Interview with Janet Moore

Date
4 Mar 2000 - 04 Mar 2000
By
Moore, Janet Gladys, 1919-
Reference
OHInt-0731/10
Description

Janet Gladys Moore born Lincoln (NZ), eldest of four. Recalls father being doctor for the whole district. Talks about schooling at Rangi Ruru, a private Anglican school under Miss Gibson. Discusses WWII and decision to work in Wellington Hospital with VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment). Describes work and refers to prostitutes and miscarriages. Recalls travelling overseas on the hospital ship, the `Maunganui'. Mentions Edith Lewis (Matron), Dr Bill Gordon, Doris Gordon, Kath Coldicutt (Dr from Auckland), Bop Webster, Zona Hart, Alicia van Dongen (WAAC nurse), Charlie Pettit (Ship's engineer) and Margaret Jenkins. Describes duties on board ship. Recalls work in tent hospital in the desert, marriage in Cairo with reception in the Cairo Club, becoming pregnant and returning on the `Wanganella' an Australian hospital ship in 1944.

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Interviewer(s) - Anna Rogers

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012499

Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 45 Minutes Duration.

Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-4308, OHDL-000844.

Additional description

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Both printed and digital versions of the transcript are available

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Access restrictions
Partly restricted material
Part of
Wartime nurses project
Format
1 C90 cassette(s), 1 transcript(s), 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript, 1 interview(s), 45 Minutes Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Textual file - Microsoft word
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Interview with Janet Moore, printed transcript

Date: 4 Mar 2000

From: Wartime nurses project

Reference: OHA-4308

Description: Interviewer(s) - Anna Rogers Quantity: 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration.

Other

Interview with Janet Moore, digital transcript

Date: 4 Mar 2000

From: Wartime nurses project

Reference: OHDL-000844

Description: Interviewer(s) - Anna Rogers Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).

Audio

Interview with Janet Moore, tape one

Date: 4 Mar 2000 - 04 Mar 2000

From: Wartime nurses project

Reference: OHC-012499

Description: Interviewer(s) - Anna Rogers Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 1 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available.