The Outbreak of the Plague. In 1900 bubonic plague broke out in Sydney. Arthur Payne, a lorry driver at the wharves who lived in a house near this site, was the first person to contract the disease. During cleansing operations much dilapidated housing in this part of The Rocks was demolished.
by Royal Australian Historical Society, Rural Bank of New South Wales, and City of Sydney Council #059 of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project series
Colour: green
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