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Copies of “The First of its Kind”: Nurse Education and Training at the Northern District School of Nursing / compiled by the Northern District School of Nursing Graduates Association Inc are available to purchase at a cost of $40 (AUD) plus $15 (AUD) postage.

This book was compiled by the Northern District School of Nursing Graduates Association to tell the story of the NDSN from its inception in 1950 through to its closure in 1989. As well as providing an historical overview of life at Lister House, stories and anecdotes abound about whom, what and where. There is an abundance of photographs within its 352 pages as provided by those who trained and worked at Lister House as well as a list of as many students who began their nursing careers at the NDSN.

If you were unable to attend the reunion and would like a copy of this book, please complete this form NDSN ‘First of its Kind’ Book – Request for book and forward to: The Secretary, NDSNGA, PO Box 509, BENDIGO 3552

Payment can be by cheque made out to the NDSNGA Inc or through direct payment to the Northern District School of Nursing Graduates Association Inc at the Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Account No. :

BSB 633-000, Account No. 0120-73984 and please don’t forget to include your name.

For further details please contact:

Jenny Pata
kayjay@bendigodomain.com.au

Other publications

The lamp still burns : Nursing in Victoria 1936-1981: an autobigraphical account / Isabel “Spark” Gill.

Lister house: The story of the Northern District School of Nursing / Frank Cusack