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Ratcatchers caught about 44,000 rats, many disposed of at the rat depot on Darling Island or an incinerator near the Rocks.
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When rats ruled The Rocks and fear stalked the streets of Sydney

The year was 1900 and emotions were running high, as thousands died while rats became public enemy number one in Sydney.

  • by Tim Barlass
Cat Irvine believes multiple RSV infections lead to her son Parker, 5, developing asthma.

The highly contagious virus potentially linked to 22% of childhood asthma cases

Cat Irvine believes her son, Parker, developed asthma as a result of multiple RSV infections. The five-year-old now carries an asthma puffer with him at all times.

  • by Henrietta Cook
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