Parents, William Edward Gibson Auger & Pheobe Jane Slee, born 13 September 1889 at Bright. She was the fourth child of eight children.

Jane appears to have worked at a private hospital in Bright prior to becoming a probationer at the ODH.

From the ODH House Committee report 18 October 1915 – The Secretary reported that Miss J. Auger of Bright had commenced duty as a probationer nurse.

 From the minutes of the ODH board meeting 15 February 1916 - The seal of the hospital was affixed to the indentures of Auger …

 From the ODH House Committee report 19 August 1918 - Nurse Auger asked if she will be allowed to remain on after she completes her 3 years until she goes up for her final examinations in a few weeks.

 From the ODH House Committee report 18 November 1918 - the secretary reported that nurse Auger had completed her training and left that morning.  Date of qualification, 28 December 1918.

From the ODH House Committee report 20 January 1919 – The secretary reported that Nurse Auger had completed her training and has passed her final examination and that she was entitled to receive her certificate from the Board. Agreed to recommend to the Board that the certificate be signed, sealed and forwarded.

March 1919 Una Journal, RVTNA General Register

Auger, Jane, “ St. Albans” Private Hospital, Wangaratta— Cert. Beechworth Hospital, December, 1918. Exam., November, 1918.

According to an advertisement in the Wangaratta Chronicle dated 10 November 1917, St Albans was a two-storey building containing 20 rooms with an up to date operating theatre and has recently been thoroughly renovated. Was owned and operated by a Mrs E R Vincent and was in Cusack Street, Wangaratta. It stood where the Heritage Motor Inn now stands.

Jane appears to have been at St Albans until May 1920. In June of that year she relocated to 419 High Street, Kew.  It's possible that she was employed by the Bosse family as a private nurse as 419 High Street, was the Bosse family home. By February 1922 Jane is at  St. Margaret’s Trained Nurse’s Home & Bureau, St. Kilda Road Melbourne where she remained until at least December 1926.

Aged thirty nine Jane married widower Charles Percy Aston in 1928. Charles was the father of five children, the youngest of whom was twelve in 1928.

In 1931 when their only child was born Charles and Jane were living in Balranald, New South Wales. See Riverina Recorder 17 October 1931. However, by 1935 Charles is still in Balranald while Jane is now living with her parents at Gavan Street, Bright. She has renewed her nurse's registration and is working as a nurse. Her name is finally removed as a nurse in June 1951. She was 62 at the time. 

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