Kate’s Notes: The 1933 obituary for Matron Gilliland, aka “Sister” Winifred Gilliland, can be found in the obituary collection of the Gilliland Trails library.

From The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
23 January 1928

MATRON GILLILAND
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RETURNS FROM HONOLULU
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   After a long holiday in Honolulu, Matron Gilliland, of Bodington Red Cross Sanitorium, Wentworth Falls, returned to Sydney last week. Matron Gilliland has been associated with the Red Cross homes for more than seven years, and has been stationed principally in those for the care of tubercular patients. One of her centres of interest in Honolulu therefore, was the Leahai Sanatorium, which has 300 beds. This institution is considered a very fine example of a modern sanatorium. It is very nicely endowed, and makes only one appeal for funds each year, when a welfare drive is conducted. A modern idea is the cafeteria, where all patients who are able to walk attend for their meals. This saves a great deal of labour. The Leahai Sanatorium is conducted on comunity[sic] lines. There is a graduated scale for paying patients, and a proportion of the accomodation reserved for those who cannot pay. The cost of maintenance at Bodington and Leahai works out at about the same rate.
   “I think Bodington compares more than favourably with Leahai,” said Matron Gilliland yesterday. “So far as I know, Bodington is the only place in the State where the community scheme is in vogue. We have paying patients as well as those who cannot contribute to their maintenance, and in this way, we are able to keep down the overhead charges. Leahai has received several big legacies and endowments, and I wish Bodington could be helped in the same way.”

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010