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  Event Details  
  Event Title   NSW, Vic, Qld, WA and NT: Bubonic Plague Epidemic   
  Event Category   Epidemic   
  GLIDE Number      
  Event Start Date   01/01/1900   
  Event End Date   01/01/1910   
 

Duration of Event

   3652 day/s   
         
  Location  
  Zone   Australia Wide   
  Region   All States   
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  Human Casualties  
  People Killed   550   
  People Injured   650   
  People Affected   1,200   
  People Homeless      
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  Property Damaged   Damaged Destroyed  
         
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  Total Cost  
$0.00 
    
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  Information Sources  
  Source/s   Publication/Report - Sydney's Century   
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  Details  
  Bubonic plague caused 165 deaths (of a total 550) in the first year (1900) of the epidemic. The majority of the 1,200 cases reported were in Sydney, NSW. The disease affected people for a period of 10 years. Cases were reported in NSW, Vic, Qld, WA and NT.