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Mrs. F Walpole, of Goulburn, has received a wire informing her that her sister, Nurse Broadhead, who is in France, is suffering from meningitis and inflammation of the hand. Nurse Broadhead is a sister of Messrs. Lindsay and Marsh Broadhead, of Bungonia. The nurse was trained in the Goulburn Hospital and was at one time matron of Cobar Hospital.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post Thursday 05 April 1917 page 4

SISTER S A. BROADHEAD

The death took place early this morning of Sister Stella Antoinette Broadhead. Born at Goulburn, she was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. David Broadhead and Mrs. Mary Emily Broadhead, ''of Inverary Park. She was a sister of Mr. H.L. Broadhead, of Goulburn; Mr. D. M. Broadhead, of Inverary Park, Bungonia; Mrs. E. E.Wyatt, of Castle Hill, and Mrs. F. Walpole, of Terrigal. A brother, Oswald Arthur, predeceased. Miss Broadhead was educated at Inverary and Goulburn. She took up the profession of nursing and was trained at Goulburn District Hospital. She was matron at several public hospitals and was at Cobar in 1914, when she enlisted for service in the First Great War. She served for four years in many theatres of war in France and Egypt and was an Anzac. After war service she returned to Australia as matron of Cobar for some years. She then transferred to Nyngan, but, later took up a private hospital at Clifton, Queensland. From there, she went to a private hospital at Ganmain. After eight years there she took up Bush Nursing and was in charge of several centres, including Bargo district, from where she retired and resided at Terrigal, where she made her home until her death. The funeral will take place at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Thursday.

Goulburn Evening Post Wednesday 06 June 1945 page 2