Badge
Production date
Pre 1978
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Malaita
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Object detail
Description
Nurse's badge from British Solomon Islands. Red cross in centre with designs of turtle, birds and shield.
Classification
NUMISMATICS (MEDALS AND OTHER) Badges Civil
Maker
Production date
Pre 1978
Measurements
diameter 30mm
Media/Materials description
Non-ferrous metal.
Signature/Marks
REGISTERED NURSE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS
DOWLER \ BIRMINGHAM
99
Helen's \ Badge \ Fauabu Hosp. \ nurses badge. \ Registered nurse \ British Sol Is
DOWLER \ BIRMINGHAM
99
Helen's \ Badge \ Fauabu Hosp. \ nurses badge. \ Registered nurse \ British Sol Is
History and use
This object is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
This nurse's badge belonged to Helen Barrett when she was working as a nurse at Fauabu, in what was then the British Solomon Islands. The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was declared in 1893, and ended in 1978 when Solomon Islands gained independence.
This nurse's badge belonged to Helen Barrett when she was working as a nurse at Fauabu, in what was then the British Solomon Islands. The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was declared in 1893, and ended in 1978 when Solomon Islands gained independence.
Registration number
N7769
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