On the verandah at the Diamantina Hospital, ca. 1925

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Description: This is an image of the Diamantina Hospital, which, from 1883 to 1893, had been the Diamantina Orphanage. The description published by the State Library of Queensland alongside this photo reads: "Established as an orphanage in 1883, after several changes of function it became a hospital for chronic diseases in 1897. It was renamed the South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital in 1942, and after a major rebuilding programme completed in 1956, it was renamed the Princess Alexandra Hospital in 1959. (Description supplied with photograph.)"
Date: c. 1925
Source: Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Rights: This image is out of copyright. You are free to use it without permisson.
Archival Reference: State Library of Queensland Negative number: 64641
External URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/136249

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