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ca. 1910
Open Air Ward
Fresh air was important. At one stage
there were several open air wards
connected to the main hospital buildings
by a covered timber walkway. These wards
were located on the site where Gloucester
House would later be built. Children
benefited from fresh air too. In 1908 the
children’s ward was moved from the first
floor of the Operation Block to the ground
floor so that cots could be wheeled out
to the back lawns in the sun. A verandah
was added too so that some children could
remain in the open air all the time.
Image, NSW State Archives, NRS-4481-3-[7/15890]-M3609
ca. 1900
Children in the
Garden.
RPA Museum Image Collection
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