Etchings and Evidence from the Site (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Approx. no. of inscriptions at Q Station
Approx. no. of inscriptions at Q Station
1600 sandstone inscriptions
Definition: inscription at Q Station
Definition: inscription at Q Station
Marking/etching/painting on sandstone rock
Who carved Forest Monarch inscription?
Who carved Forest Monarch inscription?
Daniel Yeates (stonemason)
What caused scurvy?
What caused scurvy?
Malnutrition and lack of Vitamin C
Deadliest disease at Q Station 1881-1925 (% of deaths)
Deadliest disease at Q Station 1881-1925 (% of deaths)
Bubonic plague (43.6%)
SS Java 1880: No. Chinese quarantined & duration
SS Java 1880: No. Chinese quarantined & duration
299 Chinese passengers for 64 days
Year NSW Immigration Restriction law passed
Year NSW Immigration Restriction law passed
1881
What is a cooper?
What is a cooper?
Person who made/repaired wooden barrels
Nellie McCain: age & year of plague death
Nellie McCain: age & year of plague death
14 years old, 1900
What are buboes?
What are buboes?
Swollen lymph glands in bubonic plague