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There have been just six new local cases of COVID-19 detected in Queensland in the last day, all of whom are linked to existing infections.

None of the day's new cases were active in the community while infectious, with more than 22,000 tests were conducted overnight.

"Thank you, once again, to all these families who are staying in home quarantine to keep us safe and also coming out and getting their regular tests," Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said.

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"Again, the message to everybody – please come out and get tested if you have any symptoms whatsoever."

Of today's new cases one is a one-year-old sibling of another infected child and five are adults linked to the Brisbane Boys' Grammar School and the Ironside State School.

There was one case recorded in hotel quarantine, a four-year-old child who is from Cambodia.

Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr James Smith said that across the state's Indooroopilly cluster "a significant proportion" have been children.

"There has been a significant proportion of children in this particular incident, as there has been around the world," he said.

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"We've seen a greater proportion of children with Delta. It would be wonderful to see children vaccinated and I hope that will come soon but, as the minister said, at the moment, we've got our groups and we've got the registration in place for those vaccines, so we will look forward to the day when it comes."

The one-year-old positive case has been hospitalised but is believed to be in a stable condition.

Ms D'Ath said that while compliance with health restrictions within the the state is "good", she has warned travellers from entering Queensland illegally.

"It's really important that anyone coming from the ACT, New South Wales, Victoria, understand what the restrictions are," she said.

"When you are declared a hot spot, you cannot come into Queensland by road.

"You must come in by air and you must have the relevant exemptions or be a Queensland resident."

From 1am this morning, anyone travelling from the ACT will have to go into hotel quarantine and have been advised to only enter Queensland if they are resident or have a relevant exemption.

Authorities in Queensland have expressed their satisfaction with case number results this week, with the state appearing to have gained control over the outbreak.

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Yesterday, the Indooroopilly State High School at the centre of the outbreak – which was shut down on July 30 after a student tested positive to the virus – opened its doors for the first time in two weeks.

There are currently 143 cases linked to the cluster, including more than 60 students and 15,000 close contacts.

Yesterday, the state recorded just seven local cases, all linked and in isolation while infectious.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that a number of the yesterday's cases had tested positive on days 10, 11 and 12 of their isolation periods, demonstrating the importance of adhering to the full 14 days of isolation.

Ms Palaszczuk described said that although the ongoing low case numbers were "great news", she stills holds concerns over New South Wales, saying that she is monitoring the clusters closely.

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When Hetty Green turned 20 in 1884 her wealthy father bought her a wardrobe full of fancy and expensive dresses so she could attract a rich suitor.

She promptly sold them all and bought government bonds with the proceeds. Or so the story goes.

A shrewd investor known for her frugal eccentricities, Green went on to amass an eye-watering fortune in a man's world, becoming one of the richest people in America.

At the time of her death in 1916, she had grown the $7-10 million she inherited from her family's shipping and whaling interests to a staggering $100 million, Ellen Terrell, from the Library of Congress writes.

It's estimated her fortune would have been worth about $2 billion in today's US dollars.

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Her business savvy put her amongst the wealthiest financial tycoons of the time; Russell Sage, JP Morgan and John D. Rockefeller.

"Hetty Green didn't buy stocks on margin. She invested in real estate and bonds, railroads and mines. She bought cheap, sold dear and kept her head during financial panics. In 1907 she bailed out the City of New York when the banks wouldn't," the New England Historical Society writes.

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Despite being almost single-mindedly preoccupied with making money, Green married when she was 33 and had a family. She wed a wealthy Vermont man, Edward Henry Green. But the ceremony did not go ahead until he had signed a pre-nup, an almost unheard of stipulation at the time.

The couple had two children, and Green's son Edward was groomed by her to take over the family business.

It was after her husband died young that Green began appearing on the streets of New York swathed in black, according to the 1936 book The Witch of Wall Street.

Authors Boyden Sparkes and Samuel Taylor Moore believe this is where she may have got her name.

"When Mrs. Green next appeared in New York she was wearing her mourning and for years thereafter she was never seen on the street except with a heavy swathing of black veil," the pair wrote.

A pauper's life

Raised in the austere Quaker tradition, Green spent her adult life taking humble to the next level.

She developed a reputation for living like a pauper, with the newspapers of the time taking great delight in reporting on her bizarrely frugal ways.

"She always wore an old black dress, walked blocks to buy broken cookies in bulk and once spent hours looking for a two-cent stamp," the New England Historical Society writes.

Green was known to live with her family in cheap apartments across Brooklyn and New Jersey, and moved often in what was thought of as a way of avoiding establishing a residence and paying taxes.

An article in the San Francisco Call from 1899 even hinted that her son ended up having to have his leg amputated after an injury because his mother would not pay for proper medical care.

Many other newspaper articles were devoted to Green's legal tussles surrounding her aunt's will.

A 1910 article in the Salt Lake Herald Republican reported that Green had tried to forge her aunt's will but lost the court case, Terrell writes.

However, it is not known how accurate the newspaper reports detailing Green's life were. Undoubtedly many were coloured by the prejudices of an era that did not take kindly to women flouting conventions and showing men up in the world of finance.

The New England Historical Society suggests the reports about Green's son's leg were an exaggeration and she did take him to see many doctors.

Many of her charitable donations also received scant attention and she reportedly did not seek any.

"She loaned money at below-market rates to at least 30 churches. According to her son, she secretly gave many gifts to charitable causes and supported at least 30 families with regular incomes," the historical society writes.

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Victoria has recorded 21 new local COVID-19 cases in overnight, with 11 in isolation while infectious and all linked to the current outbreak.

More than 33,000 tests were conducted in the last day.

There are currently 163 active cases across the whole state, three are in hospital and one is in the ICU.

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Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said the latest testing figures are lower than the average and has urged more people to come forward.

"We've been averaging more than 40,000 tests per week, we really do need to get that 33,000 number back up to that 40,000 number to help us track down those chains of transmission," he said.

"It's so important. If you have symptoms, you need to go and get tested."

Of today's new cases, 15 of the 21 are linked to the Glenroy outbreak that Mr Foley indicated is of "growing concern".

A total of 10 cases are across three households linked to the Glenroy West Primary School including two students and one staff member.

One case is a household contact of an infected student and another is a student from a school in Laverton who rode a bus supervised by one of the previously reported Glenroy cases.

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Three cases are linked to Al-Taqwa College, one student, one staff member and one household contact.

Two cases are linked to the Newport outbreak.

Two are household contacts from two different homes and there are two different players who attended the Newport versus West Footscray footy game.

The final case who is a household contact from a previously reported Caroline springs Square Shopping Centre case.

Mr Foley said that to further meet the increased demand, more vaccination centres will be rolled out over the coming weeks.

"Another record day for our state clinics and that is the important first step for our goal of 1 million doses in 1 million arms over these coming five weeks. We're adding more vaccination centres," he said.

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"We're expanding the capacity of existing centres with more booths and our booking system is constantly, as more supply comes on board, being updated to accommodate that new supply."

Yesterday, the state recorded 15 local cases of the virus, among them, three were unable to be linked to any existing infection.

Those cases remain of "particular concern" as authorities desperately try to gain control of the growing outbreak.

Eight of yesterday's cases were in quarantine throughout their infectious period.

Of the three mystery cases, one lives in Wyndham Vale and works as a delivery truck driver; another case lives in Roxburgh Park and works in Bundoora – with a link to one of the school communities being investigated; and another case lives in Middle Park.

More than 250 magpie attacks have been reported in Australia so far this year, with Queensland recording double the number of other eastern states early in the swooping season.

Every year, there are about 4500 reports in Australia of territorial male magpie's defending chicks in their nests, with the season running from July to December and peaking in September.

Statistics from online database Magpie Alert show there have been 110 attacks by magpies reported in Queensland so far this swooping season, 60 in Victoria and 52 in NSW.

The dangers around attacking magpies were tragically brought to the fore this week with the death of five-month-old Mia.

Mia was being carried by her mother through Glindemann Park at Holland Park in Brisbane on Sunday before the "aggressive" bird attacked, causing Mia's mother to duck and trip.

Mia was rushed to Queensland Children's Hospital with serious injuries but later died.

Holland Park West residents have said the magpie that caused the devastating accident was a known menace and the subject of previous complaints to council, who have now launched an investigation.

Magpie expert and Griffith University Professor Emeritus Darryl Jones told nine.com.au only 10 percent of magpies attacked humans, however, magpies were known to remember and target particular victims.

A typical magpie in the suburbs stayed in the same place its whole life and could remember the faces of people passing regularly through, Professor Emeritus Jones said.

"They almost always only attack the same one, or maybe two, people," he said.

"They remember somebody, maybe that person did something that the magpie considered threatening, or they are kids with bikes or something, and so they attack those people."

The majority of magpie attacks – about 70 percent – are on cyclists and about 20-25 percent are on pedestrians.

Individual magpies will usually only attack one type of person, whether it be cyclists on a bike, a postal worker or a pedestrian.

"There are pedestrian magpies, cyclists magpies, and postie magpies and they only specialise in that type of thing," Professor Emeritus Jones said.

As the magpies' sole aim is to guard a small radius near its nest, the best thing to do is stay away from any areas where the birds are known to be swooping.

However, sometimes a magpie attack can be unexpected.

If this happens, Professor Emeritus Jones advises people do something that will likely go against their instincts – turn and face the magpie.

"Magpies only attack from behind. So, if, you get swooped, face the bird. It sounds crazy and dangerous, but it's not, it's the best thing to do," he said.

"Most people just try to run the hell out of there. But it's best to stop, look at the bird, then continue walking away from wherever the bird swooped, that's really important."

Other traditional methods, such wearing a helmet or holding a stick or an umbrella over your head, were also effective, Professor Emeritus Jones said.

One other tactic people could try if a magpie appeared to be singling them out in particular was to offer the bird some food, he added.

"If it's the local magpie in your street, and it knows you, you can do that because it will know who you are," Professor Emeritus Jones said.

"That does work, I've got lots of data on that to show it works."

However, Professor Emeritus Jones warned feeding the bird would not work if it was a busy park with lots of foot traffic or a one-off visit.

Contact reporter Emily McPherson at em********@******om.au.

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