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    QUARANTINE STATION POINT NEPEAN, VIC

    Jul 02, 2020 2 minutes

    FOLLOWING A TRAGIC beginning, the quarantine station at Point Nepean, in Victoria, played a critical role protecting Australia from infectious diseases for more than 120 years.

    The 1850s heralded a surge in emigration to Australia. The gold rush, and the British government’s assisted migration program

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