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			Creator		Read, Irene Victoria, 1880-1972
			Title		Irene Victoria Read papers, pictorial material and relics, 1839-1951
			Level of Description		Collection
			Date of Work		1839-1951
			Type of Material		Architectural and Technical Drawings Graphic Materials Objects Textual Records
			Call Number		PXD 1143 R 1117
			Issue Copy		Digitised :
			Physical Description		8 photographic prints : ; 30 x 34 cm. or smaller 1 architectural drawing (in two pieces): pencil; 21.5 x 34cm. (x 2) hair (camels) : ; 6 x 10 cm. (envelope) 1 measuring instrument (tape) : ; 7 x 4.5 cm. 2 volumes of textual material : ; 10 x 6 cm. (each) 1 crucifix: metal; 10 x 7 cm. 1 commemorative medal (with box): metal; 7.5 x 7.5 cm. (box) 1 charity badge (with backing): metal, cardboard; 3.5 x 8.5 cm. (backing) textual material (4 cartons)
			Contents		SERIES 01-04 Irene Victoria Read papers, 1839-1951 SERIES 05 Pictorial material and relics SERIES 05 PART 01 PXD 1143 (8 photographic prints and 1 plan) 1. Group portrait titled, 'Teachers. Girls High School, 1896' [i.e. Sydney Girls' High School] Left to right standing: W. J. Holmes, M.A. ; Miss Bowmaker, M.A. ; Miss Whitfeld ; W. Williams, B.A. Left to right seated: Miss I.F. Thompson, M.A. ; Mrs Garvin ; Miss Bruce, B.A. 2. R.M.S. Orontes, 1911 / taken by Felix Giuglard of Marseille with signatures on photograph including Irene V. Read. Inscribed on reverse "I.V. Read / T. / off W.A. coast, Jan 23rd 1911" 3. No. 2 Australian General Hospital / Camp section in charge of Major W.H. Read / Mena / Egypt / May 1915 [first Australian hospital to be pitched in the war] 4. Untitled [another view of hospital camp] 5. No. 2 Australian General Hospital / Mena House / Egypt. The first batch of wounded Australian soldiers from Gallipoli / May 1915 6. No. 2 Australian General Hospital / Mena House / Egypt / May 1915 / The first batch of wounded / Australian soldiers from / Gallipoli 7. Untitled [another view of soldiers at Mena House] 8. S.S. Demosthenes [1915] / taken by W.T. Munns, Gravesend. With signatures on mount. 9. Plan of No 2 Gen. Hos. Camp. [General Hospital Plan] / [undated] pencil plan SERIES 05 PART 02 R 1117 ITEM 01 1 envelope containing camels hair clipped by the Australian Camel Corps, Egypt, World War I. Envelope is addressed to Margaret [Homes] ITEM 02-ITEM 04 1 measuring tape with needle and thread with two small instruction (pattern) books for knitting soldiers socks (The Grey Sock : Soldiers' Sock Fund) in World War I, ca. 1915. [one copy with annotations] ITEM 05 1 metal Toc H Cross, ca. 1915 ITEM 06 1 medal (with box) commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the landing of Arthur Phillip in Sydney Cove, 1938 ITEM 07 1 badge sold in support of the Australian Air League Appeal to raise 10,000 pounds in World War II, ca. 1939
			Source		Presented by T. A. G. Holmes, 16 January 1975 Pic.Acc.3304


					Access only by appointment with Pictures staff - Applies to R 1117
			Copying Conditions		Out of copyright - Created before 1955 Please acknowledge: - Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
			General Note		Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3304 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012 State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers
			Author/Artist		Read, William Henry, 1876-1962
			Name		Demosthenes (Ship) Orontes (ocean liner : 1902-1922)
			Subject		World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals, Egypt. World War, 1914-1918 -- Photography.
			Topic		badges camels crucifixes medals military hospitals nurses portraits pyramids soldiers steamships teachers tents wounded soldiers
			Place		Egypt Mena House
			Persons		Adult Females Adult Males
			Exhibited in		Dalgety Walkway display cases 2012 - Items 1 - 3: November 2012
			Digital order no.		Album ID : 996773