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Biographical entry Kirkcaldie, Rosa Angela (1887 - 1972)
- Born
- 3 June 1887
Homebush, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 August 1972
Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Nurse and Hospital administrator
Summary
Rosa Angela Kircaldie returned to her native Sydney after serving in World War 1 as a nurse. She became a matron at the Royal Prince Alfred and Cornbury Hospitals and from 1924-45 was matron at the Royal Alexadra Hospital for Children and authored "In Grey and Scarlet" (1922).
Archival resources
Australian War Memorial Research Centre
- Rosa Angela Kirkcaldie - Records; Australian War Memorial Research Centre. Details
Royal Alexandra Hospital Archives, Sydney
- Rosa Angela Kirkcaldie - Records; Royal Alexandra Hospital Archives, Sydney. Details
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Rosa Angela Kirkcaldie - Records; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Lincoln, Merrilyn, 'Kirkcaldie, Rosa Angela (1887-1972)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 609-610. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090610b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Kirkcaldie, Rosa Angela', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468565. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 20 July 2006
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