National Appeal

The St. John Ambulance Society is staging a National St. John Week from September 15 to 20. Publicity on radio, TV and in the press, culminating in a house to house appeal on the 20th, will bring to the public's attention the continuing good work done by the brigade. On these pages we show some of the pictures taken by "Photo News" over the years depicting working aspects of St. John.

Realistic staging of accidents keeps members on their toes and a complete run through of every phase of accident work is taken in to account.

Not all their work is "mock-up", however, as witness this evidence in the rescue of a drowning girl at the beach above Midway in 1963.

Exercises in lowering injured people to the ground are carried out with the use of Neil Robertson safety stretchers.

Young people receive valuable training from instructing officers. Here cadets take part in a first aid competition.

Not the least of the ambulance services is the availability of aircraft as air ambulances. When necessary, planes converted especially for carrying patients are used to transport urgent cases away from the city for treatment. This is one organisation that merits support from the whole community. You never know when you'll be the one to need the ambulance!

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 183 : September 10, 1969

National Appeal