Blamed for the spread of bubonic plague

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Map of the Wharf Accommodation of the Port of Sydney.

Scale 8 chains to an inch. The wharves and jetties proposed to be constructed are shown by broken lines… Boundary of area vested in the Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners shown … Areas appropriated for Railway purposes shown... Revised 1919.

WITHERS, William Henry
Sydney,
Published by the Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners,
1919.
Colour printed lithographed bird's-eye view.
402 by 739mm (15.75 by 29 inches).
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Published in 'The Port of Sydney, N.S.W.: official handbook' (1919).

Throughout the 1800s, Sydney's wharves were privately owned and their "ramshackle development contributed to the outbreak in 1900 of bubonic plague. The Sydney Harbour Trust was formed in 1901 to take over and develop the wharves. These arrangements continued until 1936 when the Maritime Services Board (MSB) was established to coordinate, under one authority, all port and navigation services fo...

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