Abstract LETITIA JOAN DOUGLAS Recorded: 03 September 1998 Interviewer: Alva M FaulAbstracter: Alva M Faul (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSIONTAPE – Side 100’ 48” Introduction and Identification of family LETITIA JOAN DOUGLAS – Born in 1916 in INVERCARGILL FATHER – THOMAS HERBERT LESLIE MORRISON – Born 23 September 1889 – Died 18 October 1972 – Railway worker MOTHER – IVY...

Overview Alva talks of family history, her education at Milburn School and Tokomario District High School in Milton. She recalls washing being done in the boiler, learning Highland dancing at which she won many medals going on to teach Highland dancing herself. Was too short to be accepted for nurse training in Dunedin so went to Invercargill to train. She was taken on by Dr Hunter as a trail with two others and remained. Alva recalls her experiences of this time and also the meeting of her husband...