Emergency ambulances alongside the Wellington Town Hall during the 1918 flu epidemic.
Source: Alexander Turnbull Library collection, PAColl-7489-69
Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand
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<o><o><o><o> Tim Rogers - South of the Adirondacks - Forum member since 2013 <o><o><o><o>
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand
Tim i count three Ts, one black and two brass rads, so it is ON Topic
When in trouble, do not fear, blame the second engineer !
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'23 Huckster, '66 CJ5 daily driver
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'23 Huckster, '66 CJ5 daily driver
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand
On topic and relevant- thank you.
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand
Looks like they cut a hole in the splash guard--to serve as a foot scraper?
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand
The soldiers may have cut a hole in the splash guard in order to check the oil easier.
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Are those discs on the wheels to keep the mud from building up, or?
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand
Meanwhile, here in America: