Ss Talune
100 years since boat unleashed the Spanish Flu on Samoa
7 Nov 2018
A hundred years ago today, the SS Talune steamed into Apia with a disease that unleashed devastation on Samoa: the Spanish flu. Audio
1918 Pacific influenza crisis
2 Oct 2018
A hundred years ago a ship left Auckland harbour heading for Fiji. The SS Talune was carrying influenza and it wreaked havoc across the pacific. Audio