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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Miss Helena Wilvourne Willis
Miss Helena Wilvourne Willis , Matron of the Riverton Hospital, was born in Staffordshire, England, and arrived at Lyttelton by the ship “Belisna,” which was wrecked on her return voyage. She was educated in Christchurch, and was trained as a nurse at the Wellington Hospital, where she served for eight years, first as probationer, and then as sister, before receiving her present appointment in 1900.