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Tasmania - Organisation

Darwin Private Hospital (1933 - 1951)

From
1933
To
1951
Categories
Government-run, Hospital and Maternity Home
Alternative Names
  • Darwin Hospital

Darwin Private Hospital, run by a group of doctors, opened in Burnie in 1933. It had 20 general and 10 maternity beds. The government bought Darwin Private Hospital in 1950 and it became part of the new Burnie General Hospital in 1951.

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Location

1933 - 1951
Location - Darwin Private Hospital was in Burnie. Location: Burnie

Timeline

 1933 - 1951 Darwin Private Hospital
       1951 - 1965 Burnie General Hospital

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Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Immediate start with Burnie Hospital urgent need', Advocate (Burnie), 18 April 1945, p. 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68921257; '£11,000 paid for Darwin Hospital', Advocate (Burnie), 12 October 1950, p. 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69268688; 'Darwin Hospital sold', Advocate (Burnie), 10 October 1950, p. 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69268207; 'Obituary Matron B. V. Clare', Advocate (Burnie), 6 January 1954, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69881008.

Prepared by: Caroline Evans