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:esTING A! LES.lances itt This ail-become anger of tula, both lc safest , whether n’s OintV 10 dctcn-and the : made it lie world, ind more my other, e market.Heroic Nursing.IN THE GIPPSLAND RANGESSimmons*,'s:—“For to Piles, nt causes sleep. It s treated e me any [ thought istressing ken, as a Ointment this won-e, and I c Doan'sthe above Ointmentpears ago, [istressingy all Che-9 per pot, t of price Hamilton*VS.r setis-jie that a firm lew, it at care ng the organs rewarc, inditior general Cul anding the level of lal use icdicine ,ys, has vcr tlie vcntion ith theWideas 1*6 Pillsremedy r repn-in ever, uschold igestion bowels e. For »!tbmmRIDOEST SYDNEYnThsfSightlyCes- .2s-9d. pB8.) feThe conditions governing the* duties of the busii nur.se constitute an interesting study in contrast with the comforts of city life, says .. an exchange. A young man named : Matthew Ross, soon after arriving at Wonnangatta Station, in the Gippsland district, Victoria, became ill with rheumatic fever. The only person on the station was the manager, who did everything possible for the patient. On the fifth day •. the patient gradually became worse. The manager decided to ride to Ta.lj* botvilje, twenty-five miles - distant. He reached TaLbotville at 4 p.m. on the .-Sunday. .• Word was sent .on to DargO, where the Bush Nursing AssociaJ-fcion’s representative (Nurse Dunne) is stationed.. .Accompanied by thirteen horsemen Ledger, jts tlio outback settlers are, to render .assistance to those in distressV Nuitse Dunne, set out for Wonnangatta Sta- / tion that afternoon, where they arrived at noon the following day.v The nurse decided to take the patient to tlie Gippsland Hospital at Sale. Next day by. candle light, in pouring rain and a rising river to cross, tlie patient was placed on a horse, and the party, consisting of the nurse and about a score of horsemen, accompanied him' on the tedious journey. The track was blazed 'by the party as they proceeded. The weather was bitterly, cold, and the party’s discomfort was intensified by the driving sleet, which, with the mountain fog, prevented the members of the party, seeing twenty yards ahead or to the rear of them. . To obviate if possible spending the night on the mountains tlie patient was allowed to ride as far as lie. could dcvwn and along the mountain steeps. At' the summit oB a, steep hill the sick man, who was suffering excruciating pain, was lifted from the saddle and placed on an improvised stretcher. The narrow defile would not permit the ^.stretcher-bearers to walk two. abreast, so one walked behind the other in.the shafts,; with straps over their shoulders. In the ten-mile stretch to, Talbotvillo there was' no need ' to call a halt, fcure lief stretcher-bearers • willingly, proffered their services. That night the party was accommodated at Mr. Stout’s home, and next morning the patient-was placed on a trolley two* feet wide, which, .was used to convey goods dc(wtn[ a narrow track. By. two horses—one following the other—the trolley was drawn to. Grant —once a large and important mining centre, but'now quite deserted-only the,’ buildings' being left :to tell their tale*of bygone prosperity. The patient was pi ace 1 in a. buggy, and driven to Dargo, accompanied by the nurse, and other: members of the party, all of whom rede their tired 'steels, which were not more fatigued than their .riders. :Next morning the patient and Nurse Dunne were, motored by Mr. John Scott to Sale, where .Rcis3 was admitted ’to the Gippsland Hospital on Saturday.1 The journey' from Wonnangatta had occupied .tlirco days. . ’•Members of the party speak in glowing terms of the manner in which Nurse Dunne comported' herself •* throughout tlie trying ordeal, and of her unremitting attention/to the sick man, whose condition ts' regarded by the hospital authorities as serious;ICeop clear of tl fends, of yoor neighbours, Leave their qifcvrolsmkBquahbles alone. Have notdiing toftym ’fcis tftp wisest way, - •
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Bombala Times
Bombala, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Jul 15, 1921
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