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A-01000173 Glass Negative - Kent Street Sydney, circa 1901

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Print - Kent Street Sydney, circa 1901

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Unique IDA-00040872SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Alternative title279 Kent Street, SydneyDateBetween 1st January 1901 and 31st December 1901Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintNavigationSee Related Items for the Glass Plate Negative of this image.Description279 Kent Street was owned by Jane Day, wife of wealthy wharf-owner Thomas Day. In 1900, the rent was being collected by her son Edward Day. The tenants were Emma Moore, her husband, their two teenage sons, and a lodger named Frank Scaldon. In March 1900, a suspicious case of bubonic plague at this address was reported to the Board of Health. The tenants were sent to the Quarantine Station at Manly. Photographer John Degotardi documented this building as part of the NSW Government response to the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900.
(References: 'The plague', The Daily Telegraph, 20 March 1900, p. 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237175133; ‘Plagued properties’, Truth 24 June 1900, p. 2, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168002801; Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. I, PXE 90, State Library of NSW, http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110316529).LanguageEnglish (eng)Special citationIn March 1900, a suspicious case of bubonic plague at 279 Kent Street was reported to the Board of Health. The patient, Emma Moore, lived there with her husband and two teenage sons, and a lodger named Frank Scaldon. All five occupants were immediately isolated, and removed to the Quarantine Station at Manly.Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Street number279Street nameKentStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingNoBuilding ownerJane Day

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Source system ID004\004979Alternative ID51/4760

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Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

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Print - Kent Street Sydney, circa 1901