Oral History collection: Mrs Elizabeth Davies (born 1905, Pencoed, district nurse and baker's wife) interviewed by J. Mansel Thomas about Gower life

Archive Unit
  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 216 T 3/13a
  • Dates of Creation
      c. 1976
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      on cassette; also digital copy in MP3 format

Scope and Content

[00:03:00] Work / Nursing: Description of wages and working conditions of a district nurse cottage in 1930. [00:05:45] Work / Nursing: Nursing in Rhossili. Tucker family. [00:06:50] Work / Nursing: Nursing equipment. Midwifery. [00:07:00] Work / Nursing: Riding on the back of Will Williams' motorbike to get to emergencies. [00:08:00] Work / Nursing: Travelling around Gower as a district nurse. Dr Morten. [00:12:00] Work / Nursing: TB, illness, cancer. Patients and nursing stories. [00:16:21] Work / Nursing: General living conditions in Gower in the early 1930s. Local characters. [00:17:00] Work / Nursing: Local characters. [00:18:30] Work / Nursing: Nursing stories. Births. Anecdotes. [00:22:10] Work / Nursing: Poverty. [00:23:00] Work / Nursing: Nursing remedies. [00:24:00] Work / Nursing: Mrs Morgan, Sunny Bank, Horton. [00:24:40 Work / Nursing: School nurse cycling from Killay. [00:25:00] Work / Nursing: Button family. [00:26:00] Work / Nursing: Nursing stories. [00:28:25] Work / Nursing: Nursing anecdotes. [00:29:40] Work / Nursing: General illness. [00:30:50] Work / Nursing: Gower residents. [00:31:40] Work / Nursing: Care of old age. Mrs Beynon of Rose Cottage. [00:33:30 Work / Nursing: Looking after old people, old age in Gower. [00:34:35] Work / Nursing: Change in sickness, illness, care. Medicine. [00:36:40] Work / Nursing: Cancer in Gower. Treating patients. [00:00:05] Work / Nursing: Working and living as a district nurse in Gower between 1930 - 1934.