Special Achievements

Only female in Victoria to become a soldier settler, in Red Cliffs, Victoria and became a successful grape grower.

Additional Information

• 1911 - Began training as a nursing sister.  During the early days of World War I, she was assigned to the British Army.
• 1915 - Nursed on hospital ships, including Gallipoli and Alexandria, Egypt.  Upon return to England, she worked at a military hospital in Reading, Berkshire.
• Following her return to Australia, she applied for land at Red Cliffs.
• Matron of Wentworth District Hospital.  Nursed at Mildura Base Hospital, Mildura, Victoria and Kirkee Private Hospital, Mildura, Victoria.
• Pioneer and community worker of Red Cliffs district, Victoria.

Link - Small number of returned nurses among successful applicants for blocks

The Weekly Times

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Link - NELLIE VEIR SCOTT

Battle to Farm: WWI Soldier Settlement records in Victoria

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Link - Public Record Office Victoria

Public Record Office Victoria

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References

• Red Cliff loses its lone woman soldier settler.  Sunraysia Daily.  June 1973:page number unknown.
• An extract from:  A Land Fit for Heroes.
• Ward, Natalee.  Extraordinary lives.  The Weekly Times.  May 2, 2001:31.

Link - SCOTT, Nellie Veir

Australian Nurses in World War I

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