Fantome Island Trailer, 2011, courtesy of Posted on Youtube by Sean Gilligan and Adrian Strong.
In 1945 seven year-old Joe Eggmolesse was diagnosed with Leprosy. He was taken from his family under police escort, transported by rail and sea over a thousand kilometres to Fantome Island where he was to be incarcerated for the next ten years.
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First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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