Think about the different views the volunteers would have had on the
Influenza epidemic.
- What sorts of services did the volunteers provide?
- What work did they do?
- Who were the volunteers?
- Why do you think people may have decided to become volunteers?
Use the information sources listed below to help your group build up a
picture of what the volunteer's perspectives during the epidemic might
have been.
- The Battle for Influenza School Journal Pt3, No1, 1977.
- The Epidemic School Journal Pt4, No2, 1976.
- The Influenza Epidemic Kevin Boon
- Boy Scout Volunteers
- Hilda Ross
Discuss your ideas with other members of your group and write
your own diary entry from a volunteer's point of view. Remember to date
your diary entry.
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under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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