Jennifer Lawson's forebears kept everything. Going through the inherited family archives recently she came upon an interesting document dated May 21, 1919. This was when Spanish influenza was rampant.

You think the current restrictions on travel are bad but they were even stricter then.

Walter Tippett of Lismore on the right.

The document nestled among two filing cabinets of papers permits a Walter Clarence Tippett to travel from Lismore to Casino by motor at about 12.30. His health was approved by his doctor and the JP approved the excursion.

Mrs Lawson, retired, who lives in Ballina said the document related to her grandfather who had a men's outfitters business in Lismore.