the following was originally from LIST OF CANDIDATES
Kai Tiaki: the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, July 1926

STATE EXAMINATION OF MIDWIVES
... The following candidates were successful in passing the recent State Examination of Midwives:- (the names are not in order of merit)


PASSED FIRST
Lettie Mabel CROFT, R.N., 95%, Alexandra Home, Wellington
- Lettie became Matron of Napier Hospital in May 1931, In June 1951 she received the honour of Ordinary Officer of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellen Order of the British Empire. She was then Lady and Superintendent of the Napier Public Hospital



90% AND OVER
Marion E. BATES, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Myra CRESSWELL, Alexandra Home, Wellington

Marjorie HORNER, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington

Margaret I. ROBSON, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Ada Sarah WITHELL, Rakaia Hospital
— In Feb 1906 Ada (1890-1957) was in Ashburton when she passed the examination for senior free place in the district High School. She married Bruce McLACHLAN in 1927
Dorothy T. WRIGHT, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland



75% AND OVER
Huia Irene BADGER, R.N., McHardy Home, Napier
— Huia (1900-1873) married George MacIntosh Bourke. She is buried in Mangatainkoka
Isobel BANKS, R.N., Kawa Kawa Hospital
Jane BELL, R.N., Kawa Kawa Hospital
Dorothy M. BROWN, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Gertrude BURGESS, Whakatane Hospital

Jessie CAMPBELL, R.N., Batchelor Hospital, Dunedin
Helen C. CAVES, Mangonui Hospital
Bertha CLAXTON, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
— the previous year Bertha was nursing at Thames
Hester COMPTON, Essex Home, Christchurch
Grace CUNNINGHAM, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Ivy CURTIS, R.N., Whangarei Hospital

Nora DAWES, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Isabel DYNES, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin

Eva ENSOLL, R.N., Whangarei Hospital

Susan Adelaide FILIBERT, (1896-1989 nee Clark), St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
— Susan married Emile Jan Frans FILIBERT (1895-1956) in 1922
Mabel FOSTER, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Claudia FRASER, St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch

Alice GARRETT, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
Annie M. GRIGG, Essex Home, Christchurch

Dorothy HALL, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Elizabeth HIGHT, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Dorothy I. HINDER, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
Fanny HOBBS, Alexandra Home, Wellington
Alice C. HORRELL, R.N., Timaru Hospital
Margery HOWARD, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Maise INGER, R.N. Whangarei Hospital
— in March 1916 Maise won prizes at the Port Albert Show for her Sponge Roll, Sponge Sandwich & her Dressed Doll

Lillian JENNINGS, Alexandra Home, Wellington
Hazel JOHNSON, R.N., Whangarei Hospital

Elvie J. KIDD, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wanganui

Lucy LANGFORD, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Gladys E. LEAHY, Masterton Hospital
Ida LEGG, Essex home, Christchurch
Myrtle W. LESTER, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Emily LEVY, St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Isabella M. LOCKWOOD, R.N., Alexandra Home, Wellington
Helen S. LUSK, R.N., Masterton Hospital

Ida McDONALD, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Elizabeth McDONNELL, St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Kate P. McKINLAY, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill
Kate McMAHON, St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Doreen McMILLAN, R.N., Whangarei Hospital
Catherine MUIR, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington

Emma E. NOON, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Eleanor PALMER, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Amy O. PEARSE, R.N., Opunake Hospital
— in 1924 Amy was at Apia Hospital, Samoa
Mary M. PHILPOTT, R.N., Timaru Hospital
May PRESTON, R.N., Masterton Hospital

Dorothy ROBERTSON, R.N., Batchelor Hospital, Dunedin
Frances D. ROLFES, R.N., Wairau Maternity Hospital, Blenheim
Eleanor ROSE, R.N., Rangiora Hospital
— in March 1934 (Miss) Eleanor Rose was Matron of the Karitane Home in Wanganui when she accepted a similar position in Auckland. She visited Britain in 1935 and visited her parents in Dunedin before returning to her position of Matron of the Auckland Karitane Hospital
Elsie N. ROWSE, Naseby Hospital

Dorothy M. SAGE, St Helen's Hospital, Wanganui
Annie SHEARER, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Jessie SHORT, R.N., Waiuku Hospital
Edith Ellen SIMPSON, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Wilhelmina SLATER, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Grace Ellen SPENCER, R.N., McHardy Home, Napier
Kathleen STEWART, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Doris A. STRONGMAN, R.N., Wairau maternity Hospital, Blenheim
Josephine SYMON, R.N., Essex Home, Christchurch

Julia TANGEY, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill
Isobel THOMPSON, R.N., Mchardy Home, Napier

Lavinia VOS, Alexandra Home, Wellington

Gladys WATT, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Jessie B. WATT, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
Olive H. WATT, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Ivy WHITEHEAD, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Gladys M. WHYTE, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Catherine A. WILLIAMS, R.N., Alexandra Home, Wellington
Ivy I. WILLIAMS, Alexandra Home, Wellington
Winifred A. WILLOCKS, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Elsie I. WILSHER, R.N., Wairau Maternity Hospital, Blenheim
Myrtle E. WILSON, R.N., Methven Hospital


CANDIDATES ALSO SUCCESSFUL
Myra A. BEALE, Waiuku Hospital
Lucy BRAIN, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Agnes BROWN, R.N., Rangiora Hospital

Myrtle COAD, R.N., Thames Hospital
— in 1916 Myrtle was in Standard VI at Thames Central School

Stella Alexandra Mona FLEMING (1902-1988), St Helen's Hospital, Gisborne
— Stella was a Sunday School teacher in Matawai where she had been one of the first pupils

Cecilia HILL, R.N., Thames Hospital

Gwendoline JOHNSTON, St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill

Kathleen M. LYNCH, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
— possibly Kathleen Margarite Lynch who married Thomas Edward DEVINE in 1929

Annie F. McKENZIE, St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill
Helen McKENZIE, St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill



COMPLETED PASS
Jessie Gertrude SING, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wanganui


NOTES
* St. Helens Hospitals and Other Maternity Hospitals


PHOTO
St Helen's State Maternity Home, Christchurch - OPENING DAY 1907
from the site Lost Christchurch