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Souvenir History of St. John's Hospital
Excerpt from Souvenir History of St. John's Hospital: Written for the Quarter-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Institution The first of these objects was, of course, the primary one, for apart from any other consideration, the friends of the hospital felt that there were many interest ing incidents connected with the history of the hospital which were rapidly passing away from the memory of the present generation, and would soon be altogether lost unless preserved in some permanent form. Incidentally, too, it was considered that the publication of such a work would bring the public to a fuller realization of the importance of the services rendered 'to the community by St. John's...
First to Care
FIRST TO CARE: 125 YEARS OF THE ORDER OF ST JOHN IN NEW ZEALAND, 1885-2010 brings to life the history of one of our most ubiquitous and vital charitable organisations. The heavily illustrated book provides a vivid account of public-spiritedness, enterprise and innovation by people involved in St John over the past 125 years, peppered with occasional disputes and setbacks along the way. St John invented and popularised 'first aid' as we know it. It provided medical assistance from the sidelines of our sports fields from as early as 1891 and it played a leading role in disaster relief from its formative days. From humble beginnings it established a nationwide ambulance service that today is the envy of the St John fraternity worldwide.
The Spirit of Missions
Includes the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society.
