Wairarapa

Carterton

Nurse Strang (1920=1923)

Miss A D Fitzgerald, Braemar, 295 High Street (1939)

Miss L D McKenzie, 253 High Street (1939)

Featherston

Nurse Alice Abbott Ludlum Street (1923-1928)

Greytown

Nurse Merlet (1925)

Miss M M Dunn, Main Street (1939)

Masterton

Nurse Rawcliffe, 12 Sussex Street (c.1920-1921), 2 Short Street (1921-1923), 60 Perry Street (1923-1924)

Nurse E C Williams, Essex Street (1920), "Brooklyn", Renall Street (1920), as Mrs Burling, shifted from Renall to 100 Pine Street (1923), 68 Lincoln Road (1924-1930). 64 Lincoln Road (1930)

"A new maternity home, under the control of Nurse E C Williams, has been opened in Masterton. Nurse Williams, who received her training in the Monganui aiid Whangarei Hospitals, is a fully qualified maternity nurse and is thoroughly equipped with that essential knowledge of her profession which modern scientific training alone can adequately provide. The site chosen for the new home, Essex Street, is one that will appeal to patients, since it is in a locality which is at once convenient and pleasant. Owing to difficulties in obtaining telephonic facilities from the P and T Dept, a provisional connection (2431) has been as indicated in the advertising columns." (Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 January 1920, p.4)

Nurse Sarah Naysmith, 25 Perry Street (1916-1920), 127 Chapel Street (1921)

"TENEMENT CASE. MATERNITY HOME INVOLVED. ORDER MADE FOR POSSESSION.

At the Magistrate’s Court in Ashburton this morning Mrs S F Beard (owner) proceeded against Nurse Naysmith (tenant) to recover possession of a house in Perry street, used as a maternity home ...

"His Worship remarked that it could not be held that premises utilised for the business of a maternity home was a dwelling within the meaning of the War Regulations. Sarah Naysmith said she resided at 25 Perry street, Masterton, the house being owned by Mrs Beard. She had used the house as a maternity home since June 1916. She was a widow. She earned her living by using the house as a maternity home. Mrs Beard required the house to live in. Mrs Beard owned another house in Cole street, similar in size to the one witness occupied. This house had been offered to witness for twelve months at 30s a week, but the house was not suitable for her business. The house also needed renovating, and witness understood that she would have to do the renovation herself. This would have cost £40 or £50. The twelve months’ tenancy offered was also too short. This house had since been let. Mrs Beard also owned a two-storey house near the other buildings. .Mrs Beard had occupied this house, but in January last it was let as a boys' school. About a year ago Mrs Beard said that if she left the two-storey house she would let witness have it, but when they vacated the house witness was not given the opportunity of taking it. Witness had done her best to find another place, but had not been successful. The doctors had all done their best, but they could not get a place for her. The rent had been paid regularly. At present there were live patients in the home. Witness had continued booking patients because the patients could not find other places to go to. Witness had offered to shift, if they could find her another hospital. To Mr Major: Witness first took the house as a residence for herself and daughter to share, but later took in patients. There were seven rooms in the house altogether, and there had been as many as eight patients in at one time. Some months ago witness had given a written undertaking that she would go out of the house in August, when all her booked patients were clear. She continued to book up patients. In 1916 witness was offered a five years’ lease of the house, but did not take it.

Dr N H Prior said he knew the house occupied by Mrs Naysmith. The building was primarily designed as a residence. The work being done by Nurse Naysmith was of great importance to the community. Witness had not been on the look-out for a house for Nurse Naysmith. His Worship said that a great deal of consideration had been shown to the defendant. The owner had agreed last May to allow defendant to stay in the home till all the patients she had booked up had been cleared. Defendant had then agreed to go out in August. In spite of this, she had continued to book up patients. If it had not been for the fact that there were patients at present in the home, His Worship said he would have made an order for immediate possession. On account of the patients, he would make an order for possession in one month. Costs would be allowed against the defendant." (Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 September 1920, p.5)

Nurse B Spellman, Kirton St, (1921-1937)
"Nurse B. Spellman, who has been engaged in professional duties in Masterton for many years, was entertained by her friend's in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon, when there was a large and representative attendance. Nurse Spellman is about to retire from business and the gathering was arranged to enable her friends to convey to her their best wishes and goodwill ... " (Wairarapa Age, 6 May 1937)

Nurse Owen, Perry Street (1921), Essex Street (1923)

Nurse Smith, 4 Grey Street (1921-1922)

Nurse Winifred White, Cole Street (1921-1923), Sister AB Smith, Sister Winnifred Pearson, Sister Florence E Siddells (1923)
"The private hospital in Cole street so successfully run for some years past by Nurse White has changed hands, and the new owners will take control on Thursday. The purchasers are Sister A B Smith, A.R.R.C., of Waikato, (formerly home sister at the Christchurch Hospital), Sister Winifred Pearson (formerly of Guys Hospital and now of Parnell, Auckland), and Sister Florence E Siddells, A.R.R.C., who received her training at Wanganui Hospital and was until January of this year at the King George V Hospital in Rotorua.

"Nurse White received her training in the Auckland Hospital and has been engaged ever since in private hospitals, with the exception of three years on active service, during which she received the A.R.R.C." (Wairarapa Age, 27 February 1923)

"Nurse Winifred White, who has just disposed of the well-known private hospital in Cole street, qualified at the Auckland Hospital. She served with the N.Z.A.N.S. from December 1915, to December 1918, receiving the A.R.R.C. The ladies who have taken over the hospital are Sister Alice B. Smith, A.R.R.C., Sister Florence E. Siddells, A.R.R.C., and Sister Elsie Helga Person. Sister Smith qualified at Hawera and then went to the Women’s Hospital at Melbourne, where she took her midwifery certificate. She was matron at Taumarunui before going on active service (January, 1916, to November 1920). From 1921 to 1922 she was home sister at the Christchurch Hospital. Sister Siddells qualified at Wanganui, where she remained until 1912, when she went to a private hospital. From April 1915 to June 1920 she was on active service. She then took her midwifery certificate at Whangarei and continued military nursing at the King George V. Hospital, at Rotorua, until early this year. Sister Pearsen also qualified at Wanganui. She was with the N.Z. A.N.S. abroad and doing military nursing in New Zealand from January 1916 to the present time, being attached for the last year or so to the King George V. Hospital at Rotorua." (Wairarapa Age, 21 March 1923)

Nurse Burling, 100 Pine Street (1923-1927)

Nurse L J Williams, "Melrose" 23 Perry Street (1924-1928). Late St Helens, Wellington. Address formerly the Ranfurly Club.

Nurse Cole (1931)

Nurse Beckett 54 Essex Street (1936)

Miss E J Davis, Waimarie,73 Dixon Street (1939)

Miss V E Tinkler, Greencroft, 16 Kirton Street (1939)