Video post: Spanish Flu in the Essendon area 1919
We're all interested in pandemics at the moment. So I've looked into how the Spanish Flu pandemic affected our local area just over 100 years ago, and put together a short video explainer. To learn more about Spanish Flu, try these recommended pages For more on Essendon Emergency Hospital and local impacts: http://timetravellers.pbworks.com/w/page/139430178/Essendon-Emergency-Hospital-1919 For Spanish Flu in Australia: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/influenza-pandemic For the impact on the 1919 footy season: https://www.afl.com.au/news/387127/what-happened-the-last-time-footy-faced-a-pandemic For the use of the Royal Exhibition Building as a hospital: https://heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/get-involved/tours/melbourne-at-war-hidden-histories-1914-18-audio-tour/melbourne-at-war-stop-7/