MOUNTED AUXILIARY.
HORSEWOMEN TO ASSIST.
NURSING DIVISION SCHEME.
GISBORNE, this day.
An avenue by which keen horsewomen can assist the medical section of the district emergency organisation has been opened by the Gisborne Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade with the formation of a mounted auxiliary for the conveyance of sick or wounded or the transport of mcdical supplies.
•The qualifications of those who join are that tliey must be keen horsewomen and have the use of horses suitable to undertake journeys. A training week has been arranged from August 27 t;» September 3. A course of lectures given by members of the local branch of the British Medical Association and practical work directed by members of the St. John Nursing Division will be compressed into one week. A few weeks will be given in which to digest the training and examinations to be arranged in various districts for the first aid week.
The Cook Hospital Board has placed the old St. Helens home, where the health camp has been held, at the disposal of the association. It is essential that the training with horses be very thorough, and an intensive course in this work is to be arranged during the summer. °
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19400820.2.109.6
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 197, 20 August 1940, Page 10
Word Count
204MOUNTED AUXILIARY. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 197, 20 August 1940, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in