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Open. This oral history interview is available to hear and the transcript can be viewed at the State Library of Western Australia. Please request access before visiting the library.
Records
From the State Library of Western Australia]
Dorothy Wiley - association with Eleanor Harvey; establishment of King Edward Memorial Hospital; first wards; first matron; rates of pay; foundation of the nursing training school by Miss Harvey, 1916; the Australian Trained Nurses Association; Mrs Walsh, Mrs Latta, Miss Denny, Miss McRyan, Mrs Brierly; private hospitals, Westminster, Stirling, Grosvenor, Parkside; Dr Clement, Couch, McAleer, Officer, Merriweather, Haynes, Gillespie, Hadley, Ambrose; examination procedures for nursing; private maternity hospitals. Clara Taylor - childhood illness, typhoid, 1908; medical treatment; nursing training at Karitani, Melbourne; work in Morra Hospital; midwifery training at King Edward Maternity Hospital with Mrs Walsh; private nursing experience; move to Nannup; emergencies in hospital; return to Perth; living conditions; food; Miss Carson, Miss Hayes, Sister Edis, Sister Bottle; nursing duties at King Edward Maternity Hospital.
