Marrickville Hospital
| Marrickville Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Lilydale Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°54′30″S 151°09′12″E / 33.908461°S 151.153332°E |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897-1899 |
| Closed | 1990 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Marrickville Hospital was a hospital in Marrickville, a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
History[edit]
A group to fund the construction of the hospital began in 1895.[1] Morgan and Josephson Architects were appointed to design the buildings and the foundation stone was laid in 1897 by Governor Hampden.[2] Consisting of two buildings, one facing Lilydale Street and another one behind, the hospital was opened in 1899[3] as Marrickville Cottage Hospital. That same year, the hospital proper opened, and was renamed Marrickville District Hospital in 1922. An isolation wing was added to the rear block in 1902 and a second building was constructed on the front block in 1905. The two buildings on the front block were joined by the addition of a square tower over the entrance facing Lilydale Street in 1913. [4] Matron Helen Beattie ran the hospital for 32 years, until her retirement in 1935.[5] Nurses trained here included Edna Shaw who became known as the "Mother of 100,000 babies".[6]
By the 1970s a lack of funding saw declining usage for the site, and in 1990, the hospital closed its doors, and has remained empty since.
Redevelopment[edit]
In 2015, Marrickville Council released plans to redevelop the site into a residential and commercial development including a new library and 'community hub'.[7] The council entered into a partnership with developer Mirvac to deliver the project. The site is located on the corner of Marrickville and Livingstone roads.
References[edit]
- ^ "PROPOSED HOSPITAL FOR MARRICKVILLE". The Daily Telegraph. No. 4866. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1895. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
"MARRICKVILLE COTTAGE HOSPITAL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 17, 740. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1895. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia. - ^ "MARRICKVILLE COTTAGE HOSPITAL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 431. 12 April 1897. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "VICE-REGAL VISIT TO MARRICKVILLE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 19, 109. 12 June 1899. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Marrickville Cottage Hospital". Marrickville Heritage Society. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Matron to Retire". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 543. New South Wales, Australia. 23 November 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 26 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Fulloon, Gillian, "Edna Mary Anna Jane Shaw (1891–1974)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 31 March 2024
- ^ Hospital Site takes shape. Inner West Courier, 29 September 2015.
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