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A POSTAL VETERAN. MEMORIES OF EARLY DAYS.

24 March 1928, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), page 56

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Dead Men's Banes Make Good Pines

24 July 1954, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), page 9

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YOUNG "SEA-DOG" Seeking Adventure on Barque Next Week ADELAIDE, Thursday.

13 April 1934, Recorder (Port Pirie, SA : 1919 - 1954), page 4

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"LUCKY LAWHILL" SAILS ON Gallant Barque Defies War Perils

5 June 1943, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), page 4

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INFLUENZA.

7 May 1919, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 12

…strain had mutated by this time and was stronger.  Approximately 2900 people died in this time. The Spanish Flu differed from seasonal influenza in that it mostly effected healthy young adults around 30 years of age and not the young, elderly or infirm.  Unfortunately Jessie fell right in this age category. The Influenza Pandemic – The University of Sydney Although this article is primarily talking about the staff and students of the University of Sydney it still gives readers an idea of what it was like in Sydney at the time. Influenza Emergency Worker Badge from the Powerhouse Museum http://from.ph/135446 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), Wednesday 7 May 1919, page 12 Report in the SMH on the day Jessie died. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), Wednesday 7 May 1919, page 12 Jessie and Charles Wigley Jessie’s Death Notice In The Sydney Morning Herald…