CALLED UP FOR SERVICE

Southland Times, Issue 24012, 30 December 1939, Page 4

CALLED UP FOR SERVICE

N.Z. NURSES TO GO OVERSEAS

SOUTHLAND SISTER FOR CAMP DUTY

(United Press Association)

WELLINGTON, December 29. The following nurses have been called up for service with the forces going overseas: Sisters D. I. Brown (Auckland Hospital) and P. Williams and W. E. Wall, both of Auckland. These sisters had three months duty in the Ngaruawahia camp hospital. Sisters M. Chisholm (Wellington Hospital), V. Cartwright (Wellington Nurses’ Club), E. Worn (New Plymouth Hospital) and T. Bull (Napier), wl.o have been on duty at Trentham. Sisters K. G. Hall (Gisborne Hospital), N. G. Corson (Queen Mary Hospital) and M. A. Coulston (St. George’s Hospital, Christchurch), who have been on duty at Bumham). Also called up for service overseas are: Sisters V. M. Hodges (Wanganui Hospital), C. Lucas (Ashburton Hospital), N. C. Moore (Timaru Hospital), I. McKinnon (Palmerston North Hospital), D. Waldie (Wellington), H. M. Scott (nurse for Inspector at Department of Health at Palmerston North), M. J. Stewart (Masterton Hospital), M. A. Brundell (St. John Nursing Service, Wellington). The following nurses have been called up for camp hospital service at Ngaruawahia, Trentham and Bumham: Sisters E. Herd (already on the staff at Ngaruawhia), F. Rooney (already at Trentham), O. Friis (already at Bumham), C. Mackay (Hamilton Hospithl), L. E. Anderson (Martha Gold Mining Co., Waihi), A. G. Shewan (Rotorua Hospital), P. K. Hubbard (District Nurse at Opotiki), E. G. Denison (TaumarunUi Hospital), C. M. Golden (Fortrose, Southland), I. Healey (Napier Hospital), W. Harvey (Timaru Hospital), V. Price (Poranui, Canterbury).

Nurse Golden is the only daughter of Mr T. Golden, of Fortrose, chairman of the Southland Hospital Board. She received her training at the Dunedin Public Hospital and was a sister there for two years. Later she went to England, where she spent two years in the study of her profession. Nurse Golden will leave for Dunedin on Tuesday and for the central district on "Wednesday.