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Dr Margaret Cruickshank MD, 1873-1918

Dr Margaret Cruickshank MD, 1873-1918

Dr Margaret Cruickshank MD, 1873-1918
[1923]

Dr Cruikshank was the first woman doctor to practise in New Zealand and served in Waimate from 1896 to 1918. She died during the 1918 influenza epidemic and a memorial statue was unveiled in 1923. Situated on the corner of Seddon Square in Waimate, the monument was sculpted by Trethewey and Berry of Christchurch. On it were carved the words "The Beloved Physician/Faithful unto Death ". The 9 ft. high figure was cut out of Italian marble, the largest block ever imported into New Zealand, and the sculptors were complimented on the excellent likeness achieved

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File Reference CCL-KPCD05-0047

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