tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post746319663695471570..comments2023-12-05T18:55:41.943+11:00Comments on Jax Trax: Sepia Saturday - Nurse NannaJackie van Bergenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-53574932198866098182013-06-12T03:59:16.166+10:002013-06-12T03:59:16.166+10:00Foundling I've always associated with abandone...Foundling I've always associated with abandoned children. Great photos of dedicated ladies.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-26238856725474829932013-06-11T00:11:09.671+10:002013-06-11T00:11:09.671+10:00A lovely account with some wonderful pictures. I ...A lovely account with some wonderful pictures. I was surprised that the term "mothercraft" was a new term to so many readers, as I seem to recollect mothercraft classes in Scotland certainly in the 60's and 70's for mothers-to-be. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-50948090663320159592013-06-10T21:06:57.098+10:002013-06-10T21:06:57.098+10:00A lovely set of photos Jackie. How wonderful that ...A lovely set of photos Jackie. How wonderful that both sisters trained for nursing. Foundling is a term that reminds me of children's fairy stories of long ago and conjures up images of the infant left in a basket on the church porch.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-17473952741044933782013-06-10T17:57:58.253+10:002013-06-10T17:57:58.253+10:00You are so lucky to have all these wonderful image...You are so lucky to have all these wonderful images. Thank you for sharing them with us.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-41636835587045594442013-06-09T10:51:38.635+10:002013-06-09T10:51:38.635+10:00"Mothercraft" is an apt term that I have..."Mothercraft" is an apt term that I haven't heard before.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-32833084149738717752013-06-09T10:15:47.975+10:002013-06-09T10:15:47.975+10:00The fretwork on the verandahs is particularly elab...The fretwork on the verandahs is particularly elaborate. I wonder in what way a foundling hospital was different from an orphanage - well, I suppose soon after they were born they would be tranferred from one to the other.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-15021657885820121372013-06-09T07:19:07.478+10:002013-06-09T07:19:07.478+10:00I find the word 'Foundling' very old fashi...I find the word 'Foundling' very old fashioned sounding, I am surprised that a new term had not been found by the 1930s. But I now see the term appears to have been used in the UK even until the 1950s.Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-14547212068316490322013-06-09T01:06:39.975+10:002013-06-09T01:06:39.975+10:00How wonderful to have all those photos and certifi...How wonderful to have all those photos and certificates.<br /><br />I also enjoyed reading about Berry Street. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-75451496449178710102013-06-08T21:43:23.103+10:002013-06-08T21:43:23.103+10:00Great that the photos and papers were kept Jackie....Great that the photos and papers were kept Jackie. What a treasure.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-66871512804233719672013-06-08T21:41:40.705+10:002013-06-08T21:41:40.705+10:00I just googled Mothercraft and was astounded that ...I just googled Mothercraft and was astounded that it is so widely used in Canada for child care programs.<br />I had never heard the term either.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-58846377520145638132013-06-08T21:35:37.366+10:002013-06-08T21:35:37.366+10:00I had never heard the term "mothercraft"...I had never heard the term "mothercraft" before, but how fitting! I enjoyed your pictures and the story. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com