Modelling reveals Sydney's 1789 smallpox outbreak killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026
BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 28 -- Flinders University posted the following news:
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Modelling reveals Sydney's 1789 smallpox outbreak killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians
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We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and possibly distressing.
Groundbreaking modelling has revealed that as many as 220,000 Indigenous Australians died in a devastating 1789 smallpox outbreak that originated in Sydney, . . .
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Modelling reveals Sydney's 1789 smallpox outbreak killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians
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We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and possibly distressing.
Groundbreaking modelling has revealed that as many as 220,000 Indigenous Australians died in a devastating 1789 smallpox outbreak that originated in Sydney, . . .