Agency:
The Florence Nightingale Society of Tasmania
Agency Number:
Start Date:
04 Jun 1950
End Date:
01 Nov 2011
Description:
The Florence Nightingale Society was established to care for aged or incapacitated nurses. The Florence Nightingale Memorial Home Company was formed by two nursing organisations, the Returned Sisters Association and the Florence Nightingale Society. A Home was established at 102 Montpelier, then at 25 Fitzroy Place as a memorial to all nurses. In July 1965 the Home was re-established at 3 Lasswade Avenue, Dynnyrne. By 1987 the Returned Sisters had ceased ro function and the Society was a small number of elderly nurses. Due to changes in government policy, funding and the fact that the home needed extensive alterations and renovations, the home was sold in 1991. The Society then moved to 23 Parliament Street, Sandy Bay, before winding up in late 2011.
Information Sources:
'A Brief History,' by Sue Cosmetto, written in December 1995.
Functions Performed:
Community health and welfare
Series Created By Agency:
| NS4729 Correspondence | 04 Jul 1945 | 08 Jun 1999 |
| NS4724 Minutes of Meetings | 12 Dec 1945 | 14 Dec 2011 |
| NS4725 Annual Reports, Financial Statements and Legal Documents | 21 May 1947 | 30 Jun 2001 |
| NS1492 Records of the Florence Nightingale Memorial Home | 05 Jun 1950 | 31 Dec 1991 |
| NS5876 History of Florence Nightingale Society | 24 Apr 1965 | 31 Dec 2005 |