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Date: 30 June 1943-31 Dec 1944

By: Hanrahan, Pauline Noele, 1917-2007

Reference: MS-Papers-5545

Description: Hanrahan qualified as a registered nurse in 1940 and joined the New Zealand Army Nursing Service in July 1943. She sailed the same month from Wellington as a nurse aboard the Dutch hospital ship `Oranje'. During 1943 and early 1944 the `Oranje' made several trips between Port Said and South Africa and Australia and New Zealand. In the later part of 1944 the `Oranje' travelled mainly between the United Kingdom and Italy carrying wounded military personnel. Hanrahan left the ship in Cairo in Dec 1944 and served in the Cairo Number One General Hospital for the remainder of her war service. The diaries cover the period 30 June 1943-31 December 1944 and describe her experiences aboard the `Oranje'. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs (photocopies)

Date: 1940-1945

By: Anson, C H, active 1977

Reference: PAColl-0094

Description: Consists of photographs of Nursing and Dental units, World War II, North Africa and Italy. Also one view of 4 shops in Epsom, Auckland. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 6 July 1993 - 06 Jul 1993

From: National Council of Women: Narratives from a century - oral history project

By: Sandford, Gladys Anne, 1909-2002

Reference: OHInt-0387/22

Description: Gladys Anne Sandford (Sandy) born Napier. Gives details of her parents who were South Islanders, her father's jewellery shop which burnt down and the family farm in Taranaki. Was only member of family to have secondary education - refers to Government financial assistance. Describes Manaia School, the large Maori roll, sport and the curriculum. Recalls soup kitchens, general unemployment and being out of work herself for a year during the Depression. Mentions New Zealand Wars with reference to Ernie Betts, a neighbour, who fought. Describes her family, the Manaia community and leisure including birthdays and picnics. Discusses nursing career and training in both theatre and maternity nursing. Worked for Army Base Hospital, taking her to Fiji, Cairo and Bari, Italy (3 years). Recalls introduction to penicillin. Describes typhoid outbreak in Cairo and gives details of nursing in Cairo. On returning to civilian life took job in charge of Maternity Annex in Lower Hutt for nineteen years. Comments on nurses' pay. Talks about working for Plunket and helping set up the nursing degree. Talks about involvement with the National Council of Women in the Hutt and her experience as President of the Hutt Branch. Describes input into health issues in NCW. Gives reasons for the setting up of the Polynesian Festival. People mentioned include: Mary Dowse, Hilda Burke, Mrs Murphy and Marion Akroyd. Discusses importance of women's demands for Equal Rights. Mentions looking after her mother from 1946 to 1970. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Howick Interviewer(s) - Mary Tallon Venue - Howick Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1458.

Date: 1920, 1944-1997

By: Martin, Robert Thomas, 1921-2006

Reference: MS-Group-2284

Description: The collection comprises four folders on Robert Martin's career as a post office employee and telegraphist, while the rest consists of papers, scrapbooks and newspaper cuttings relating to his military service during World War II in North Africa, Italy, and the Solomon Islands with the Field Ambulance service of the New Zealand Medical Corps. Correspondence with his brother, Martin, and his sister, Valerie, are included, as is correspondence with two of his comrades in the Field Ambulance. Also included is a typed translation of a Japanese diary which he acquired during the Solomon Islands campaign, probably on Mono in the Treasury Islands, and a typed copy of the diary and other papers of his friend, Colin John Arroll, who also served with the Field Ambulance. Source of title - Supplied by Library Arrangement: Reflecting the circumstances of their accessioning, the collection is divided into three series. Quantity: 19 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescript, printed matter, photographs Finding Aids: A descriptive list compiled by the donor of the contents of the second accession (A2014-183) may be found in the backfiles held in the Reference Section of the Alexander Turnbull Library.. Provenance: Donated in two lots by Mrs Janet Hannan, Wanaka, during 2014. The first donation consisted of Robert Martin's civilian career as a telegraphist for the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department, and the second his photographs, correspondence and diaries from his military service in World War II. His friend, John Colin Arroll, who also served with the Field Ambulance, sent Robert Martin a copy of his diary, reminiscences and other papers. Donor is Robert Martin's daughter. Transfers: From Photographic Archive - PA-Group-00859 - To Photographic Archive - Albums and other photographs - Photograph albums transferred to Photographic Archive..

Date: 26 Jun 2001

From: Ophthalmological Society of NZ Oral History Project.

By: Talbot, Arthur Newton (Dr), 1917-2008; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. New Zealand Branch

Reference: OHInt-0161/6

Description: Arthur Talbot talks about his relations after whom he was named, his grandfather's large family and Talbot farm ownership in South Canterbury. Describes his mother's background and interests, his parents' overseas trips, the nanny and boarding school life, bursaries. Recalls the family home, their social life, the Depression and the swaggies. Describes his medical school experiences, the Jewish and female surgeons and the streets named after professors. Describes his conditions of employment in hospitals, surgical routines and eye conditions. Talks about his father and brother's medical qualifications, his own jobs and their army service in World War II in the Pacific, Middle East and Italy. Recalls health consequences of service in the wartime Pacific, Merle Farland, a missionary in the Solomon Islands, and getting married while on leave. Talks about treatment of injuries in Europe and transportation on troop ships. Recalls studying in Melbourne, working in New Zealand and London, names eye surgeons and pioneering eye surgery. Talks of setting up private hospitals and the Society of Ophthalmologists, the National Party policy towards hospitals. Mentions his family's achievements. Abstracted by - Ann Packer Interviewer(s) - Anna Cottrell Accompanying material - 1 letter from D.E. Drake of the Timaru Herald to Dr. Alan C. Hayton of Taranaki Base Hospital. Obituaries of Dr. Leonard Smith Talbot, Dr. Kenneth James Talbot and Eustatius William Barton Griffiths, known as Peter. Biographical notes of Peter Griffiths. 3 pages of facts written by Dr. Hayton on the Great Trachoma Epidemic which affected soldiers based in Fiji. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009011 - 009013 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2796. 2 photographs of Arthur Talbot.

Date: 2000 - 01 Jan 2000

By: Olorenshaw, Irene Gwenevere, 1910-2002; Cooper, Joyce, active 2001

Reference: OHColl-0532/1

Description: Irene Olorenshaw was a nurse in Oamaru from 1936. During World War II she nursed in Egypt, Palestine and Italy. She was the Matron of Oamaru Hospital from 1945-1964. Publication - The soldier and the nurse; from Waimate memories of wartime service. Complied by Joyce Cooper. Waimate Historical Society; c 2004 Sponsored by - Waimate Historical Society Interviewer(s) - Joyce Cooper Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-007774 - OHC-007777 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Waimate Historical Society

Date: 9 Dec 1991 - 09 Dec 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Studholme, Janet Helen, 1910-2003

Reference: OHInt-0060/02

Description: Janet Studholme was born in Waimate on 23 August 1910. Describes the arrival of her grandfather, Michael Studholme, as the first European in the Waimate area. Talks about their property `Te Waimate' which he took in 1854 and describes the family's activity in the local community. Recalls leisure activities which included horse riding, camping in the Central Otago lakes district and shooting. Talks about serving with the VAD in Waimate before volunteering as a nurse with the WAAC. Describes training at Trentham before being shipped to Egypt. Gives details of serving in the hospital based at Maadi and also recalls off duty activities including travel to Palestine, Syria and the Turkish border. Describes being shifted to Italy in March 1944 and nursing at the Bari Base Hospital. Comments on the depressed nature of the New Zealand soldiers after Cassino and attempts at raising their morale. Recalls leave in the area. Recalls returning to New Zealand on compassionate leave in 1945 and the difficulty of settling back into civilian life. Describes returning to Britain with the Victory Contingent in 1946. Describes being the National Director of Junior Red Cross for over seventeen years. Comments on the role of the matron in hospitals during the war and the importance of discipline and leadership. Venue - Wellington : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Johanna Woods Venue - Karori, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004678; OHC-004679; OHC-004680 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 821.