Year Month Day Date Affected Localities Action Authority Government Gazette 1919 January 27 27 January 1919 New South Wales Quarantine Proclamation No. 40 – Commonwealth of Australia W. Massy Greene, Federal Gazette No. 11 – Declares that New South Wales is infected with Minister for Trade and Pneumonic Influenza, that the state is a Quarantine Area, and that Customs all persons and goods from the state shall be subject to quarantine. 1919 January 28 28 January 1919 Victoria Quarantine Proclamation No. 39 – Commonwealth of Australia W. Massy Greene, Federal Gazette No. 12 – Declares that Victoria is infected with Pneumonic Minister for Trade and Influenza, that the state is a Quarantine Area, and that all persons Customs and goods from the state shall be subject to quarantine. 1919 January 28 28 January 1919 Metropolitan Police District Proclamation orders that all libraries, schools, churches, theatres, John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 13 picture shows, public billiard rooms, public halls, and places of Public Health, NSW) - under indoor resort for public entertainment shall be closed and kept command of Sir Walter E. closed in the Metropolitan Police District. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1919 January 30 30 January 1919 New South Wales and Declares that the disease has broken out in Victoria and that John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No.14 neighbouring Victoria Victorian residents are not permitted entrance into New South Public Health, NSW) - under Wales. Any NSW resident residing within ten miles of the VIC command of Sir Walter E. border may return to NSW if they can prove to an Officer in Davidson, Governor of NSW Charge of the Police in NSW and a Government Medical Officer of NSW that they have not been in contact with any infected regions of VIC in the previous seven days. Person must also receive from the Government Medical Officer a certificate that declares they are free from infection. 1919 January 30 30 January 1919 County of Cumberland - New Residents are to wear a mask while in public, including in public John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No.14 South Wales buildings or travelling in vehicles, to prevent the spread of the Public Health, NSW) - under disease. Residents are also prohibited from assembling together command of Sir Walter E. in any licensed hotel bar, wine saloon, club room, court house, 'or Davidson, Governor of NSW other places of public assembly', to the extent that the air space in the room becomes less than 250 cubic feet for each person. Persons in control of these premises are to enforce this order and police are permitted to assist in its enforcement. 1919 January 31 31 January 1919 New South Wales No person is permitted to enter or remain on a railway-carriage or W. JNO. Morris (Assistant No. 17 tram-car unless they are wearing a face mask that covers the nose Secretary) and H. C. Budge and mouth. Any person found in breach may be removed and is (Clerk of the Executive Council) liable to a penalty up to £10. 1919 January 31 31 January 1919 County of Cumberland - New All racecourses within the County of Cumberland are to be closed. John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 19 South Wales Public Health, NSW) - under command of Sir Walter E. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1919 February 1 1 February 1919 Border of New South Wales People residing within ten miles of the border between New John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 21 and Victoria South Wales and Victoria are to wear a mask while in public, Public Health, NSW) - under including in public buildings or travelling in vehicles, to prevent command of Sir Walter E. the spread of the disease. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1 of 51 Year Month Day Date Affected Localities Action Authority Government Gazette 1919 February 3 3 February 1919 County of Cumberland - New Orders that all libraries, schools, churches, theatres, picture John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 22 South Wales shows, public billiard rooms, public halls, and places of indoor Public Health, NSW) - under resort for public entertainment shall be closed and kept closed in command of Sir Walter E. the County of Cumberland. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1919 February 3 3 February 1919 County of Cumberland - New Orders that all premises licensed for the sale of liquor in the John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 23 South Wales County of Cumberland shall be closed and kept closed. Public Health, NSW) - under Proclamation will take effect at 6pm on the 4 February 1919. command of Sir Walter E. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1919 February 5 5 February 1919 South Australia Quarantine Proclamation No. 41 – Commonwealth of Australia W. Massy Greene, Federal Gazette No. 17 – Declares that South Australia is infected with Minister for Trade and Pneumonic Influenza, that the state is a Quarantine Area, and that Customs all persons and goods from the state shall be subject to quarantine. 1919 February 5 5 February 1919 New South Wales and Declares that the disease has broken out in South Australia and John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 24 neighbouring South Australia that South Australian residents are not permitted entrance into Public Health, NSW) - under New South Wales. Any NSW resident residing within ten miles of command of Sir Walter E. the SA border may return to NSW if they can prove to an Officer in Davidson, Governor of NSW Charge of the Police in NSW and a Government Medical Officer of NSW that they have not been in contact with any infected regions of SA in the previous seven days. Person must also receive from the Government Medical Officer a certificate that declares they are free from infection. 1919 February 5 5 February 1919 New South Wales: Vessels Proclamation declares that any vessel arriving from Victoria or George W. Fuller (Colonial No. 25 arriving from Victoria and South Australia should not ‘berth or moor’ in New South Wales, Secretary of NSW) - under South Australia but should ‘anchor in the stream’ for a period of four days since command of Walter E. the vessel left her last port of call. Proclamation also states that Davidson, Governor of NSW no person aboard the vessel should come ashore until after the four-day quarantine has elapsed and a proper medical examination has taken place. 1919 February 7 7 February 1919 County of Cumberland - New Public assemblies in the County of Cumberland are prohibited. W. A. Holman - under the No.28 South Wales command of Walter E. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1919 February 7 7 February 1919 Municipal district of Albury - All orders made for the County of Cumberland to prevent the W. A. Holman - under the No. 29 New South Wales spread of the disease shall now apply to the municipal district of command of Walter E. Albury. Davidson, Governor of NSW 1919 February 10 10 February 1919 Town of Lytton - Queensland Quarantine Proclamation No. 42 – Commonwealth of Australia W. Massy Green, Federal Gazette No. 21 – Declares that Lytton in the state of Queensland Minister for Trade and is to act as a Quarantine station for persons and goods. Customs 1919 February 11 11.Feb.1919 New South Wales Prohibition of race meetings. Racecourses in the state are to be George W. Fuller (Colonial No. 31 closed. Secretary of NSW) - under command of Walter E. Davidson, Governor of NSW 2 of 51 Year Month Day Date Affected Localities Action Authority Government Gazette 1919 February 12 12 February 1919 Sydney Cricket Ground Persons on the S.S. Argyllshire (arrived in Sydney on 7 February George W. Fuller (Colonial No. 32 1919) have been quarantined on the Sydney Cricket Ground due Secretary of NSW) - under to infection and are not permitted to leave the location. command of Walter E. Furthermore, no person unless authorised by the Director General Davidson, Governor of NSW of Public Health may enter or be within 100 yards of the grounds. 1919 February 12 12 February 1919 Broken Hill and South Broken Prohibition of race meetings lifted in the Broken Hill and Southern R.T. Ball - under command of No. 33 Hill Districts - New South Broken Hill districts. Walter E. Davidson, Governor Wales of NSW 1919 February 13 13 February 1919 New South Wales Regulations re Pneumonic Influenza – John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 34 Public Health, NSW) - under 1. Declares that anyone found in breach of government orders command of Sir Walter E. could be fined up to £20. Davidson, Governor of NSW 2. The word “Contact” will mean ‘a person who has been residing in the same house with any person suffering from Pneumonic- Influenza, or who has otherwise been in close personal association with a person so suffering’. 3. Legally qualified medical practitioners may direct any ‘contact’ to present for medical examination during a period four days after such contact shall have ceased. 4. Medical practitioners may direct a contact to remain in their residence and abstain from leaving to protect the uninfected. 5. Contacts may be removed to a place of quarantine set up by the Board of Health to control the disease spreading, until they are discharged. 6. Persons entering these areas may be detained until discharged. 7. Medical practitioners may call police or peace officers to their assistance to carry out these regulations. Any person that obstructs, assaults, hinders or interferes with the execution of 3 of 51 Year Month Day Date Affected Localities Action Authority Government Gazette 1919 February 15 15 February 1919 County of Cumberland - New Amendments to previous Proclamation (d. 7 February 1919). John D. Fitzgerald (Minister of No. 37 South Wales Proclamation now declares that church services in the open air Public Health, NSW) - under are permitted if: all persons wear masks, however the officiating command of Sir Walter E.