Born 11 Nov 1911 to James Stanley Johnson (orchardist & farmer at Back Creek) & Margaret Amanda Cramerie. Attended Stanley Primary School.

From the ODH House Committee Report 17 November 1931 – There were several applications for the position of probationer nurse and after consideration and consultation with matron, Mr Warren moved that Miss Johnson of Stanley be recommended to the Board as suitable for the position.

From the ODH House Committee report 20 February 1934 – Nurse Johnson met with a burning accident on 25 January 1934 in the early hour of the morning, she had a hurricane lamp in one and a bottle of meth spirits in the other and she say that the cork came out of the bottle and some of the spirit came in contact with the hurricane lamp and blazed up. She threw the bottle outside the door. She was off duty for 3 weeks until the 15th inst. and she will receive £1-0-0 per week from the accident insurance for that time. She is now on her annual holidays until the 8th of March. She does not receive salary for the 3 weeks off duty when she was getting insurance.

From the ODH house committee report 17 April 1934 – A rumour has been in circulation in this town and about Wangaratta to the effect that the nurses were not getting enough to eat. I had heard of it and informed matron who called the nurses together and I told them of the rumours and advised them to always go to the matron instead of outsiders with their grievances and she would put them right.

Matron then asked for anyone who felt that she did not get enough to eat to hold up her hand and there was no response.

Nurse Stuckey was inclined to agree about butter and Nurse Johnson was inclined to be contrary, however they all agreed to sign a memo saying that the rumour was incorrect and that it could be published; nothing was done in that direction pending the decision of the committee.

From the ODH House Committee report 18 December 1934 – Nurse Johnson completed her 3 years with the exception of her 3 weeks holiday on Monday evening last [10 December]. I interviewed the chairman and he agreed to retain her for 1 month and at the end of that time, she could be kept on for another month if required. Her salary will be £1-0-0 per week from Tuesday last [11 December]. Her three weeks holiday will be paid at the rate of £30-0-0 per annum.  

From the ODH house committee report 15 January 1935 – Nurse Johnson who had completed her three years training had left to join the staff of the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne.

STANLEY

(From Our Correspondent)

The many friends of Nurse Sydney Johnson, formerly of the Ovens District Hospital and latterly of the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, will be pleased to hear that she has passed in her fourth year examinations. … Ovens and Murray Advertiser, 14 December 1935. 

Date of qualification January 1936.