This voluntary group (later paid) was set up during WWII. The women had to pass First Aid and mechanics' exams, as well as hold a heavy traffic license to enable them to drive ambulances for the Palmerston North Hospital. They also worked for the Palmerston North Army area, meeting sick and wounded off trains and driving them for treatment.
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Palmerston North Red Cross Transport Workers
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- CA: Elmar Negative Collection
- Date
- circa 1946
- Digitisation ID
- 2012N_ELMAR_4_006517
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags