DISEASE RAMPANT
CAPE BARREN ISLAND.
(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.)
Hobart, September 24.
“Half-castes on Cape Barren Island are dying like rats. Consumption is rampant and young girls in the last stages of the disease are herded with other girls in two-roomed shacks.” These remarks were made in the Assembly in a discussion on the medical vote to provide for a doctor calling at the island once a quarter.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19320926.2.86
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 21821, 26 September 1932, Page 7
Word Count
68DISEASE RAMPANT Southland Times, Issue 21821, 26 September 1932, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in