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Ellen Savage

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295:. Savage was the inaugural recipient of this scholarship for New South Wales. Her overseas studies also included observational tours of hospitals in England, Scandinavia, and Canada. Savage complete her scholarship studies with distinction. The scholarship was supported by funding provided through a 428:
She was actively involved in fund-raising that helped to establish Centaur House, Brisbane, an educational and social centre for nurses. Of note is that Savage wrote an open letter while studying in England supporting Centaur House. Savage was the guest of honour for multiple events for this cause.
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Although suffering from severe injuries received as a result of the explosion and immersion in the sea, she displayed great heroism during the period while she and some male members of the ship's staff were floating on a raft, to which they clung for about 34 hours before being rescued by a US
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Savage suffered severe bruising, a fractured nose, burst ear drums, a broken palate, and fractured ribs. She joined other survivors on a makeshift raft and concealed her own injuries. She assisted the others, many of whom were severely burned. She raised their morale with group prayer and
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in May 1948 while she was in England studying. The public's interest in Savage continued after her return from her scholarship studies in England. Reporting followed her to many places and on many activities, for example nurses outings organised by the
488:(AANS). From 1946 to 1947 she was in charge of a health centre in North Sydney, and in 1947 took the 18 month Florence Nightingale Memorial scholarship. In 1949 became a Supervisory Sister, part of administrative staff, at Newcastle General Hospital. 479:
Savage undertook general training from 1929 to 1934 at Royal Newcastle Hospital. From 1934 to 1937 while private nursing she gained midwifery and Tressilian mothercraft certificates, in 1937 she had 12 months at Tressilian Home,
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Savage was a strong advocate for nurse education, voicing her opinion that nurse education must be advanced to compete internationally, especially post graduate. And she was actively involved in fund raising for nurse education.
238:, New South Wales, where she grew up as a child. She was the third daughter of Henry Savage and Sarah Ann Savage (nΓ©e Mulheron). Her father was born in Russia and her mother was born in New South Wales. 653:
destroyer. She gave conspicuous service while on the raft in attending to wounds and burns suffered by other survivors. Her courage and fortitude did much to maintain the morale of her companions.
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Sister Ellen Savage, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), being interviewed at Greenslopes Army Hospital about 7 or 10 days after her rescue from the hospital ship
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in formal letters, and most reporting is by that name, including her official war service record. However, significant reporting in otherwise reliable sources is with
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The public's interest in Savage was an opportunity realised by her. Savage took many opportunities to support charity work, especially war related, for example
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Appointed senior sister at (Royal) Newcastle Hospital, she was respected and somewhat feared for her insistence on high standards of discipline and knowledge.
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After her AIF discharge, Savage returned to the Public Health Department of New South Wales. Posting on discharge was the hospital ship
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Savage was an army nurse from 1941 to 1946, and then worked in other hospitals until she retired in 1967, a nursing career of 41 years.
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She was also an advocate for nursing generally, espousing the capabilities of married nurses, especially nursing with chronic cases.
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At Newcastle Hospital she was unexpectedly passed over for the post of director of nursing by the medical superintendent, Dr
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from 3 April 1951 until ill health forced her resignation in 1967, and she continued to live in Gordon, Sydney.
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Savage spent two hours in the water before being dragged onto a raft. They were rescued by the destroyer,
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Savage resigned from Division of Maternal and Baby Welfare, Department of Public Health 17 February 1949.
484:. Savage was with the New South Wales Public Health Department from 1937 to 1941, and in 1941 she joined 372: 2409: 2094:"Matron Savage at the War Memorial yesterday. Wartime nurse agrees to War Memorial film 'for posterity'" 491:
Savage's first professional position was at the Baby Health Centre in the regional Australian city of
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reunions, being individually noteworthy in 1983 ANZAC day radio programming, and being singled out in
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She resumed nursing at the AGH on 14 August 1943 and served there until demobilised on 8 March 1946.
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There was considerable public interest in Savage's activities, and what she did, her presentation to
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for postgraduate study in England, where she gained a diploma in nursing administration from the
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sinking was wide and varied in nature and includes presentation in cartoon comic strip format.
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Savage was a founding member (1949), council-member (1952–59), and president (1957–58) of the
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to recover wounded military personnel. Two days after leaving Sydney the vessel was sunk off
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She was promoted to sister on 25 May 1942 and commissioned as a lieutenant in March 1943.
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A long but incomplete list of newspaper and magazine articles about Ellen Savage
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On 12 May 1943 Savage was one of twelve nurses who sailed in the hospital ship
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For "conspicuous service and high courage" arising from the sinking of the
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on 18 November 1941 and served in the Middle East in the hospital ship
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Savage was the only nurse to survive the sinking of the hospital ship
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Public interest followed Savage well after the war, for example, at
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while abandoning ship, while another directly contradicts this.
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She was given a special suite on her stay at Centaur House.
1592:"The Heroine of the Centaur – SISTER (Lieut.) ELLEN SAVAGE" 752:. Vol. 18. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 1623:"Many Australians presented to Royal Family yesterday" 284:. She passed her midwifery examination in June 1936. 253:
As a child Savage attended Quirindi Convent school.
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She studied 2522:Australian military personnel of World War II 2401:"GEORGE MEDAL FOR SISTER SAVAGE – Heroine of 2315:Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 2192:Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 2024: 2022: 1717:Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 1462:Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 1397:Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 1000:Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 990: 988: 986: 984: 982: 980: 516:on 24 May 1941, being appointed to the 113th 8: 2248:"Appointments – Department of Public Health" 1554: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1515: 1513: 1357: 1355: 1093: 1091: 1089: 234:Ellen Savage was born on 17 October 1912 at 2155:"NOTICE of intended distribution of estate" 1961: 1959: 1896: 1894: 1363:"LOSS OF CENTAUR. – WOMAN SURVIVOR'S STORY" 1231: 1229: 1227: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1142:. Royal College of Nursing. Archived from 1023: 1021: 949: 947: 945: 943: 885:"Centaur Sister Praises Appeal for Nurses" 879: 877: 31: 20: 2492:Australian recipients of the George Medal 2371:"A torpedo – and 268 people died at dawn" 289:Florence Nightingale memorial scholarship 201:Florence Nightingale memorial scholarship 16:Australian army nurse and hospital matron 2062:"Married nurses best with chronic cases" 452:Savage participated in a film about the 916: 914: 912: 910: 689: 1134: 1132: 1130: 862:from the original on 20 September 2015 737: 735: 733: 731: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 717: 715: 713: 471:and died that day. She never married. 278:Tresillian Mothercraft Training School 850: 848: 846: 844: 842: 840: 838: 811: 809: 807: 805: 803: 801: 711: 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 699: 697: 695: 693: 498:She was a triple certificate sister: 378:Savage was formally described by the 7: 1967:"Nursing Education Must Be Advanced" 2311:"Miss Savage Matron Of Rankin Park" 662:On 7 April 1993 Australia issued a 536:Savage survived the sinking of the 318:. One report on the sinking of the 245:, but did suffer from seasickness. 1653:"NURSE RETURNS AFTER STUDY ABROAD" 1458:"SISTER SAVAGE AT NURSES' REUNION" 1330:"DISOBEYED RULES TO SAVE HER LIFE" 749:Australian Dictionary of Biography 222:Her own family referred to her as 14: 2417:from the original on 5 April 2017 2381:from the original on 5 April 2017 2351:from the original on 5 April 2017 2321:from the original on 5 April 2017 2288:from the original on 5 April 2017 2258:from the original on 5 April 2017 2228:from the original on 5 April 2017 2198:from the original on 5 April 2017 2165:from the original on 5 April 2017 2134:from the original on 5 April 2017 2104:from the original on 5 April 2017 2074:from the original on 5 April 2017 2042:from the original on 5 April 2017 2007:from the original on 5 April 2017 1977:from the original on 5 April 2017 1944:from the original on 5 April 2017 1914:from the original on 5 April 2017 1879:from the original on 5 April 2017 1848:from the original on 5 April 2017 1817:from the original on 5 April 2017 1787:from the original on 5 April 2017 1755:from the original on 5 April 2017 1723:from the original on 5 April 2017 1693:from the original on 5 April 2017 1663:from the original on 5 April 2017 1633:from the original on 5 April 2017 1602:from the original on 5 April 2017 1572:from the original on 5 April 2017 1533:from the original on 5 April 2017 1498:from the original on 5 April 2017 1468:from the original on 5 April 2017 1435:from the original on 5 April 2017 1403:from the original on 5 April 2017 1373:from the original on 5 April 2017 1340:from the original on 5 April 2017 1310:from the original on 5 April 2017 1280:from the original on 5 April 2017 1249:from the original on 5 April 2017 1212:from the original on 5 April 2017 1176:from the original on 5 April 2017 1115:from the original on 5 April 2017 1074:from the original on 5 April 2017 1039:from the original on 5 April 2017 1006:from the original on 5 April 2017 965:from the original on 5 April 2017 928:from the original on 5 April 2017 895:from the original on 5 April 2017 786:from the original on 16 July 2016 648:The citation for her award read: 2527:Australian women in World War II 2512:Women in the Australian military 1836:Goodwin, Denis (22 April 1983). 467:reunion. She collapsed outside 322:states that she snatched up her 94:Second Australian Imperial Force 1713:"Voluntary Social Work Praised" 1560:"George Medal Winner In Hobart" 1423:"MRS. ROOSEVELT MEETS HEROINES" 922:"Service record – ELLEN SAVAGE" 673:, for example at the corner of 669:Savage is also commemorated in 514:Australian Army Nursing Service 486:Australian Army Nursing Service 132:Australian Army Nursing Service 2456:Further references and reading 1621:Lambert, Joyce (13 May 1948). 754:Australian National University 416:, or nursing related, and the 389:Savage was the first guest at 1: 2517:20th-century Australian women 2153:Davis, D. G. (18 July 1986). 2035:The Australian Women's Weekly 1780:The Australian Women's Weekly 1108:The Australian Women's Weekly 817:"Sister Ellen Savage GM AANS" 338:Australian College of Nursing 256:Savage trained as a nurse at 193:Australian College of Nursing 1867:Pryor, Geoff (1 July 1995). 1743:"THEY SURVIVED JAP MASSACRE" 1064:"Nurse Awarded George Medal" 362:Savage was presented to the 1237:"Famous Nurse Returns Home" 858:. Australian War Memorial. 666:in honour of Ellen Savage. 542:hospital ship in May 1943. 518:Australian General Hospital 369:Royal Queensland Yacht Club 333:, Sydney, New South Wales. 2543: 2502:Australian military nurses 2487:Australian Roman Catholics 2436:Wharton, Brooke Ghislain. 1521:"SISTER SAVAGE ON HOLIDAY" 1140:"Ellen Savage (1912–1985)" 955:"MORE ABOUT SISTER SAVAGE" 744:"Ellen Savage (1912–1985)" 170:and hospital matron from 1869:"Veterans honour Centaur" 1811:The Sydney Morning Herald 1683:"Bay trip for 200 nurses" 1657:The Sydney Morning Herals 1170:The Sydney Morning Herald 1068:The Musellbrook Chronicle 522:Australian Imperial Force 211:Savage signed herself as 195:, and a recipient of the 30: 2188:"Matron's Wide Training" 1300:"Award to Heroic Sister" 1268:Kaye (15 October 1948). 1103:survivor helping Legacy" 404:commemorations in 1995. 293:Royal College of Nursing 230:Early life and education 2507:Australian women nurses 2124:"Police Guard Cenotaph" 1838:"Catchy Anzac programs" 742:de Groen, Fran (2012). 454:Australian War Memorial 2440:. Urban Smart Projects 856:""Avenge the nurses!"" 655: 594: 373:Lady Louis Mountbatten 2341:"JAP TRICKERY FAILED" 1464:. 12 September 1944. 1393:"Speaking Personally" 1200:Survivor For Britain" 677:and Chatsworth Road, 588: 100:Years of service 2497:People from Quirindi 2284:. 25 February 1949. 2224:. 10 February 1949. 2070:. 17 February 1953. 2003:. 2 September 1953. 1775:"Interesting People" 1751:. 1 September 1949. 1659:. 15 December 1948. 1494:. 4 September 1944. 1431:. 9 September 1943. 1245:. 23 December 1948. 1111:. 6 September 1978. 891:. 26 February 1948. 460:, screened in 1978. 364:British Royal Family 2377:. 9 November 1954. 2254:. 2 December 1938. 1596:The Mail (Adelaide) 1367:The West Australian 565:Christian McCaffrey 458:Australia Remembers 456:in 1977. 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Second World War
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Newcastle Hospital
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Women's Hospital
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mothercraft
Tresillian Mothercraft Training School
Petersham
Florence Nightingale memorial scholarship
Royal College of Nursing

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