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- Polio oral history project: Nancy Blackstock, Whanganui
- Polio oral history project: Gina Allan Evans
- Polio oral history project: Ross Grimmett, Dunedin
- Polio oral history project: Mervyn Dykes, Upper Hutt
- Polio oral history project: Doug and Rae Hankin, Porirua NZ
- Polio oral history project: Lorraine Skevington, Waikuku Beach, Christchurch
- 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
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Polio oral history project: John Gourlay, Dunedin
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DescriptionAn interview, recorded as part of the Dunedin Public Libraries' oral history project on the effects on the Dunedin community of poliomyelitis outbreaks in the 1940s and 1950s. Interviewee is Mr John Gourlay, who was at school in the early 1950s. Mr Gourlay did not contract the disease but has recollections of life during the epidemic, including queuing for his polio vaccination with his classmates.
A transcript of this interview is available by following the link (manuscript) with this entry.
InterviewerKay MercerIntervieweeJohn GourlayRecorderKay MercerGeo location[1]
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SubjectDunedin City - PoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New Zealand - HistoryPoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New ZealandPostpoliomyelitis syndrome - New ZealandAudioPolio oral history project: Nancy Blackstock, WhanganuiPolio oral history project: Gina Allan EvansPolio oral history project: Ross Grimmett, DunedinPolio oral history project: Mervyn Dykes, Upper HuttPolio oral history project: Doug and Rae Hankin, Porirua NZPolio oral history project: Lorraine Skevington, Waikuku Beach, ChristchurchManuscriptTranscript of interview with John GourlayPlaceDunedinStoriesBev 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 1950s
Poliomyelitis - New Zealand - HistoryPoliomyelitisPoliomyelitis - New ZealandPostpoliomyelitis syndrome - New ZealandAudioPolio oral history project: Nancy Blackstock, WhanganuiPolio oral history project: Gina Allan EvansPolio oral history project: Ross Grimmett, DunedinPolio oral history project: Mervyn Dykes, Upper HuttPolio oral history project: Doug and Rae Hankin, Porirua NZPolio oral history project: Lorraine Skevington, Waikuku Beach, ChristchurchManuscriptTranscript of interview with John GourlayPlaceDunedinStoriesBev 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 1950sContributors
ContributorKay MercerJohn Gourlay
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Polio oral history project: John Gourlay, Dunedin (9th June 2022). Dunedin Public Libraries, accessed 29/07/2026, https://dunedin.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/215698