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Chatfield, Florence (1867 - 1949)

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Nurse and Hospital administrator
Born: 1 February 1867  Worthing, Sussex, England.  Died: 5 November 1949  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Florence Chatfield was Matron and then Superintendent of the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Queensland from 1900-34. She was also superviser and organiser of the Queensland Government Baby Clinics from their inception in 1918. She presided over the founding meeting in 1904 of the Queensland Branch of the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association (now Royal Australian Nursing Federation), and worked for it in many ways for over 40 years. She was also a foundation member and trustee of the Nurses' Rest Home and Benevolent Fund.

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1885Arrived in Queensland
1885 - 1888Domestic servant
1889 - 1892Nursing training at Brisbane General Hospital
1892 - 1896Charge Nurse at Brisbane General Hospital
1897 - 1899Deputy Matron at Brisbane General Hospital
1900 - 1934Matron and then Superintendent at Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases
1918 - 1923Supervisor and Organiser of Queensland Government Baby Clinics from their inception
1932Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 24 May 2006

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