Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Western Suburbs Hospital

Hospital which opened as a cottage hospital and was unique in that sufficient money was raised so that it was built free of debt. It was extended and the services improved over its century of caring for the community and was eventually decommissioned when health services were combined by the governement.

Milestone
Opened
1893
Closed
1994
Name
Alternate
Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital
1893 - 1943
Type