In 1918, the troopship Boonah arrived back in Fremantle with soldiers infected with the Spanish Flu, then rampant in South Africa where the ship had docked. A number of soldiers and the nurses taking care of them died at the Woodman Point quarantine centre. Sir Hal Colebatch, as State Minister for Health features prominently in the account.
[10] p., 264 p. : ill., port ; 21 cm. First Edition. #0919/1020/0821- Boonah (Troopship)
Influenza epidemic, 1918-1919 — Western Australia — History — 20th century.
Epidemics — Western Australia — History — 20th century.
Influenza — Western Australia — History — 20th century.
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 — Western Australia.