• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE0890

Rowe, Millie (Min)

  • Also known as Rowe, Min
    Birth name Rowe, Millie Rhoda
(1897 – 2008)
  • Born 31 March 1897, Tiparra, South Australia, Australia
  • Died 17 November 2008, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • Occupation Nurse

Summary

Millie Rowe (Min) was born near Kadina in South Australia. She recovered from tuberculous peritonitis in her late teen years, and was accepted for nursing training at the Wakefield Street Private Hospital, Adelaide, in 1917. In 1926 she became Matron of Wakefield Street Private Hospital, a position which she occupied until her retirement in 1946. She was an active member of the Australian Trained Nurses Association.

Archival resources

  • State Library of South Australia
    • Interview with Millie Rowe [sound recording] Interviewer: Joan Durdin

Published resources