Chatfield, Florence (1867-1949)

Field of activity
Nurse and Medical administrator; hospital administrator; hospital matron (general); nurse (general); Nurse and Hospital administrator
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CHATFIELD, FLORENCE (1867-1949), and BARRON, ELLEN (1875-1951), were nurses. Florence Chatfield was born on 1 February 1867 at Worthing, Sussex, England, daughter of William Chatfield, confectioner, and his wife Jane, née Porter. Educated in Worthing and London, she and her sister Emily migrated to Queensland as domestic servants, arriving on 3 June 1885 by the Chyebassa. Her widowed father brought out the rest of the family two years later.

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From 1900-1934 Florence Chatfield was matron and then superintendent of the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Queensland. She was also supervisor and organiser of the Queensland Government Baby Clinics from their inception in 1918. In 1904 she presided over the founding meeting of the Queensland Branch of the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association (now Royal Australian Nursing Federation), and worked for it in many ways for over 40 years. She was appointed OBE - Officer of The Order of the British Empire (Civil) - 1 January 1932, for her work as superintendent of the Chronic Diseases Hospital.

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Florence Chatfield was Matron and then Superintendent of the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Queensland from 1900-34. She was also supervisor and organiser of the Queensland Government Baby Clinics from their inception in 1918. She presided over the founding meeting in 1904 of the Queensland Branch of the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association (now Royal Australian Nursing Federation), and worked for it in many ways for over 40 years. She was also a foundation member and trustee of the Nurses' Rest Home and Benevolent Fund.

  • 1885 Life event - Arrived in Queensland
  • 1885 - 1888 Career position - Domestic servant
  • 1889 - 1892 Education - Nursing training at Brisbane General Hospital
  • 1892 - 1896 Career position - Charge Nurse at Brisbane General Hospital
  • 1897 - 1899 Career position - Deputy Matron at Brisbane General Hospital
  • 1900 - 1934 Career position - Matron and then Superintendent at Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases
  • 1918 - 1923 Career position - Supervisor and Organiser of Queensland Government Baby Clinics from their inception
  • 1932 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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  1. Chatfield, Florence (1867-1949) and Barron, Ellen (1875-1951)Australian Dictionary of Biography Online : Chatfield, Florence (1867-1949) and Barron, Ellen (1875-1951)
    Law, Glenda
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
    Series: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070632b.htm
  2. Chatfield, Florence (1867 - 1949), Biographical EntryBright Sparcs : Chatfield, Florence (1867 - 1949), Biographical Entry
    [2002]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P000930b.htm
  3. Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html
  4. Where are the Women in Australian science?
    Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
  5. Maternal and Child Welfare Division, Brisbane: Florence Chatfield - Records
    'History of the Maternal and Child Welfare Service, Queensland'.
  6. Queensland State Archives: Florence Chatfield - Records (1900 - 1934)
    Health and Home Affairs correspondence c1900-34.
  7. Australian Nurses Federation, Brisbane: Florence Chatfield - Records (1904 - 1944)
    Council minutes of the Australian Trained Nurses Association 1904, 1922-44 and Annual Reports 1922-35.

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