2020: DAY 12
BUBONIC PLAGUE
ONE CASE YESTERDAY
REDUCED DETENTION OF "CONTACTS"
MORE QUARANTINE ACCOMMODATION
WORK IN QUARANTINED AREA - amount of "spoil" removed yesterday - 1000 tons
QUARANTINING CITY BLOCKS
DEPUTATION FROM BUSINESS MEN
THE PREMIER'S REPLY
VIGOROUS METHODS NECESSARY
APPEAL TO INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS: The Premier, Mr Lyne,’ now wished to make an appeal to every individual in the city to throw off apathy, and in his own and fellow citizens' interest do his personal best to wipe out the agents of infection, namely the rats. The only manner in which the city could be freed from the plague was by the special efforts of the individual’
FREE DISTRIBUTION OF RAT POISON - deputation complained of inadequate notice of quarantining. Perishables on wharfs unable to be collected. Smaller blocks should be quarantined . Besides, it's not warehouses that are the problem, but discharge of sewerage into Darling Harbour because of inadequate sewerage system. If that had been sorted out, we wouldn’t have had these problems - Premier replied - notice couldn’t be given, (obviously) - but he'd warned harbourmaster (so warning was given...)
The Government would do all it could to assist. It was having a poison for rats prepared in its most alluring form and would distribute the stuff indiscriminately to all who would put it to its intended use. For those people who disliked poisoning rats because of the after effects he promised to send special men along to search for and remove the carcases. A few days ago a rat which was caught in Cleveland-street was given to Dr Thompson, and on examination was found to be suffering from bubonic plague.
Letter from Australie, suggesting that Patriotic Funds should be spent locally in view of "the enemy in our midst"
Advertisement: Vidatio - offering £10 to first person to get plague after taking Vidatio.
Napoleon St, Sydney - Source: State Library of NSW