OBJECT TITLE / NAME

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONNepean Historical Society

REG NO.3396

HISTORY

Copy of photo in Australian War Memorial used by Colonel Neville Lindsay in preparation of his history of the O.C.S. 'Loyalty in service 1995'

DESCRIPTION

Reproduction of black and white photo of scene aboard SS "Port Darwin" at Portsea. Men who embarked for active service in WWI returning home await their turn to pass through the Quarantine Station - pneumonia influenza being prevalent at the time

SUBJECTS

Influenza, Port Darwin, Portsea, Quarantine Station, Portsea, World War I, 1914 - 1918

KEYWORDS

Influenza, Port Darwin, Portsea, Pt Nepean: Portsea: Quarantine Station, Quarantine Station, Portsea, World War I, 1914 - 1918