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WW1 Soldier-Sailor’s Diary

Here’s another interesting antique notebook from my collection. I love the concept of a diary mixed with a foreign language dictionary. This would have been intended for a soldier who was being sent to fight in France during World War 1, so in a lightweight, compact package, the soldier (or other service member) could both … Continue reading WW1 Soldier-Sailor’s Diary

A Psychiatric Nurse’s Notebook

A curious item from the online archive of the Psychiatric Services Collection of Museums Victoria in Australia: Hand-written student nurse’s notebook written during nursing training at a mental health hospital, Mayday Hills, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955. Read more: Nurse’s Notebook – Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Beechworth, circa 1955