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View of the colonial hospital in Parramatta c1822

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Joseph Lycett
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State Library of Victoria
[Acc No: 30328102131561/12 (detail)]
(from 'Parramatta, New South Wales' Published Sep.1,1824 by J. Souter 73, St Pauls Church Yard, London. Plate no. 11 of 'Views in Australia' by Joseph Lycett)

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Lycett, Joseph

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The Colonial Hospital

At the request of Governor Macquarie, a new convict hospital was built at Parramatta and opened in 1818. Designed by John Watts, the building was based on a military hospital and proved grossly inadequate: only half the expected number of patients could be treated there, men and women were placed side-by-side, and diseases such as dysentery, tuberculosis and syphilis were rife. The hospital officially closed on 31 March 1848, reopening as Parramatta District Hospital in June the same year and bringing the era of convict healthcare to a close.

Hospitals

Parramatta

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Western suburb built on the land of the Burramattagal people. Sydney's second European settlement, it began as a government farm in 1788 and has many heritage listed sites. It is now the commercial hub of Greater Western Sydney.

Brislington

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Two storey Georgian dwelling constructed for ex-convict John Hodges using money won in a card game at the nearby Woolpack Inn. It now houses the Medical and Nursing museum.

Colonial Hospital

Third convict hospital erected on the site which after 1848 provided medical support for not just convicts but for all in the Parramatta area.

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