tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post3564248498790925524..comments2024-03-24T14:31:06.532+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Hallyburton Johnstone: the complex benefactorTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-47713910695248289602023-06-06T16:25:09.149+12:002023-06-06T16:25:09.149+12:00Re the suicide of Captain Johnstone in 1882 and th...Re the suicide of Captain Johnstone in 1882 and the comment that he was ‘of all things’ in a dispute with the school committee. His daughter had died of diphtheria and he was stricken with grief. He knew there was a link between time spent in buildings in damp, low lying areas and respiratory diseases and diphtheria. My understanding is that the dispute with the school committee was about siting Luanne Johnstonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-17983616740597001232022-01-30T16:54:47.448+13:002022-01-30T16:54:47.448+13:00Thanks for that, Shirley. Looks like there still i...Thanks for that, Shirley. Looks like there still is a Campbell Johnstone Building on the Waikato Hospital campus. Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-79983908008750429012022-01-30T10:51:00.440+13:002022-01-30T10:51:00.440+13:00Interesting to learn of HJ snr. I lived in Hamilt...Interesting to learn of HJ snr. I lived in Hamilton for many years so his nephew's name as MP was more familiar to me. The maternity ward of Waikato Hospital was always known as Campbell Johnstone. dont know if it still as as it has been rebuilt.Shirley Arabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277354106609863768noreply@blogger.com