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Interview with Kathleen Lucy Waterhouse [sound recording] Interviewer: Beth M. Robertson

Item Title
Interview with Kathleen Lucy Waterhouse [sound recording] Interviewer: Beth M. Robertson
Repository
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
Reference
OH 32/1
Date Range
9 November 1981
Creator
Waterhouse, Kathleen Lucy (1891 - 1987)
Description

District Nursing in South Australia

Kathleen Waterhouse worked as a district nurse with the Royal District Nursing Society from 1921 to 1923 following her return from military nursing in India during the First World War. She describes in detail her postings to Tailem Bend and Narrung, including descriptions of local people and their living conditions, and details about particular nursing cases.

Quantity
1 cassette
Finding Aid

Full transcript with associated material: notes, articles, diary extracts available (36 pages)

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