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==Names==
 
==Names==
 
[[Alfred Hurlestone]]
 
[[Alfred Hurlestone]]
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==References==

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The HMS Vulcan was captained by Brunton Von Donop. A steamship of 579 tons it arrived in Port Jackson on 10 November 1852. It contained 9 guns and had come from Melbourne with 100 rank and file of the 40th Regiment. The certificate of the Health Officer stated that at Melbourne 'there is not any case of contagious disease on board the ship'. There were however three cases of rheumatism and two cases of catarrh. [1]

The Argus reported that 'The troop ship Vulcan has been placed in Quarantine by Dr Hunt, there being a case of smallpox on board. [2]


Names

Alfred Hurlestone

References

  1. Colonial Secretary: Reports and Vessels Arrived , AONSW Reel 1279, Loc No 4/5242, COD 102
  2. Argus, Wednesday 20 October 1852