G'day Lorraine, I have found a paragraph that mentions Matron Aitken bringing in a new era of hospital management to the Queanbeyan Hospital in 1897. If this is useful for you I can copy the couple of pages regarding the hospital and post. Ray Hannah Perth Western AUS hannahrl@eon.net.au ICQ No: 16340676 -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 6:11 AM > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vivienne Caldwell <viv@zip.com.au> >To: AUS-NSW-SE-L@rootsweb.com <AUS-NSW-SE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, 13 January 1999 20:42 >Subject: AITKEN of Albion Park or Shellharbour >>Does anyone know a family or individuals by the name of AITKEN who would >>have been living near, or associated with Albion Park or Shellharbour >>during World War I? I have the following: >> >>A AITKEN on memorial at Albion Park >>F W AITKEN on memorial at Shellharbour >>J L AITKEN on memorial at Albion Park >> >> >>J L AITKEN may be James Liddell Aitken who was living at Mount Kembla >>when he enlisted and had an uncle, W Aitken. >>James Liddell Aitken is buried in the Church of England Cemetery at Albion >Park (died 1973). I would presume this is the father of Les Aitken who lived >across the road from my family at Tullimbar until the early 1970s. Les >Aitken died in the late 1980s at Tamworth. I remember a picture on the wall >of "old Mr Aitken" in front of the pyramids (Egypt) in uniform of the >Lighthorse. >I think he was riding a camel. >Two daughters of Les still live in the area Margaret (Mrs Noel) Taylor in >Taylor Rd Albion Park or thereabouts and Jeanette Jolliffe. >I also went to school with Linda Aitken whose family lived in Flinders St >Albion Park and they were related. >>> >>Lorraine