• Title
  Item 1: Marie Parnell interview by Carol McKirdy, 12 June 2022
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  12 June 2022
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9680493
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (1 hr., 7 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  In this interview Marie starts her recount of an era which revolved around the Methodist Church, family life and being in a wealthy and socially influential family in Lewisham. She talks about her ‘Uncle Bertie’ (Sir Bertram Stevens) and of watching the cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground with her father before World War II. Marie speaks about her education at Sydney Girls High and provides amusing anecdotes illustrating the era. Marie also discusses her training as a nurse at St George Hospital, Kogarah which was known at the time as a trauma hospital and describes the living and working conditions for female graduates.
• Language
  English
• Access Conditions
  Restricted: Written permission of interviewee required for access
  For access to this collection please submit your request through Ask a Librarian: Onsite access only
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Reproduction Restricted: Written permission required from interviewee for research and personal use
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
• General note
  
  Recorded at Marie Parnell's home in Avalon, New South Wales, 12 June 2022.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Parnell, Marie, 1930-
  
• Subject
  Parnell, Marie, 1930---Interviews.
  Nurses--New South Wales--Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20856599

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