Name: Speakers Talk - Fever, Filth, and the Surgeon’s Scalpel
Start: 2026-06-18T14:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-06-18T15:30:00+10:00
Location: Australian National Maritime Museum

$Speakers Talk - Fever, Filth, and the Surgeon\u2019s Scalpel$

Join us at the Maritime Museum to hear the story of the Hidden Epidemics of Life Below Deck.
About this Event

History is often portrayed as a sequence of glorious achievements. Join us in exploring the unseen horrors of life at sea during the Age of Sail and consider yourself lucky to live in the 21st century!

Delivered by Professor Richard de Grijs from our volunteer Museum Speakers group.

Tickets $10 / FREE for Museum Members