Biographical entry Barron, Ellen (1875 - 1951)

Summary

Ellen Barron worked at the Queensland Government Baby Clinics from 1918 under the guidance of Florence Chatfield and in 1924 worked with Truby King in New Zealand. From 1923-39 she was superintendent of the Baby Clinics and started a training course for infant nurses. She was a foundation member and trustee of the Nurses' Rest Home and Benevolent Fund.

Details

Events

c. 1884

Life event - Arrived in Queensland

1896 - 1899

Education - Trained as a nurse at Brisbane General Hospital

1900 - 1901

Career position - Staff Nurse at Brisbane General Hospital

1902 - 1904

Career position - Head Nurse at Maryborough General Hospital

1904 - 1905

Career position - Training in obstetrics at the Women's Hospital in Rockhampton, Queensland

1906 - 1908

Career position - Matron at Lady Musgrave Hospital in Maryborough

1909 - 1912

Career position - Matron at Chillagoe Hospital

1912 - 1914

Career position - Training in massage in England

1915 - 1917

Career position - Australian Army Nursing Service

1918 - 1921

Career position - Baby clinics in Brisbane under Florence Chatfield

1922

Career position - Karitane Training School in Dunedin, New Zealand

1923 - 1939

Career position - Superintendent of the baby clinics

Archival resources

Australian Nurses Federation, Brisbane

• Ellen Barron - Records, 1904 - 1945; Australian Nurses Federation, Brisbane. Details

Maternal and Child Welfare Division, Brisbane

• Ellen Barron - Records, 1918 - 1939; Maternal and Child Welfare Division, Brisbane. Details

Queensland State Archives

• Ellen Barron - Records, 1900 - 1945; Queensland State Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Law, Glenda, 'Chatfield, Florence (1867-1949) and Barron, Ellen (1875-1951)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 622-623. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070632b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Barron, Ellen', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467204. Details