YELLOW FLAG FLYING
ILLNESS ABOARD LINER MONTEREY
SAN FRANCISCO,. April 22. With the yellow flag flying at her masthead, the Monterey with 754 Australian and New Zealand war brides and children aboard, berthed to-day. One day out from Suva, chicken-pox and measles broke out among the brides and children. Before anyone was permitted to board the liner today, 16 infants were carried off in bassinettes for quarantine before continuing their journeys. In spite of the illnesses the concensus of opinion among the passengers was that the trip was extremely pleasant. The sea was smooth throughout, the meals were first-rate, Army and Navy personnel were considerate, and regimentation was kept to a minimum.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 April 1946, Page 7
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