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Hanna, Margaret Jean (1902 - 2000)

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Nurse

Born: 1 October 1902 Walwa, Victoria, Australia. Died: 27 December 2000 Australia.

Margaret Jean (Jean) Hanna served in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Colombo, Borneo and Queensland with the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War II. She was Lady Superintendent of the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, 1952-1962.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1931 Completed general and midwifery training
1931 - 1936 Theatre Sister at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1936 - 1937 Spent eighteen months in England
1937 - 1939 Theatre Sister at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1940 - 1941 Sister-in-charge of the 2/1 Casualty Clearing Station of the Australian Army Nursing Service
1941 - 1945 Matron with the Australian Army Nursing Service at the 2/4^th Australian General Hospital
1945 Royal Red Cross (RRC) received
1945 - c. 1946 Matron of the Darley Military Hospital, Victoria
c. 1946 Matron of the Northfield Military Hospital, Adelaide
1946 - 1952 Deputy Lady Superintendent and Matron at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1949 Fellow of the College of Nursing, Australia
1952 - 1962 Lady Superintendent and Director of Nurse training at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1962 - 1974 Sister-in-charge of the Children's Health Bureau for Anzac House
1974 Retired

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 26 November 2003
Modified: 20 December 2006

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