22 Apr 2020

Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: New Zealand's wartime medics.

From Afternoons, 1:42 pm on 22 April 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the bravery and dedication of doctors and nurses worldwide. With Anzac Day approaching, in today's visit to the Sound Archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, we are going to hear recordings about the New Zealand medical personnel who have served in war zones, from Gallipoli to Vietnam.

Listen to the Spectrum documentary about nursing in the Spanish Civil War

Listen to the 1966 radio documentary about the NZ civilian hospital at Qui Nhon, Vietnam

Qui Nhon report [courtesy vietnamwar.govt.nz]

NZ surgical team 1963 [courtesy vietnamwar.govt.nz]

Nurse Jacquline Steevens, Chief Nurse with he NZ medical team at Qui Nhon [courtesy vietnamwar.govt.nz]

Qui Nhon hospital ward [courtesy vietnamwar.govt.nz]

NZ nurses, Spanish Civil War [Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library]

Attached: Dr Agnes Bennett in her WWI army uniform, c. 1916-1917. [Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library]