A warning sign from the boat that took passengers to the Torrens Island Quarantine Station in South Australia. The station was built in 1879 to stop passengers bringing diseases such as smallpox into Adelaide.
Torrens Island Quarantine Station in South Australia was built in 1879 to stop passengers bringing diseases such as smallpox into Adelaide.
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