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On the top floor of a large city store, three hundred women work each week turning waste paper into hospital equipment made of papier mache. This work is one of the most progressive of the war activities in Sydney, and the founder and organiser is Miss L. E. Armstrong. Her interest in papier mache dates back to the last war when she was attached to the 6th Australian (Auxiliary) Hospital in England and she came across the work being done at the Kensington War Depot. She equipped a treatment room at the hospital with papier mache equipment made at the depot. Miss Armstrong was the inventor of the Armstrong sling, a sling for broken arms which puts all the weight on the shoulders, rather than on the neck. This sling was used in hospitals throughout England.
[The Sun, Sydney NSW, Thurs. 5 Dec., 1940, p.21]
[The Sun, Sydney NSW, Thurs. 5 Dec., 1940, p.21]
Book of Remembrance entry
Staff: Not listed in the Book of Remembrance. Attempted to volunteer in Sydney in 1914 but was told "no massage will be used in this War" by Defence Department. Travelled at her own expense to England in August 1914. Appointed as masseuse at Dorchester House and 17 Park Lane. Enlisted in London with the A.I.F. in July 1916 without pay and appointed Masseuse-in-Charge of the 6th A.A. Hospital, Moreton Gardens South Kensington. Served there for 12 months. [From an article in The Sun 27 July 1919 p17.]
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1874Birth in Campbelltown -- NSW, Australia 1874
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1874Birth 1874 at Campbelltown -- NSW, Australia
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?Early education at Sydney Girls' High School, Moore Park, NSW, Australia
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1906Instructor in Massage at Camperdown -Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- NSW, Australia 1906
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1906Established NSW Massage Association with Prof. Anderson Stuart 1906
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1914Instructor in Massage at Dunedin -Otago University-, New Zealand 1914
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1914Secretary Dunedin Women's Patriotic Association 1914 at Dunedin --, New Zealand
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1920Travel Agent at Australia House -- London, England 1920
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1924Travel Agency Office 1924 at London -206 High Holburn-, England
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1925Manager at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1925
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1940Worked with the Red Cross in WWII 1940
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?Lecturer in Massage at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia
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1947Death in Mosman -- NSW, Australia 22 July 1947
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