December 1942 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1942

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1942:

Lady Wilson Convalescent Home at Chelmer, and a contribu- tion of books was sent to the Bush Book Club as usual. At one of the meetings Dr. Dorothy Hill asked for volunteers for mine watching and several of our members are taking part in this work. Senior Group Members have contributed towards the Tuck: Shop and War Work Group and Prisoner of War Fund. Our last meeting for the year will be held on 28th Novem- ber, when we will contribute Toys or Xmas Cheer for the City Mission. AGNES ROBINSON, Hon. Secretary, Senior Group. PERSONAL NOTES. MARJORIE WALKE'R, V.A.D., A.I.F ., Abroad, writes home happily of life- overseas. Extract of one of her letters is published in this issue . She has. been in Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. HEATHER WALKER, Marjorie's sister, is a keen member of the Red Cross. Link, and also does a lot of work for the Naval Auxiliary. ETHEL DONALDSON, V.A.D., A .I.F., has been appointed second-in-charge- at Greenslopes Military Hospi tal. JOAN WESTAW'AY has been taking charge of an important part of the- Red Cross Link's hospital visiting. Each week she visits the General Hosp ital armed with magazines and smokes for soldiers, and as well as having a busy- job, finds time to assist each week at !he Union Jack Club. MARGARET COCHRANE' has been a W.A.A.F. for some time and, whew last heard of, was at Archerfield . EVELYN McKELLAR. having been boarded out of the V.A.D. "medically- unfit", was sworn in immediately by the American Army for work in the Com- bat Zone, five days travel from Brisbane. Now that this job is finished and' she is back in Brisbane, she hopes to be· re-boarded for full-time V.A.D. work. Bl'l.ETA BOYCE is having a busy time in Warwick. In addition to her teaching job, she belongs to the "Fire-Watchers and Roof-Spotters", and als

Miss HELEN M. CAMPBELL President of the Old Girls' Association and the War Work Group for 1942;

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