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The colonial observations of Surgeon John White

WEBThe observations of Surgeon John White. [media] Surgeon John White was head physician on the First Fleet expedition to Australia in 1788 and his journal provides …

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Aboriginal Health College, Little Bay The Dictionary of …

WEBBuilt between 2006 and 2009, the Aboriginal Health College is an innovative building responding to the requirements of its clients in a culturally and environmentally …

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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBThe hospital, named after Queen Victoria's son Prince Alfred, who had survived an attempted assassination in Sydney in 1868, was opened in September 1882 …

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Nursing The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBThe first trained nurses in Sydney were the Sisters of Charity who arrived in 1838. They provided the sick with religious consolation, regular and conscientious …

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Epidemics The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBThere were serious outbreaks of the disease in 1866–67, 1875, 1893, 1898, and 1920. The 1866–67 epidemic was one of the worst, because of the proportion of the …

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Life and death in Sydney’s early hospitals

WEBPanoramic view of Infirmary and Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney c1870, courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW (SPF/321) The History Council of NSW’s annual festival, …

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Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBSydney Infirmary and Dispensary. Hospital or other health organisation. Clinic created in 1826 to provide outpatient care for 'free poor persons, unable to pay for medical …

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Gladesville Hospital The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBPsychiatric hospital complex that grew out of the Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum established in 1838. Patients were treated there until the 1990s. Milestone. Opened. 1838. Merged …

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Hospitals The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBThe importance of Sydney Hospital is even greater when outpatients are considered. [media] The Dispensary at Sydney Hospital was founded in 1826 and in 1871 it serviced …

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Gladesville Macquarie Hospital The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBHospital or other health organisation. Mental health facility formed by the amalgamation of Gladesville Mental Hospital and Macquarie Hospital in 1993. Milestone. Incorporated. …

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Karitane The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBKaritane nursing was a popular option for young women and all trainees were paid from 1972. A pilot training program was developed for young Aboriginal women in the early …

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Cumberland College of Health Sciences The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBCumberland College of Health Sciences. Educational institution. Teaching college for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, orthoptics and post-registration …

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Western Suburbs Hospital The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBWestern Suburbs Hospital. Hospital or other health organisation. Hospital which opened as a cottage hospital and was unique in that sufficient money was raised so that it was built …

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Home of Hope for Friendless and Fallen Women

WEBHospital or other health organisation. Hospital established in Newtown by George Ardill in 1884 for women to safely give birth. Milestone. Opened. 1884. Name. Alternate. Home …

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Bayview House The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBBayview House. Situated near the Cooks River near Tempe, the building was a private residence before it operated as a 'private lunatic asylum' with its first patient admitted on …

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Chelmsford Private Hospital Royal Commission 1988–90

WEBConducted over two years from 1988-1990, the Royal Commission into Mental Health Services, otherwise known as the Chelmsford Royal Commission, examined mental …

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Sydney Hospital The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBHospital or other health organisation. Hospital founded by Lachlan Macquarie and housed in a number of buildings in Macquarie Street. Milestone. Constructed. 1811 - 1816. …

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'Outside, Sir! Outside' cartoon from London Punch, 2 June 1888

WEBThe Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021. 'Outside, Sir! Outside' cartoon from London Punch, 2 June 1888. By. Linley Sambourne. Contributed By. National Library of …

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Callan Park Mental Hospital The Dictionary of Sydney

WEBIn 1876 Garryowen House, sometimes called Callan Park House, was transformed by James Barnet into a branch of the overcrowded Gladesville Hospital under Dr Manning. …

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