Christine J in Year 7 represented the College at the Campbelltown service in Mawson Park and presented a wreath on behalf of the students and staff of the College.

The History Club nurses were invited by the Camden RSL sub branch to take part in their service in Macarthur Park. This year Camden RSL paid a special tribute to Vivian Bullwinkel, one of the AUstralian nurses who was shot and taken prisoner by the Japanese in World War II. A statue of Bullwinkel was unveiled this year at the Australian War Memorial, consequently the first statue of a female to be unveiled there.

Rebecca M from Year 9 read out Psalm 23 and Alessandra R from Year 7 read out a biography of Vivian Bullwinkel and dressed in the same uniform Bullwinkel would have worn. Our History CLub nurses wore uniforms from World War I right through to the Vietnam War. Ava C wore the uniform of a World War I VAD nurse (brought with prize money from the Anzac Day Schools’ Award), and Bianca W, Abigael O (and her sister Bethany), Emma M and Zoe A all wore the uniforms of Australian nurses from World War I. Emily M and CLaire F wore World War II VADs uniforms  and Alessandra R wore an Australian Army nurse uniform from World War II. Laura Z wore a brand new outfit made by Mrs Zapirain of a Vietnam War era nurse. 

Mia W and Rebecca M wore their school uniforms to represent the College.

Kiarra M from Year 12 was part of the catafalque party of the Australian Army Cadets.

The History Club nurses were well received by the local community and represented the often overlooked contribution of nurses to Australian wartime history.

Fran Musico Rullo - History Club Coordinator