Brass Plaque Nurse Bush Certified

DESCRIPTION

TitleBrass Plaque Nurse Bush CertifiedObject TypeObjectDatec.1920'sDescriptionBrass plaque Nurse Bush Certified.Provenance and SignifcanceHenrietta Lewis married Edward Puttnam while both were working in Fiji. They had a daughter, Alice. Henrietta and Alice returned to Australia to continue her nursing when Edward died just three weeks after Alice's birth.

Henrietta then married Walter Bush in 1906 and they had a son, Harry.

Walter owned hotels in Sydney. After Walter's death, Henrietta purchased land in Shellharbour and built the Ocean Beach Hotel in 1929.DonorCullen, Eileen

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialBrass plate on cedar.Dimensions39.5cm x 25cm

CONNECTIONS

CollectionObjectsCullenFamilyBushLocalityShellharbour VillagePersonBush, Henrietta (nee Lewis)PlaceOcean Beach HotelRelated ItemHenrietta Lewis with nursing colleagues at her graduation

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Brass Plaque Nurse Bush Certified