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Falconer, Marion, Miss : Papers

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Reference NumberAG-589CreatorFalconer, MarionDescriptionThe collection includes papers relating particularly to Falconer's appointments, sick leave and superannuation.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyMay Marion Murray Falconer was born on 28 June 1887. After attending Otago Girls' High School, she attended business college and embarked on a clerical career. In 1923 she completed the first two year training course for dental nurses. In 1929, Falconer established a clinic at Macandrew Road School, Dunedin, also treating children from Caversham School. During the 1930s she also worked at the Dental Clinic in Wellington. Her career was plagued by health problems including injuring a tendon in her foot while extracting a tooth. Falconer retired from dental nursing in the mid 1940s and died in 1973.

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Nurses Falconer and Anderson at the Dunedin segment of the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition

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SubjectsDental nursesDentistry

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