Heat wave killed 438 and sparked the Black Friday bushfires (see below). Most of the victims were children under the age of 4. Measles epidemic in Sydney city & inner suburbs. Smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal peoples ![]() Official death toll was close to 2,000 but actual toll much higher. Worst-affected areas were the WA Goldfields where over-crowding and un-sanitary living conditions were rife. ĬOVID-19 pandemic in Australia, part of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.Īustralia's worst typhoid epidemic. Outside of present-day Australian jurisdiction. ![]()
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