Biography

Known as Joe.

An epidemic of influenza at Youanmi was declared to be pneumonic influenza by Dr Clarke, of Cue, who visited on 13 August 1919. Alberto Belingheri was the first of three to died in the isolation unit at the hospital. The others were Giuseppe Bonomi and William James Palmer. All of them had been suffering from miner's complaint, which rendered them less able to resist the strain of influenza. The story of each of these gentlemen is told in this website.