Biographical entry Abell, Elizabeth-Anne Stuart (1926 - )

Summary

Elizabeth-Anne Abell was a key figure in Queensland nursing from the 1840s. She was Matron at Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane (1961-1968) and Chief Nursing Officer of the Queensland Department of Health.

Details

Events

c. 1938 - c. 1943

Education - Educated at Clayfield College in Brisbane

1944 - 1947

Education - Trainee Nurse (general training) at Brisbane Hospital

1947 - 1948

Education - Midwifery training at Brisbane Women's Hospital, Qld

1958

Career position - Senior Sister at Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane

1960

Award - Florence Nightingale Scholarship received

1961

Career position - Acting Matron at Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Qld

1961 - c. 1968

Career position - Matron at Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane

1968 - 1975

Career position - General Matron of North Brisbane Hospital Board, Qld

1975 - 1981

Career position - Nursing Superintendent at Royal Brisbane Hospital, Qld

1981 - 1986

Career position - Chief Nursing Officer of the Queensland Department of Health

1984

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

1986

Life event - Retired

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Biographical cuttings on Elizabeth-Anne Abell, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Abell, Elizabeth-Anne Stuart', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475807. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details