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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Rubbert Stamp - Dr Betty Ambrose

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Overview

Wooden handle and base with rubber lettering.

A rubber stamp consists of a piece of rubber mounted on a wooden handle, which is used to create an impression on a surface. To use a rubber stamp, you press it onto an ink pad to transfer ink onto the rubber, and then press the rubber onto paper or another material to leave a clear impression of the design or text engraved on the rubber.

Historical information

DR BETTY ROSSLYN AMBROSE
b. 23 May 1913 Subiaco, Western Australia
d. 16 September 2007 Nedlands, Western Australia

Betty Ambrose graduated in 1936 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Adelaide, the third-oldest university in Australia. The university was the second university in the English-speaking world (after the University of London, 1878) to admit women on equal terms with men (1881) and allow them equally eligible for all academic prizes and honours. She practised at St Anne's, St Johns and Royal Perth and started a programme for immunization in 1975.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.292

Item type

Themes

Medicine and Health

Material

Weight

23 g

Inscriptions and markings

"Dr B R Ambrose"

Contextual information

Dr Betty Rosslyn Ambrose achieved a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1935.

Footnote: Dr Ambrose was the aunt of Sally Ambrose, long time member and one time secretary of the Busselton Historical Society.

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Last modified

Saturday, 20 December, 2025

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