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Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum, Parramatta March 2014

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Michaela Ann Cameron
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Michaela Ann Cameron

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Cameron, Michaela Ann

Michaela Ann Cameron is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Sydney specialising in the sensory history of colonial America, specifically Indigenous auditory cultures. Additional research interests include Australia's convict history. Michaela also promotes Sydney's historical sites, museums and history-related events on her @sydneyhistory Instagram and Twitter accounts.

Brislington

Brislington is Parramatta's oldest existing dwelling house and stands on land once used by the Darug-speaking Burramatta people. Initially a family residence, Brislington was a medical practice for almost a hundred years, followed by the Parramatta District Hospital's Nurses' Home up until the 1970s. Since 1983 the building has been home to the Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum.

Adaptive reuse

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Residential building

Victorian architecture

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.

Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum

Museum which records the history and staff of the former Parramatta Hospital.

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