Clip description
At the Australian Inland Mission nursing hostel in Birdsville, the AIM sisters alternate between nursing and domestic duties. One of the sisters treats a young girl who has an injured finger. She washes and dresses the girl’s hand. The sister then attends to a young boy by administering eye drops. On the hostel’s grounds another sister milks a goat, which provides the hostel with milk. Smoke tins – used to keep away the flies – are also shown.
Curator’s notes
The children being tended to in this clip probably came from the surrounding areas of Birdsville. When this film was made, Birdsville had a population of only 25 people but the town and its hostel serviced one of the richest cattle districts in the country.