Old People Live in Shanties
AUCKLAND, Sept. 16.
Eight elderly men—five of them World War I veterans—are living like hermits in shanties at Riverhead and Brigham’s Creek, 25 miles from Auckland. Two others died recently. These facts were revealed through an inquiry initiated by the chairman of the Waitemata County Council. Mr A. Bishop, and the Western Suburbs Service Association. Most of the men will be transferred to a veterans’ home and the Cornwall Hospital. Seen yesterday by a reporter, two of the rhen presented a pathetic picture. One was in rags and barefooted. Another was bearded and infirm. They were shouldering of. tree trunk to chop for a fire. The huts are weatherproof, but the interiors are filthy and rat-infested. The County Council has issued a demolition order.
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Grey River Argus, 17 September 1948, Page 6
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