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KARORI CEMETERY 1918 INFLUENZA PROJECT TODAY The cemetery The influenza epidemic The project Walkabout THE CEMETERY 1891-1965 100 acres (40 hectares) c 85,000 interments 3 heritage listed structures 2 national

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KARORI CEMETERY 1918 INFLUENZA PROJECT

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TODAY

The cemetery
The influenza epidemic
The project
Walkabout

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THE CEMETERY

1891-1965
100 acres (40 hectares)
c 85,000 interments
3 heritage listed structures
2 national monuments
6 Prime Ministers, many Mayors

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THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

50-100 million people worldwide
“Spanish” flu killed an estimated 50-100

million people worldwide. It claimed more lives in a few weeks than either the Great War

r the Black Death did in four years. It is

estimated that about a third of the world's population was infected with the virus, and up to six percent died.

(www.undergroundhistory.blogspot.co.nz)

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NEW ZEALAND

2 distinct waves in New Zealand
Not introduced by Ward and Massey on board

SS Niagara

Apparent in Auckland by late October, and

appearing elsewhere almost simultaneously

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DURATION AND PEAKS

28 30 1 3 4 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 24 25 27 29 1 2 4 6 8 9 11 13 15 Wellington Trentham Featherston Auckland Christchurch Dunedin DECEMBER NOVEMBER OCT

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1st influenza death in Wellington

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It was particularly virulent; it attacked the young and strong more than the weak and vulnerable; and it was a ferocious killer – an estimated 10- 20 percent of sufferers died. The young and fit bore the brunt while the very young, the old and infirm escaped more lightly - the reverse of the usual pattern.

(www.undergroundhistory.blogspot.co.nz)

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Who died?

Healthy, mature adults. Spared infants and

elderly.

Men more than women
Soldiers in training camps
Rich and poor
Nurses and doctors
Families – multiple deaths
Maori
Rural areas as well as urban

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KARORI CEMETERY BURIALS

Nov Dec TOTAL Catholic 116 21 136 16% Anglican 154 40 193 23% Public 338 61 397 48% Soldiers 99 10 109 13% Jewish 7 7 >1% 714 132 842

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BURIALS PER DAY AT KARORI

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KARORI CEMETERY

19 NOVEMBER Catholic 11 Anglican 11 Public 28 Soldiers 13 TOTAL 63

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AGE Nov Dec TOTAL 0-20 years 96 22 118 21-40 years 386 64 450 41-70 years 141 34 175 71-90 years 17 6 23 Misc 65 4 69 705 130 835 SEX Nov Dec TOTAL Male 521 76 597 Female 133 48 181 Unknown 51 6 57 705 130 835

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THE PROJECT

Aims

1. Collective memory
2. Heritage values
3. Improve access

Activities

1. Working bees
2. Family history research
3. Seminars/workshops

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THE PROJECT

2-years duration
Volunteer involvement
Partnership with WCC, local genealogists, and
ther groups
Outputs

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WORKING BEES

11 December 2016 Guardian Memorials – How to Clean a Headstone 28 January 2017 29 Jan 2017 25 February 26 Feb 25 March WCC Archives – Adrian Humphris, Chief Archivist 26 Mar The Epidemic in Wellington – Gabor Toth, WCC Historian 29 April 30 April 27 May 28 May 4th & 11th November 12 November Guardian Memorials – How to Clean a Headstone 9 December 10 December

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Working bees

What to bring

– Gardening gloves – Sun protection – Drink – Old toothbrushes

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More Information

http://undergroundhistory.blogspot.co.nz/
Black November: The 1918 influenza epidemic

in New Zealand. Professor Geoffrey Rice. 2nd edition 2005

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/influenza
pandemic-1918