Born 10 May 1932 in Townsville, Queensland to Lulu Jean Gordon & Victor Harold Day in Queensland. Lulu was the daughter of Sir David Gordon, president of the South Australian Legislative Council.

Known as Pat.

November 1940 - the family including 7 children were living in Albury where Victor had taken up the job as a manager at Dalgety’s Albury.

1944  - the family were living at ‘Carieon’, Kiewa Street, Albury.

What People are Doing - Having sold their property at Wooragee, Mr and Mrs Victor Day have now purchased one at Kiewa. Border Morning Mail, 17 February 1951.

ABOUT PEOPLE - Mrs Victor Day, accompanied by Nurse Patricia Day of Wangaratta, motored to Melbourne to visit her daughter Helen who is nursing at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Border Morning Mail, 3 November 1951.

ABOUT PEOPLE - Nurses Perryman and Day, members of the staff of the Ovens District Hospital were successful in passing the final examination held recently by the Nurses’ Board of Victoria. Ovens and Murray Advertiser, 20 December 1952.

Date of qualification 20 February 1953.

What People are Doing - Sister Pat Day, Beechworth, who spent a few days in Melbourne is now staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Victor Day; Tangambalanga. Nurse Helen Day is also home on leave from Melbourne. Border Morning Mail, 24 January 1953.

What People are Doing - Sister Patricia Day, daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Day has accepted an appointment to the staff of Mentone hospital. Border Morning Mail, 21 February 1953.

Miss Pat Day, Tangambalanga, celebrated her 21st birthday with a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Vidgen, Fairfield, last Saturday. Her mother, Mrs Vic Day, motored down with Tony, Jim and Mary to attend. Miss Pat Day’s ballerina frock was of white lace with strapless red velvet bodice and stole to match. Mrs. Day wore a mauve moire taffeta frock with violets, and Mrs. Vidgen, pale green faille with spray to tone. Guests who motored down for the party were Mr Michael Zwar and Miss Dawn Waite (Beechworth) and Mr. John Mamouney and Miss Janette King, (Albury). Border Morning Mail, 16 May 1953.

What People are Doing - Sister Patricia Day has returned to Melbourne after spending a few days at her home at Tangambalanga. Border Morning Mail, 26 May 1953.

August 1953 address is c/o "Atholwood," Tangambalanga. “Atholwood” was the family home.

Appears to have been appointed to the Chelsea-Mordialloc hospital by June 1953.

What People are Doing - Misses Pat, Helen and Mary Day, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Day are on a holiday cruise to Cairns. Border Morning Mail, 16 March 1954.

1954 ER Patricia is a nurse at the Chelsea-Mordialloc Hospital.

In November 1954, a Victorian woman by the name of Pat Day, is studying obstetrics at Sydney's King V  Hospital. See The Sun (Sydney) 25 November 1954 It's not confirmed that this is Patricia Ann Jean Day. However,  does not appear on an Australian electoral roll until 1963.

Arrived Southampton, England, 29 May 1958 on the SS Zuierkruis.

2 October 1958 is registered as a nurse on the UK & Ireland, Nursing Registers, 1898-1968.

1963 is a nurse at Bindawalla Hospital, Wellington, New South Wales.

Married John William Blackhall, an accountant on 14 December 1963. Both Patricia and John disappear from the electoral rolls until 1980 when they are listed as living at 25 Bruxner Avenue, Wauchope,  a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. During that time they may have had at least one child.

 John died at Wauchope, on 18 June 2006. Patricia died fifteen years later on 13 September, 2021 at Wauchope. 

©Anne Hanson, 2024                                                                                                  E-mail:  Anne Hanson