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John Higgins. 1903
The Patients
John Higgins: - 1839-1906
Higgins, John [67 years]
Labourer, d 9 Feb 1906 of leprosy; cremated 10 Feb 1906, bd 1 Jun 190635 at WPQS. [FRE76/06].
The West Australian newspapers of 26 Feb 1903, p7 and 23 Feb 1903, p5 describes Higgins' living conditions at Woodman Point as a two room structure on the beach, in the centre of a sandy patch of land enclosed on three sides by a galvanised iron fence, and on the fourth side by the stone wall of the quarantine station, his 'banishment from the sight of his fellow men,' and a plea to make him more comfortable.
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