SYDNEY TOWN HALL & THE EPIDEMIC

SYDNEY TOWN HALL & THE EPIDEMIC

Sydney Town Hall; just imagine all the protests, political rallies, meetings and celebrations associated with this  historic building. One thing  I wasn’t aware of was its role during the 1913 smallpox epidemic, especially as the main vaccination centre. The disease had been introduced to the city  by 

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THE LAUNCESTON EPIDEMIC – MISSTEPS & MISINFORMATION

THE LAUNCESTON EPIDEMIC - MISSTEPS & MISINFORMATION

  When the Launceston epidemic of 1903 began, so too did  rumours of who had introduced the dread disease of smallpox to the city. Human nature being what it is,  an ‘ outsider’ was suspected.  Just as with the conspiracy theories we are familiar with today (including

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