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Sister Martha Chard
Constance Miriam Mary Chard was born at Stratford in Taranaki, on 7 May 1912. Her father, Edward Chard, was born in England and came to New Zealand at a very early age, marrying her mother Amy Carter who was of Irish descent.
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Sister Flora Walsh
Dorothy Marie Walsh was born in Hastings, Hawkes Bay. Her parents were John and Mary Walsh (nee Maggin). The Walsh family of four girls and four boys were reared and educated in Hastings...
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Sister Shirley Tunnicliffe
In late 1964, Sister Shirley took over the responsibility of Theatre Nurse in our hospital; a position she held almost unbroken until 1984...