General
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A foot bridge was built by residents in about 1965, to enable women with strollers to cross the creek to reach the shop and the bus. Note the high level of the water, it has never remained at that level since the dam wall was raised. Humorous anecdote. While the working bee was busy spanning the creek with timbers, a little girl piped up, "Mummy Mummy, Daddy's getting his feet wet." Daddy was up to his chin in the water, and we all had a good laugh. – Richard Speechley
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1. First Litter & crew, Senior Office J.W. Taylor (in helmet) 2. The Sulky & Litter. In 1897 the first sulky, drawn by a white pony, was introduced. The litter was taken out behind the sulky and wheeled back to Hospital by the Bearers.. The Ambulance wagonette was also introduced about this time. 3. A well equipped plant room at the turn of the century.
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1. The Motor Car – Ambulance In 1908 the Motor Vehicle was introduced into the Service, note that the litter was still transported out, to be wheeled on the return to Hospital. The first Motor Vehicle Body was made by the same firm that built the first Litter in 1893 – The Federal Carriage Co. 2. The Ambulance Vehicle Within several years motorised transport had improved so greatly that by the early 1900's Ambulance Transport was completely motorised. The litter was now obsolete. Image: Ford Motor Ambulance 3. The Latest in ambulance vehicles – 1974
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Prior to development along Moggill Road, (Moggill meaning “Place of Lizards"). The old dairy shed on the farm of Frank and Harriet Wilson - circa 1960, prior to arrival of housing estates. The farm was situated on right between first and second dip in Moggill Road west of Payne Road. The home on hill in background is that of Bill and Jean Harvey.
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This sweeping view of The Gap looking north is the result of joing 3 snaps taken by Don Trotman, architect, from the position of where the watertank now stands in Parkdale estate. At the time the hill was 22 feet higher. He and his wife Pam built their home in the foreground, Woodbine Street. Circa 1958.