Staff Nurse Watson

When I finished my training in 1966, I went to Melbourne where I had quite an interesting career. I didn't enjoy Melbourne - a long story, which I may relate one day, but I left Mount Gambier in April 1966, and returned from Melbourne in January 1967 I think. This photo was taken on duty in the surgical ward (2B) I think, some time early in 1967.

I had decided to do Midwifery at Mount Gambier and was "marking time" while waiting for the course to start. I don't recall what happened - I think the nurse educator who was organised to run the training, changed directions and left the hospital, so I never did get to do Mid there, or anywhere else as it turned out.