AWM41 1025 - [Nurses Narratives] Miss Stella Pines

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Duntroon, 
CANBERRA. F.C.T.
30th January, 1934.
Dear Miss Pines, 
I must apologise for delay in answering your

letter.  I expected to get down to Melbourne sooner, and your 

questions are difficult to answer by letter.  It is all very 

much a personal matter, and I am not au fait with the business

side of publication. No. 3 seems to me the best – if they 

pay you reasonably. But in any case, the guts of the thing 

undoubtedly is the question – is there a place for the little 

books, and are they fitted to take that place. 
This takes 

us to the suggestion put up by the Company that you obtain

“written opinions of the work from Matrons and Sister Tutors 

from the leading Hospitals of Melbourne.”   I don’t quite 

know how to get over this.   I thought that the Editor would  

have read them through and formed his own opinion of their 

value.   Millard is an extraordinarily good man and has great 

weight:  but he is rather cold  and devoid of enthusiasm and 

is very departmental in his outlook.   It may be difficult to 

rouse him to an interest in the new ideas and new outlook 

(which, to me seems both interesting and important).    But his 

opinion will carry great weight. 
I should very much like to see your labour and 

enthusiasm rewarded: and believe you have hit on a real need. 

I should be interested to hear what Millard says.

It would be difficult for you to get advertisements 

I should think, and the distribution would require some 

organising: but the amount of the cost is surprisingly small 

and it should be possible to cover it.   It may be possible 

for you to work it off with a bit of work for me?
But the 

first thing is –  are they “the goods” and this must be 

ascertained.   I think they would “fill a need” if they are 

what is wanted, and that is a matter that belongs to teachers 

and lecturers.   My experience is not sufficiently extensive

to constitute an authority.  

I am delayed up here for a time, do no hesitate 

to let me know if I can do anything.   I am afraid I have not 

got any further at the moment in the matter of material for the 

history of nursing, but I may have opportunity when I am in 

Sydney next week.

With good wishes,
Yours sincerely, 

Princess  Mary Club
Lonsdale St
Melbourne Jan 17^th 1934
 Dear Colonel Butler
Mr Withers tells me you will not be back until
Wednesday week -
I had a letter for the Aust. Med. Pub. Co. Ltd.
giving the following suggestion ie. my text on “Asceptic Nursing”
-1. That they print the book & deliver all copies to me.
& for me to arrange my own distribution
Printing Cost.      500 Copies        £12.0.0
                              1000      “                 14.0.0
                              2000      “                 18.0.0
(This I could not manage as distribution is such a
big thing).

-2. That they print the book & deliver all
{  copies to me
{  for me to arrange my own distribution
{  Printing cost to be covered by advertisements
{  Secured by them; any loss or profit from
{  advertisement
{  to be to their account.
{ (This leaves me with distribution & I am just as
{  badly off. Wondered if I could get advertists
{  although I do not like this as a text.
X What do you think of this X

-3. That they print the book at their expense
without advertisements & arrange for its distribution
For this they want written opinions of the work
from Matron & Sister Tutors from the leading Hospitals
of Melbourne.
 

No 3 of course is the best . but I am rather awkwardly
placed now because of the C of N. business.
Miss Bell or her people I could not ask & they her
followers are at the Childrens, Infectious, & other hospitals
Hence I could get Womens, Alfred, Q.Vict &
Austin.
I have written to Col. Millard to ask him if he would
look it over & tell me what he thinks about it because
his opinion would carry much weight;  so there I am.
I was hoping to have your advice but since you were
away I went ahead & did wh that.
Have you found any more references for my [[H.q Enq?]]
for me?
Hope you had a nice Xmas and that 1934 is going to
bring all the joys that people seem to think it will.
You will be pleased to know that the University are is
arranging for Post. Graduate Courses this year for Nurses.
The Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Chairman of the Professional
Board & P M of Law 1 Prof of Obstetrics representing the
University on a sub-Committee to deal with it. We got
the news on Xmas Eve.
In the meantime Min B & Co are out for ₤15,000
the Melbourne Hospital is out for  ₤75,000, tho
 

Y.W.C.A. is going to launch an appeal, so goodness
knows where the money is coming from.
I see where D^r Cilento is appointed to Canberra.
Thought you would have gone to the B.M.A treaty
in Hobart but one can’t do everything.
The temperature today was 103.5°   It is terribly
hot & muggy & one wishes to go for a swim all the
time.   I believe it was 115° in Buckley’s show
room yesterday.
With all good wishes & Kind regards
Yours sincerely
Stella Pines