Illness & disease
The records of Liverpool Asylum
This webinar explores the records of the Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute (1862-1933) and was later known as the Liverpool State Hospital and Home (1933-1961)
Bubonic plague index 1900-1908
The Register of Cases of Bubonic Plague 1900-1908 records the names and residences of those suffering from the plague and their fate as to whether they died or recovered from this fearful disease
Convict Sydney
Cupping glasses & scarificator
These cupping glasses are of the type that was used in the treatment of convict patients at the General ‘Rum’ Hospital
Bubonic plague register
An introduction to the Bubonic plague pandemic and records related to the Sydney outbreak in 1900–1908
When masks were compulsory
When thinking about the impact of COVID-19, it’s timely to reflect on an earlier pandemic that affected every aspect of life, including at our places
Archives behind the scenes - bubonic plague
Did you know there was an outbreak of plague, in Sydney, at The Rocks, in 1900?
On This Day
27 Jan 1919 - Influenza pandemic reached NSW
On 27 January 1919, the NSW Government announced the first confirmed case of pneumonic influenza, the 'Spanish Flu', in NSW
Small pox vaccinations for children, 1818
On 21 February 1818 a government and general order was issued recommending the vaccination of children against small pox
Rouse Hill Estate and the Spanish flu of 1919: a year of contradictions
In 1919, Spanish flu gripped the world. In 2020, as we confront COVID-19, the media headlines and reports from the earlier pandemic are all too familiar.