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Matron Shaw - Guardian Angel to 100,000 Babies

A look at the work of Matron Shaw from the Royal Women's Hospital in Crown Street, Sydney.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 34 | Year : 1950 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes | Producer : Jack S Allan
Exterior Women's Hospital. Woman escorting a young man and woman down corridor hospital. Greeted by nurse in uniform with white veil (Matron Edwina Shaw). Matron Shaw sitting at desk interviewing woman. Young woman being weighed and then examined on table. Young nurse in uniform and white veil taking woman's temperature as she lays in hospital bed. Matron Shaw patting her hand. CU's Shaw nursing baby. Woman in hospital bed nursing new born baby. Matron Shaw looking at baby. Quicktime clip available.
Access No. 33420 | 1 min | 1950s | Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Nurse with white veil and face mask nursing new born baby and showing it toward window in nursery, father is looking in and smiling, Matron Shaw with him . Rows of new born babies in hospital nursery in wire cots. In BG nurse and matron, both with face masks are looking at chart. Another nurse in BG left of frame is leaning over babies cot. Hospital nursery. CU babies sleeping. Quicktime clip available.
Access No. 33429 | 17 secs | 1950s | Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Nurse in cap and wearing face mask changing nappy of new born baby, Matron Shaw supervising. Nurse fixing tag on new born baby . Nurse and Matron in uniforms, white veils and face masks looking down in to humidicrib. Nurse is holding clip board. Interior hospital kitchen, cook and Matron Shaw looking into pot. Tasting food. Quicktime clip available.
Access No. 33434 | 39 secs | 1950s | Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Exterior of baby clinic at hospital. Women and babies going in and out. Mother in hat and coat handing baby to nurse in uniform and white veil. Nurse places baby on scales. 3 shots pre school aged children sliding down slippery dip being watched and helped by Matron Shaw. Quicktime clip available.
Access No. 33440 | 29 secs | 1950s | Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |