Evening Post" Photo. Donald Nairn, six and a half years of age, was the central figure of this departure from Rongotai Aerodrome yesterday. Suffering from respiratory. paralysis, his only chance was to reach Auckland- as quickly as possible and be placed in an iron lung. Rushed from the Wellington Hospital to the aerodrome by the Wellington Free Ambulance, he ivas transferred to the Aero Club's Percival Vega Gull machine, and, accompanied by Dr. J. F. Bradbury, who is seen supervising the loading, arrived '•''."' at Auckland, Hospital shortly before 3.30 p.m. ~y ' \ \\ Klaßf Photo. Architects drawing by Mr. Horace L. Massey, Auckland, for .the memorial to be erected on the foreshore. 'at Petone to commemorate the landing of the first tenters on Petone beach. The work consists Of a memorial portion nnd bathing, accommodation.-. The- memorial section has two entrances, one facing the end of Buick Street and the other the beach. Inside the memorial ' hall. will be ■ inscribed the names of the early ships, and scenes will be depicted of interesting periods of the past century (Evening Post, 30 May 1939)

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Evening Post" Photo. Donald Nairn, six and a half years of age, was the central figure of this departure from Rongotai Aerodrome yesterday. Suffering from respiratory. paralysis, his only chance was to reach Auckland- as quickly as possible and be placed in an iron lung. Rushed from the Wellington Hospital to the aerodrome by the Wellington Free Ambulance, he ivas transferred to the Aero Club's Percival Vega Gull machine, and, accompanied by Dr. J. F. Bradbury, who is seen supervising the loading, arrived '•''."' at Auckland, Hospital shortly before 3.30 p.m. ~y ' \ \\ Klaßf Photo. Architects drawing by Mr. Horace L. Massey, Auckland, for .the memorial to be erected on the foreshore. 'at Petone to commemorate the landing of the first tenters on Petone beach. The work consists Of a memorial portion nnd bathing, accommodation.-. The- memorial section has two entrances, one facing the end of Buick Street and the other the beach. Inside the memorial ' hall. will be ■ inscribed the names of the early ships, and scenes will be depicted of interesting periods of the past century (Evening Post, 30 May 1939)

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