Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives

A free private hospital established for the care of patients suffering from tuberculosis. Patients were initially housed in a hotel in Picton before a purpose-built facility was opened in Thirlmere in 1886 and another in Wentworth Falls in 1903.

Milestone
Formed
1877
Closed
1959
Position
1877
1877 - 1922
1912 - 1938
1922 - 1938
Type