Why is the Q Station a Significant Historic Site? (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Q Station location & significance
Q Station location & significance
North Head, Manly; Australia's oldest quarantine site
Q Station operational period
Q Station operational period
1837 to 1984
Origin of word 'quarantine'
Origin of word 'quarantine'
Italian 'quarantena' meaning 40 days
Total people through Q Station
Total people through Q Station
Over 13,000 people
Major diseases controlled at Q Station
Major diseases controlled at Q Station
Smallpox, bubonic plague, Spanish flu, typhus
Spanish flu pandemic scale (1918-1919)
Spanish flu pandemic scale (1918-1919)
Over 12,000 people across 100+ ships
Asiatic Accommodation built when & why
Asiatic Accommodation built when & why
1902; to segregate Asians during White Australia Policy
Q Station closure date & outcome
Q Station closure date & outcome
16 March 1984; became part of Sydney Harbour National Park
Class divisions at Q Station
Class divisions at Q Station
First, Second, and Third Class precincts
Vietnamese refugees at Q Station (1975)
Vietnamese refugees at Q Station (1975)
215 refugees, including 115 children