& 8.30pm, Camperdown Lawn Bowls Club 2 Nov, 2pm, picnic, Newtown. Contact: Matthew Welfare, 9517 9502, mattwelfare@bigpond.com Prince Henry Hospital Training Class of October ’66 – Seeking interest to attend Oct reunion (graduated March & June 1970). Contact: Janis Montgomery née Coconis, 0423 179 974 Prince Henry & Prince of Wales Hospital – Class of August 1973 15 Nov. Contact: Deirdre Stewart (née Hill), 0432 418 942, dstewart@sleepsmart.com.au/ Jan Martin (née monahan), janmartin1@ optusnet.com.au Wagga Wagga Base Hosp. 1979 PTS Including Deniliquin and Temora girls. 23 Jan 09 at Riverside Club and 24 Jan at Union Club Hotel. Contact: Sharyn Noonan (Wellham), 6931 3451 or Alison Giese (Meek) 6926 6261 Sydney Hospital Group 79/1 Seeking interest in 30-years reunion on 7 February 09. Venue: TBA Contact: Merryn Hopkins, 0437 979 868. St Vincent’s Hopital Sydney: Nurses 40Years Reunion – PTS June 1969 Group June 2009, Sydney. Contact: Carol Reidy (Taylor), 9489 3960, reidycarolyn@yahoo.com.au/ Chris Doig (O’Connell), 6920 7431, doigy@activ8.net Sydney Hospital Group 78/2 Seeking interest in 30-years reunion Contact: Carolyn Moir, 9346 1418 or email cmoir@bcs.org.au
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Reunions July 1962-1966 group Seeking interest in reunion. Contact: Rosemary Cuneo, 9953 5257, rjohno@bigpond.net.au
Social events Golden Anniversary Book launch 24 October, NSW Writers’ Centre. Black Stockings, White Veil – a tale of adversity, triumph and romance at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital by Decima Wraxall (aka ’Seberg-Wright’), graduated Oct 1958-62 Group , RPA. Contact: Decima Wraxall, 9872 7039, wraxd@yahoo.com.au Union AID Abroad APHEDA Annual Dinner 10 October, 7pm, Paddington Town Hall Cost: $80 each or $750 for table of ten. Contact: 9264 9343 or email office@ unionaidabroad.org.au
Other notices Nurses’ Christian Fellowship • Mental Health Workshop, 17 October 5 Byfield St, Macquarie Park Contact: Diana, 9476 4440 • Annual Conference ‘The Light Still Shines in a Suffering World‘, 14 Nov, 9am, Macquarie Hosp. Contact: Margaret, 0407 110 538 • Professional breakfast, 15 November, 9am, Pages Cafe Koorong Bookshop West Ryde. Contact: Jane, 9449 4868 ACAT Nurses Special Interest Group 21 October and 2 Dec, 1pm – 3pm,
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2B Conference Rm Bankstown Hospital Contact: Wendy.oliver@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
NSWNA activist forums New England Activist Forum West Tamworth Leagues Club Phillip Street, West Tamworth 15 October & 17 December
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SESIAHS – North and Central Network Forum 135 Alison Road, Randwick 7 October & 9 December Contact: Diana Cajas, 8595 1234 or dcajas@nswnurses.asn.au
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Hunter Activist Forum Wests Mayfield, Industrial Drive, Mayfield 22 October & 11 December SESIAHS – Southern Illawarra Network Forum Level 1, 63 Market Street, Wollongong 28 October & 2 December
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