Friday, February 23,1906 Diphtheria It is many years since Natimuk had such a severe visitation of Typhoid and Diphtheria. The family of BANDELS, who have been living under rather insanitary condition in tents near Main Street, became ill with diphtheria, and Mrs BANDEL drove them to Horsham hospital. Louis, a boy of 14 years was in a critical state when admitted, and though Dr. READ performed the operation of tracheotomy to relieve him, he died on Wednesday. The ages of the others, who are doing well, range from 17 to 3 years. Mrs BANDEL has been retained in the hospital, partly as a safeguard to prevent the spread of the disease and also to assist in nursing her children. Daryl Crabtree Gladstone C.Qld Australia www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/index.html