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1897
Patient Transport
Before there was a district ambulance service
Prince Alfred Hospital had its own horse
ambulance, a four-wheeler cab with a waterproof
canvas hood, a double seat in front, and room
inside for a stretcher. The uniformed porter, along
with one or sometimes two nurses, was kept busy
picking up cases of severe illness and serious
injury. The picture shows the stables where the
ambulance and horses were kept. Initially the cab
was drawn by a single horse but by the 1890s
there were two horses, whose names were Prince
and Paddy.
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