https://conservationbytes.com/2026/07/11/sydneys-1789-smallpox-epidemic-came-from-the-first-fleet-and-killed-up-to-220000-indigenous-australians/ConservationBytes.comen-gb2026-07-11T05:25:14+00:00Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous AustraliansAustralia, epidemiology, Aboriginal, indigenous, history, disease dynamics, colonialism