Tasmanian remembers fears over suspected foot and mouth outbreak on family's farm

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July 25 2022 - 5:00pm
Tasmania's foot and mouth disease scare in 1979: national ground zero
Tasmania's foot and mouth disease scare in 1979: national ground zero

The sound of gunshots ringing out across the night, killing every single animal on his family's farm near Legana in northern Tasmania, sticks in the mind of Chris Antypas.

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