 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1935 -
Description: The cemetery at Balfour, Tasmania. Due to poor sanitation at Balfour during the mining era there was an outbreak of typhoid and 16 reported deaths. One of the medical practitioners Dr H G Wadelton is also buried at Balfour. Since this photograph was taken bushfires have destroyed all but four of the gravestones and they remain in the bush at Balfour. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Wooden fences around the graves in the cemetery at Balfour, Tasmania in 1935 Subjects: mining; graves; burial grounds; diseases People/Orgs: Wadelton, Dr H G Places: Balfour, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00358 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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