51:
in
Victoria. It was there that she met her husband James Wood; they married in December 1874. James then headed off to the new gold discoveries in the Northern Territory; she would join him a few months later. In 1880 James died leaving Hannah to support herself as nurse; she never remarried and died
95:
Following an accident in 1902 that hospitalised Wood for considerable time the community petitioned to the government for the procurement of a special pension. They outlined her service to the community from escorting new migrants to
Australia to efforts in providing nursing services. The Minister
91:
in 1974. Wood's house collapsed during the storm leaving her trapped; she was rescued by a group of
Indigenous Australians who cared for her until the storm had passed. Wood was forced to appeal to the community for assistance to rebuild after assistance from the government fell short of the cost
99:
Because no
Catholic priest was in the region, the funeral service for Wood was conducted by a member of the railway staff. A newspaper report after the service expressed displeasure about the lack of attendance, given how much she had done for the community over the years.
96:
for the
Northern Territory (then part of South Australia) offered if necessary a bed in the Palmerston Hospital but declined the pension. Woods decline this offer, preferring to remain in her home; her body was found on 16 July 1903.
71:
Following the death of her husband Wood returned to nursing, working with the local doctor and families to provide care for people in the area. Following her application in 1888 for the position of Matron for the
55:
James Wood became the licensee of the
Standard Hotel in Pine Creek, which they managed together until moving to Palmerston, where Hannah became the owner of property. In 1880 James Wood died of
92:
despite her highlighting that she had used the property to provide additional accommodation to patients of the
Hospital; the community rallied behind her request for help.
281:
87:
that caused significant damage and recorded 294 millimetres (11.6 in) of rain; this would be the largest cyclone to hit
Palmerston (Darwin) until
130:
23:
of
Australia. She arrived there from the UK in September 1875, joining her husband, James Wood, who had arrived a few months earlier.
174:
301:
73:
225:
196:
35:
around 1827. She worked as a nurse for the
British government for several years. In 1859 she became assistant matron of
296:
253:
48:
63:, however this was refused on the grounds that most of her work had occurred in Australia and not in England.
60:
77:
286:
291:
20:
170:
136:
126:
36:
59:
and Hannah returned to nursing to support herself. Wood would petition to the UK for the
275:
88:
123:
Occupation: Citizen. The Story of Northern Territory Women and the Vote (1894–1896)
84:
39:, resigning in 1864 to become a matron on ships taking single women to Australia.
140:
257:. Vol. XLVI, no. 13, 963. South Australia. 20 July 1903. p. 5
248:
220:
191:
169:(Rev. ed.). Darwin: Charles Darwin University Press. pp. 646–647.
56:
165:
James, Barbara (2008) . "Wood, Hannah nee Inch". In Carment, David (ed.).
229:. Vol. XXII, no. 1523. Northern Territory, Australia. p. 3
200:. Vol. XXII, no. 1235. Northern Territory, Australia. p. 3
47:
In 1869 Wood migrated to Australia, where she took up a position at the
32:
125:. Darwin, N.T.: Barbara James. pp. 3, 127–128.
85:1897 Palmerston was impacted by a tropical cyclone
80:; she held the position for a number of years.
8:
116:
114:
112:
265:– via National Library of Australia.
237:– via National Library of Australia.
208:– via National Library of Australia.
167:Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography
76:she was appointed as acting Matron of the
31:Wood was born to Jan and Thomas Inch in
108:
160:
158:
156:
154:
152:
150:
7:
226:Northern Territory Times And Gazette
197:Northern Territory Times And Gazette
219:Dashwood, C. J. (16 January 1903).
282:People from the Northern Territory
19:(c. 1827–1903) was a nurse in the
14:
52:in Palmerston on 16 June 1903.
1:
190:Wood, Hannah (30 July 1897).
318:
49:Sunbury Industrial School
221:"Pension for Mrs. Woods"
302:Australian women nurses
121:James, Barbara (1995).
249:"Northern Territory"
78:Palmerston Hospital
61:Queen Anne's Bounty
74:Burrundie Hospital
21:Northern Territory
297:Australian nurses
309:
267:
266:
264:
262:
245:
239:
238:
236:
234:
216:
210:
209:
207:
205:
187:
181:
180:
162:
145:
144:
118:
317:
316:
312:
311:
310:
308:
307:
306:
272:
271:
270:
260:
258:
247:
246:
242:
232:
230:
218:
217:
213:
203:
201:
192:"To the editor"
189:
188:
184:
177:
164:
163:
148:
133:
120:
119:
110:
106:
83:During January
69:
45:
37:Millbank Prison
29:
12:
11:
5:
315:
313:
305:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
274:
273:
269:
268:
254:The Advertiser
240:
211:
182:
175:
146:
132:978-0646264301
131:
107:
105:
102:
68:
65:
44:
41:
28:
25:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
314:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
279:
277:
256:
255:
250:
244:
241:
228:
227:
222:
215:
212:
199:
198:
193:
186:
183:
178:
176:9780980457810
172:
168:
161:
159:
157:
155:
153:
151:
147:
142:
138:
134:
128:
124:
117:
115:
113:
109:
103:
101:
97:
93:
90:
89:Cyclone Tracy
86:
81:
79:
75:
66:
64:
62:
58:
53:
50:
42:
40:
38:
34:
26:
24:
22:
18:
287:1820s births
259:. Retrieved
252:
243:
231:. Retrieved
224:
214:
202:. Retrieved
195:
185:
166:
122:
98:
94:
82:
70:
54:
46:
43:In Australia
30:
16:
15:
292:1903 deaths
17:Hannah Wood
276:Categories
141:0646264303
104:References
67:Palmerston
27:Early life
57:dysentery
261:25 June
233:25 June
204:25 June
33:England
173:
139:
129:
263:2016
235:2016
206:2016
171:ISBN
137:OCLC
127:ISBN
278::
251:.
223:.
194:.
149:^
135:.
111:^
179:.
143:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.