Scarlet Pillows: An Australian Nurse's Tales of Long Ago by Mrs Arthur H Garnsey [Ann Stafford Bird]

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing stain to tail right foredge. Marks and scratches on front and back covers. Previous owner has inscribed inside page. Body text and binding are still in good condition.

Originally published in the 1950s, this book is the recollections of Ann Stafford Bird, a hospital nurse in the 1890s. During this time, there were several typhoid outbreaks.

She also spent time at the district hospitals at Pinjarra and Bridgetown before Coolgardie Hospital.

The scarlet pillows refer to the turkey-red pillowcases used in the Coolgardie Hospital.