Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  Bubonic plague outbreak in Melbourne – cartoon depiction referencing Hamlet

  A cartoon, published on 19 May 1900, depicting the outbreak of the bubonic plague in Melbourne. It uses imagery and a stanza from Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'.

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  Cartoon commentary on influenza treatments – Too many cooks

  A black-and-white cartoon commenting on the various methods of treating influenza used in the 1930s.

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  Destruction of dog Horrie – smuggled into Australia by returning soldier

  A letter from the NSW Animal quarantine division, informing the Division of Veterinary Hygiene about the destruction of a dog named Horrie.

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  Destruction of dog smuggled into Australia by returned soldier – Horrie

  Memo for the Secretary, Attorney-General's Department, regarding the destruction of a smuggled dog.

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  May Gibbs illustrations for a public health poster

  This is an excerpt from a public health poster about the Spanish influenza (flu) pandemic, drawn by children's illustrator and author May Gibbs in 1919.

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  Memorial Hall in Queensland to commemorate the success of the cactoblastis moth against the prickly pear cactus

  A photograph of the Cactoblastis Memorial Hall in Boonarga, Queensland. It commemorates the success of the cactoblastis moth against the prickly pear cactus.

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  Migrant's petition to introduce camels and employees from Asia – letter from Prime Minister Edmund Barton to the Governor-General

  This is a petition of Syid Yar Mohamed to introduce camels and employees from Asia in 1903.

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  Newspaper illustration of precautions against Spanish Influenza

  This newspaper illustration shows 7 well-dressed men and women wearing face masks to protect them against the Spanish flu outbreak.

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  Quarantine and euthanasia of Second World War animal mascots

  Memo to Director, Veterinary Services and Army Remounts.