LETITIA JOAN DOUGLAS

Recorded: 03 September 1998

Interviewer: Alva M Faul

Abstracter: Alva M Faul (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSION

TAPE – Side 1

00’ 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 ISABELL FRANKS – Born 02 June 1893 – Died 18 October 1972 [SIBLINGS]: IVY LORRAINE – Born 18 January 1912 BEATRICE MARGARET – Born 11 October 1913 – Died 23 August 1990 THOMAS ARTHUR – Born 24 January 1918 – Died 19 July 1995 STANLEY HERBERT – Born 23 August 1920 – Died 08 January 1987 EDWARD FRANKS – Born 10 October 1922 – Died 17 October 1994 48’ 53” [EDUCATION]: WAIHOPAI SCHOOL – SOUTHLAND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

53’58” NURSING TRAINING – General – Maternity – Plunket – Midwifery – Post Graduate

58’ 60” Ethnic origin

60” Lived all of life in INVERCARGILL

62’ 70” [INTERESTS]: Registered Nurses – National Council of Women – Meals on Wheels – Church – Girl Guides

70’ 77” Married GERALD GRAHAM DOUGLAS – Accountant on 21 June 1961

77’ 80” Health – Life long asthma

80’ 98” GUIDING – joined in 1929 – B Company at Southland Girls' High School with Leader MISS SHALLCRASS Joined A Company – They met for longer and camped

98’ 100” Camping – Patrols – Promise – Laws – Good Turns

100’ 115” Programmes – Flags

115’ 149” Camping – STEWART ISLAND – Tents

149’ 174” First Church Rangers – Leadership St John's Church Guide Company – Captain

174’ 212” [NURSING]: General training – SOUTHLAND HOSPITAL – Graduated 1942 Maternity training – CAMPBELL JOHNSTON, WAIKATO HOSPITAL Plunket training – DUENDIN Midwifery – St Helen's in INVERCARGILL for 5 years

212’ 213” Sister in Charge – Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital [commonly known as 'Dee Street Maternity'] in INVERCARGILL

213’ 220” Miss CUMMING – Provincial Commissioner

220’ 234” Camping positions – Adviser – Trainer

234’ 247” Miss CUMMING – 1953-1962

247’ 258” Camping – Campfires – Camp cooking – “Guides Owns”

258’ 276” Provincial Commissioners – Mrs J G McDON ALD – Dr M GOW – Mrs ABERNETHY

275’ 284” BROWNIES in late 1920s

284’ 328” Mrs MOLLIE MACDONALD – Provincial Commissioner 1963-1973 Mrs JOYCE FRASER – Provincial Commissioner 1973-1980

327’ 331” National Events

331’ 360” BADEN POWELL visits to DUNEDIN 1st visit SOUTHLAND GUIDES made miniature camp 2nd visit Maori entertainment 200 Guides and Scouts from SOUTHLAND attended

360’ 396” Promise and Law Conference Camp Training – ARAHINA NATIONAL GUIDE CENTRE at MARTON in NORTH ISLAND – Southland Room and Southland Badge at ARAHINA

396’ 451” Provincial Camp – Mrs SHAND'S property at CENTRE BUSH MOSSBURN camp rained out – lats (latrines) – Basin stands – Wash cubicles STEWART ISLAND camps – carrying water

451’ 481” Visit with husband GERRY to GUIDE HEADQUARTERS in LONDON Post Guides 2nd visit stayed at GUIDE CLUB in LONDON – near Buckingham Palace Visited Foxlease

End of side 1

TAPE – Side 2

514’ 530” Attended International Training for Pacific Trainers at LINCOLN UNIVERSITY in CANTERBURY [New Zealand] in early 1970s

530’ 552” Southland Trefoil Guild

525’ 567” South Island Trefoil Annual Gatherings CHRISTCHURCH – TIMARU – INVERCARGILL – GERALDINE Enjoyed meeting with people met through Guiding – Making new friends

567’ 587” [NURSING CAREER]; Sister in Charge at Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital St Helen's Hospital 15,000 Southland babies born

587” 603” [INTERESTS]: National Council of Women – Registered Nurses Representative – Secretary – Treasurer – President – Life Member

603’ 644” CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU – Established late 1970s – Inaugural member – Life Member Computer literate – Retrieves information (aged 82 years) Budget advice service – Volunteer service

615’ 620” MEALS ON WHEELS COMMITTEE – REGISTERED NURSES ASSOCIATION Life member of both

644’ 663” [AWARDS]: Guiding Medal of Merit – 1964 Queens Service Medal – 1981 – Presented by QUEEN ELIZABETH II at GOVERNMENT HOUSE Suffrage Medal – 1993

663’ 673” Service Award for National Council of Women presented at GOVERNMENT HOUSE – October 1998

673’ 686” Conclusion and Thanks

End of Side 2