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While Sydney's social elite was reportedly left baffled by her regular appearances, Daily Mail Australia has gathered a list of possible explanations for why she attended so many shows
Sydney welcomed 2021 with its globally renowned fireworks display at midnight but without typical crowds The city is battling a coronavirus outbreak and residents were told to stay home and watch fireworks the TV Popular vantage points across the harbour were blocked off from the public with fences and signage There was no such thing as social distancing in 2019 when thousands flocked to vantage points across city Typically tens of thousands flock to the city's foreshores to queue from early on December 31 for a good view
While Sydney grapples with a new coronavirus outbreak, more than 100 years ago the bubonic plague was wreaking havoc across the city. The plague sparked panic as it spread throughout Sydney's CBD from 1900 to 1908 and left more than 1,300 people infected, killing 535 across Australia, including young children. Commonly referred to as the 'Black Death' due to the swollen and blackened colour infected people's skin would develop, the pandemic spread from ticks found on rats. The third bubonic plague started in northern China in 1855, and by 1899 it was found in Noumea - just 3,000km from Austra...