• Title
  Item 2: Bessie Knox interview by Sue Andersen, 26 March 2010
• Call number
  MLOH 877/3-4
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  26 March 2010
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9638593
• Physical Description
  2 sound discs (1 hr, 52 min.) - digital - + 1 printed transcript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Elizabeth (Bessie) Mary Knox (1922-2022) lived in the same house in Stockton, New South Wales, all her life. In 1939, at the age of 17, she commenced work at the then Stockton Hospital, working on the switchboard for 6 weeks before starting as a pantry nurse. She spent her 41-year nursing career at the Stockton Centre, retiring from the Supervisor's office in 1980.
  
  Reference:
  Compiled from the collection
  Ryerson Index
  Newcastle Herald, 10 December 2022
• Collection history
  Recorded at Stockton, New South Wales, on 26 March 2010
• Scope and Content
  Oral history with Bessie Knox, conducted by Sue Anderson and transcribed by Susie Nelson-Smith. Bessie Knox talks about: starting work at Stockton Centre at the age of 17; her work routine as a pantry nurse; her fond memories of some of the residents; nursing training; changes and improving conditions at the Centre over the years; Dr Kinna, the Medical Superintendent; the use of restraints and medication; the valuable assistance given by many of the residents in an understaffed workplace; refugees who worked at the Centre after World War II; taking the residents on bus trips; the pet dog and cat on her ward; residents moving into group homes; her promotion to the Supervisor's office; and her decision to retire after her 41-year career at the Centre.
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright: Life of creator plus 70 years
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
• General note
  
  For preservation and access oral history CD masters converted to WAV files and transcript converted to PDF file
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Knox, Bessie, 1922-2022
  Nelson-Smith, Susie
  
• Subject
  Nurses--New South Wales--Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE15834549

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