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| View Original: | StateLibQld 1 108600 Arrival of Mrs Wheeler to unveil the School War Memorial at Springsure, ca. 1920.jpg (1000x571) | |||
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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 108600 Arrival of Mrs Wheeler to unveil the School War Memorial at Springsure, ca. 1920.jpg en Arrival of Mrs Wheeler to unveil the School War Memorial at Springsure ca 1920 Annie Margaret Wheeler soldiers' welfare worker was born on 10 December 1867 at Saunders Station Dingo She was educated at a Rockhampton convent school and In 1896 married Henry Gaudiano Wheeler of Cooroorah Station near Blackwater After his death in 1903 she once again made Rockhampton her home In 1913 she took her only daughter Portia to England to complete her education At the outbreak of war in 1914 Mrs Wheeler worked as a probationer nurse in a hospital in Sussex Moving to London Mrs Wheeler endeavoured to contact all soldiers from Central Queensland She kept a detailed card index on them corresponded with servicemen on the battlefield forwarded packages and mail provided for their needs and supervised the care and comfort of those in hospital Mrs Wheeler's card indexes to Central Queensland soldiers are held by the John Oxley Library OM 82-67 Sign on shopfront in background reads Jones Tailor Mercer and Outfitter circa 1920 handle 10462/deriv/128684 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License War memorials in Queensland Automobiles of Australia Military people of Australia Photographs of flags of Australia 1910s in Australian society Springsure Queensland 1920 in Queensland Black and white photographs | ||||
