Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Station Life
Replenishing the medicine chest on the homestead was very important and a variety of drugs were in common use. Laudanum for pain, chlorodyne for diarrhoea, drugs that are not available today because they are considered too dangerous to be used by the medically untrained; ‘fever mixture’, Epsom salts and eye lotion were ordered, simple remedies for the most common ailments.
Popular proprietary lines of the day such as Holloway Ointment and Holloway Pills for the treatment of inveterate ulcers, bad legs, sore breasts, sore hands, gout and rheumatism’ were kept on hand. These all purpose, internal and external applications were supplied in very attractive little ceramic pots of various shapes and sizes. Packaging was important even in those days.
For these runs, so far away from medical servies, serious illness or accidents had to be borne with stoicism and such home nursing as might be provided