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Collinson, Mary Ellen (Nellie)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1994

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

COLLINSON, Mary Ellen Wenham (Nellie) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 24
Identifier: H0377
Overview Nellie was 95 at the time of this interview. She talks about her parents coming to New Zealand from the UK and arriving in Bluff. Her father was involved in the building part of the hospital in Invercargill when it was sited in Dee Street, the Mataura freezing works and the Royal Mail Hotel in Lumsden. Her mother, Grace Wilson, was very good at needlework. Nellie talks about her school days and games played as a child. On leaving school, Nellie went to work for H&J Smiths. She then nursed...
Dates: 1993

Mary Ellen (Nellie) Collinson

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH03770003
Dates: 1918

Mary Ellen (Nellie) Collinson

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH03770002
Dates: 1993