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Tuesday, 7 April 2020

Essendon Emergency Hospital, 1919

In 1919 the major metropolitan hospitals were overrun with patients requiring treatment, so suburban councils were asked to assist by establishing emergency hospitals in their area.  Aided by the Red Cross (and boy scouts), Essendon Council established an emergency hospital at the Essendon High School.  Learn more about the hospital and the course of the epidemic here. 

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