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NURSE RETURNED.

Sister Minnie Cowan recently returned to Australia on the Transport "Borda" This nurse sailed for service abroad on the ill-fated "Mooltan" in June 1917. Going to Salonica where she remained till the Australian nurses were taken from there to England. Then she was attached to the 3rd Aust. Aux. Hospital at Dartford and was there promoted to the rank of Sister. From this hospital Sister Cowan went to the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on non-military work, going through the course in obstetric nursing and with another Australian, an ex-Sydney Hospital nurse, topped the pass list in the final examination. At the time of her enlisting Sister Cowan, who it might be mentioned, is the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cowan of "Minnie Vale," Wybong, was relieving matron in
Maitland Hospital, having been trained and also carried out the duties of sister there.

Muswellbrook Chronicle Wednesday 11 February 1920 page 2

Nurse Cowan, daughter of the late Mr Ben Cowan, of Muswellbrook, has been accepted for service in connection with the war abroad. Nurse Cowan received her training in the Maitland Hospital and is most capable and efficient in her profession. Recently, dining the absence of the matron, she was in charge of the nursing staff at the institution, and performed her duties with the utmost skill and satisfaction. She has gone to Sydney to report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury Saturday 31 March 1917 page 4