Additional Information
Additional Information
- Written on the back of the drawing: Excellent cook. Husband in government service. Mrs Shearer was a former sister at the hospital.
- Came to Alice Springs after war to work as nursing sister in Alice Springs hospital. Met and married husband c1948.
Resources
Image - Pecking for Chutney
Pecking for Chutney Mrs Daisy Shearer (nee Swan) was a nursing sister at the Old Alice Springs Hospital. She was Sister-in-Charge of the children's ward in 1957. This competent and kind nurse also loved cooking. Also a cook of renown was Mrs McLeod who was a friendly redhead from England. She and her husband ran a grocery shop on the corner of Railway and Gregory Terraces.
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Image - Pecking for Chutney
Pecking for Chutney Mrs Daisy Shearer (nee Swan) was a nursing sister at the Old Alice Springs Hospital. She was Sister-in-Charge of the children's ward in 1957. This competent and kind nurse also loved cooking. Also a cook of renown was Mrs McLeod who was a friendly redhead from England. She and her husband ran a grocery shop on the corner of Railway and Gregory Terraces.
ct for NPWHF
References
- The NPWHF "CWA caicatures by Butch Peverill & George Scott Brown" states her husband's name was Dave Shearer, and that his job was "Government Works & Housing officer."
