Katrina Zepps

Katrina Zepps MBE (15 November 1918 – 8 July 1980) was an Australian nurse (general), nurse educator and refugee. She was born in Hlukhiv (then part of the Russian Empire now of Ukraine) and died in Turramurra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

She trained at the Red Cross Hospital in Jelgava, Latvia.[2] Her Australian naturalisation papers were cleared while she was working in Tully, Queensland.[3]

In 1967, she was appointed acting administrator of the New South Wales College of Nursing.[4]

In 1977, she received an Australian MBE for her services to nursing.[5][6]

References
  1. Godden, Judith (2002). "Zepps, Katrina (1918–1980)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. "Trove".
  3. "Advertising". The Cairns Post. Qld. 31 December 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 11 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "NSW Nursing college has new president". The Canberra Times. 19 July 1967. p. 23. Retrieved 11 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Australian Web Archive". Archived from the original on 23 March 2004.
  6. "The 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours List". The Canberra Times. 11 June 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.


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