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- Bev Hopkins: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950s
- Joan Saunders: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950s
- Margaret Young: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950s
- Dr Mike Davis: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950s
- Dr Y.R. Krishnaswamy: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950s
- Polio oral history project: Gina Allan Evans
- Polio oral history project: Doug and Rae Hankin, Porirua NZ
- Polio oral history project: Ross Grimmett, Dunedin
- Polio oral history project: John Gourlay, Dunedin
- Polio oral history project: Nancy Blackstock, Whanganui
- Polio oral history project: Lorraine Skevington, Waikuku Beach, Christchurch
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Polio oral history project: Mervyn Dykes, Upper Hutt
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DescriptionAn interview, recorded as part of the Dunedin Public Libraries' oral history project on the effects on the Dunedin and wider New Zealand community of poliomyelitis outbreaks in the 1940s and 1950s. Interviewee is Mervyn Dykes, who contracted the disease at age 7, and includes his recollections of life in the immediate aftermath of his apparent 'recovery' as a boy, as well as how the disease has affected him later in life with the onset of post-polio.
Date recorded8th June 2022InterviewerKay MercerIntervieweeMervyn DykesRecorderKay MercerGeolocation[1]
Date recorded8th June 2022InterviewerKay MercerIntervieweeMervyn DykesRecorderKay MercerGeolocation[1] Relates to
StoriesBev Hopkins: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sJoan Saunders: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sMargaret Young: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sDr Mike Davis: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sDr Y.R. Krishnaswamy: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sAudioPolio oral history project: Gina Allan EvansPolio oral history project: Doug and Rae Hankin, Porirua NZPolio oral history project: Ross Grimmett, DunedinPolio oral history project: John Gourlay, DunedinPolio oral history project: Nancy Blackstock, WhanganuiPolio oral history project: Lorraine Skevington, Waikuku Beach, ChristchurchManuscriptTranscript of interview with Mervyn DykesSubjectDunedin City - PoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New Zealand - HistoryPoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New ZealandPostpoliomyelitis syndrome - New Zealand
Joan Saunders: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sMargaret Young: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sDr Mike Davis: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sDr Y.R. Krishnaswamy: Polio stories - personal recollections of the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 1950sAudioPolio oral history project: Gina Allan EvansPolio oral history project: Doug and Rae Hankin, Porirua NZPolio oral history project: Ross Grimmett, DunedinPolio oral history project: John Gourlay, DunedinPolio oral history project: Nancy Blackstock, WhanganuiPolio oral history project: Lorraine Skevington, Waikuku Beach, ChristchurchManuscriptTranscript of interview with Mervyn DykesSubjectDunedin City - PoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New Zealand - HistoryPoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New ZealandPostpoliomyelitis syndrome - New ZealandAdmin Only
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Dunedin Public Libraries (16th Nov 2022). Polio oral history project: Mervyn Dykes, Upper Hutt. In Website Dunedin Public Libraries. Retrieved 2nd Apr 2026 09:05, from https://dunedin.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/215331