Pushing a wheelbarrow across Bribie Island to raise funds for Ambulance Station for the Island in the 1960s

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TitlePushing a wheelbarrow across Bribie Island to raise funds for Ambulance Station for the Island in the 1960sDescriptionTo help raise funds for an ambulance station on Bribie Island, Phil Rochford wheeled a barrow from the jetty across the island to the hotel at Woorim at one penny a step. Each time he pushed the barrow across the island he made fifty pounds for the ambulance. He made the trip three times and was rewarded each time with a pint of beer at the hotel. Ivy Dinte had established a committee to raise funds for an ambulance.Date1960sPhotographerHighlands, KarenCollectorHighlands, KarenRecord typePhotographFormat typeDigitalOriginal format colourSepia

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PlaceBribie Island (Qld.)PersonHighlands, KarenSubject (keywords)ambulance stationscharity eventsgroups (people)wheelbarrowschildrenbusesroads & streets

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Pushing a wheelbarrow across Bribie Island to raise funds for Ambulance Station for the Island in the 1960s