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Podcast – Sister Mary Nicholay | Untold Stories of Perth
In 1870, a hospital stay could leave you more sick than when you went in.
The transformation of Perth’s major Colonial Hospital, now Royal Perth, can largely be attributed to one woman, Sister Mary Ann Nicolay. Inspired by Britain’s pioneer nurse, Florence Nightingale, Matron Nicolay introduced trained nurses and standards of infection control which began the evolution of the profession in Western Australia to the standards we depend on today.
Hear the story of this remarkable and determined woman…
Episode produced by Two Feet and a Heartbeat for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
Two Feet have been working with the City of Perth to create a series of podcasts that capture the “Untold Stories of Perth”.
We believe that there are some people from Perth history you should know about. These are individuals who have directly impacted life here and influence your everyday – and you have probably not heard of them. We are starting with the woman who navigated Perth through the Spanish Flu crisis a century ago – Sister Mary Nicolay.
Sister Nicolay trained under Florence Nightingale and was appointed as the first ever Matron of Royal Perth Hospital and became a true character in Perth. Please enjoy this podcast. This is the first in a series produced by Two Feet & a Heartbeat. More due out late 2020.
Episode 4 – Sister Mary Ann Nicolay
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