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Brisbane Women's Hospital (1938 - 1967)

  • Entrance to the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, ca. 1938

    Entrance to the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, ca. 1938, c. 1938, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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From
13 March 1938
To
1967
Categories
Hospital

The Brisbane Women's Hospital was situated at Herston and was opened on 13 March 1938. Operating as a maternity hospital, it replaced the Lady Bowen Hospital, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane. In 1967 it was renamed the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital.

Details

Towards the end of 1929, it was agreed to build a new maternity hospital on land adjacent to the Brisbane Hospital at Herston. Construction commenced on 15 January 1934. The then Minister for Health, Mr Edward (Ned) Hanlon, officially opened the new Women's Hospital on 13 March 1938. The final cost of the new hospital was £201,779. In 1966, Queen Elizabeth 2nd gave permission to use the prefix "Royal" to the Brisbane Hospital and in 1967, the Queen also approved the use of the "Royal" prefix for the Brisbane Women's Hospital.

Florence Featherstonhaugh was Matron of the Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane, from 1938 to 1943.

Location

1938
Location - The Brisbane Women's Hospital was situated at Herston. Location: Herston

Timeline

 1864 - 1867 Queensland Lying-In Hospital
       1867 - 1938 Lady Bowen Hospital
             1938 - 1967 Brisbane Women's Hospital
                   1967 - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Publications

Books

  • Patrick, Ross, The Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane : the first fifty years, Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, 1988, 186 pp. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Entrance to the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, ca. 1938
Title
Entrance to the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, ca. 1938
Type
Image
Date
c. 1938
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Maternity ward at the Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane, March 1938
Title
Maternity ward at the Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane, March 1938
Type
Image
Date
11 March 1938
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Aerial view of the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane, 1950
Title
Aerial view of the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane, 1950
Type
Image
Date
1950
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Foster, Frank M C, 'Allan, Robert Marshall (1886-1946)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 2012, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/allan-robert-marshall-4997/text8305; Patrick, Ross, The Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane : the first fifty years, Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, 1988, 186 pp.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth