Gallery

The following Gallery contains photos taken at Greenslopes during the war years. They are a homage to the efforts of many men and women, who gave their best to the war effort, and to care for those wounded.

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The Chapel was unusual in its design as it had alters at both ends of the building,one for Protestant & one for Catholic services - 1944 An ex-POW of the Japanese recovering in Greenslopes. Sister Trotter (Florence Syer)A ANS, World War II. Florence Syer before her death in 2002. A view of the new Greenslopes Hospital,circa 1942. Aerial view of RGH Greenslopes,circa 1950.
         
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Patients & nurses on ward verandah. When the laundry came in to operation it was under control of Warrant Officer RA Packman. At the time there was only one washing machine installed. When the laundry became fully established, the personnel worked 24 hours a day from Monday morning to Saturday night in shirts and did the laundry for all Army hospital establishments in the Brisbane area. Sir Laurence Olivier visits RGH Greenslopes April 1948.Another of many well -known entertainers of the 1940s,Gracie Fields,visited Greenslopes in 4th June 1945 to entertain the patients. Main gate,on Newdegate Street,with the newly constructed Administration Building in the background -1945. MATRON AND MONTY Matron Catherine Munkton with General Montgomery.
         
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Looking down Newdegate Street.On the left,the site of the hospital prior to work commencing, 1940. Nurse Edna Stanley & patient. Allied nurses at 112 (Brisbane)GMH 1944.Two United States nurses at left with three Australians on the right.Sister Alvina Harding is the Australian Army Nurse in the centre. An example of the simple nurses quarters. Construction of the wards on three terraces.
         
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Patients & nurse in ward, 1942. Christmas Day, 1944:Driver D.Dixon entertains staff of 112 (Brisbane)GMH with his ukulele. Royal Tour 1954. American singer Virginia Paris entertains patients – 1957. WO Keith Payne,circa 1969

 
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