Elizabeth Mary Hudson was an early nurse in Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
10 Facts About Bess Hudson
1.
2.
Bess Hudson's father opened the first store in Hokitika, in 1864.
3.
Bess Hudson began nursing in 1900, against her parents' wishes, in a private hospital.
4.
Bess Hudson worked for Dr Ebenezer Teichelmann, who was the superintendent of Hokitika Hospital, and so she did relieving shifts there.
5.
Bess Hudson's pay at starting was five shillings per week.
6.
Bess Hudson worked long hours, on call from 6am until midnight, but commented, "I was always there, whenever I was wanted".
7.
Bess Hudson was required to assist in many procedures in rural areas around the town, when the patient was too unwell to be moved, and was familiar with tonsil removal, lancing of abscesses and amputation of fingers.
Related searches
Ebenezer Teichelmann 8.
Bess Hudson was a keen and active member of the congregation of All Saints' Church.
9.
Bess Hudson died at Westland Hospital on 7 May 1961, aged 86, and was buried with her parents at Hokitika Cemetery.
10.
Bess Hudson's death was considered to sever one of the last remaining links to the earliest days of Hokitika.