LibGuides: The Golden Age (Joan London): Polio

What is Polio?

History of Polio [BBC]
A good summary of the History of Polio including some infographics.
History of Polio
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Polio Days
ABC Transmission Date: 6th March 1997
What is Polio?
From Polio Australia.

Poliomyelitis epidemics in Western Australia
Reflections on working as a Nurse in the 1950s in infectious diseases.
Memories of polio and those who wrestled with it
Sydney Morning Herald article published December 7, 2004. About an exhibition that charts the role Australians, and especially Rotarians, played in helping to beat the disease globally.
Polio survivor who spent 60 years in an iron lung dies aged 83
By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 21:47 AEDT, 1 November 2009
Polio epidemic unabated in Western Australia
This article can be found in the Trove archives, first published 6th March 1954.

Could There Be Another Polio Epidemic in the U.S.?
A youtube video report.
No Feast for Fear of Contagion
In February and March of 1954, Queen Elizabeth II was due to visit Australia. Many monarchists wanted the visit cancelled because of the Polio outbreak.