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Western Australia - Organisation
King Edward Memorial Hospital (1916 - )
King Edward Memorial Hospital, 1965, by Illustrations Ltd., courtesy of State Library of Western Australia.
Details
- From
- 1916
- Categories
- Care Provider, Government-run, Home, Hospital and Maternity Home
- Alternative Names
- Website
- https://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/About-us
King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) has been Western Australia's principal public maternity and gynaelogical hospital since 1916. Many young women in out of home care were admitted there, and many babies were adopted from KEMH.
Publications
Book Sections
- Chinnery, Robin, 'King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH)', in Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors] (eds), Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009, pp. 512-513. Details
Online Resources
- 'King Edward Memorial Hospital [picture]', in State Library of Western Australia website, State Library of Western Australia, http://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2807532~S6. Details
- 'Golden Jubilee at King Edward Memorial Hospital [picture]', in State Library of Western Australia website, State Library of Western Australia, http://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2408793~S6. Details
- 'Maternity Home Regulations', in Government Gazette of Western Australia, 20 October 1944, https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/gazettestore.nsf/FileURL/gg1944_048.pdf/$FILE/Gg1944_048.pdf. Details
- 'Submission No. 73 Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices', in Submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2012, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/submissions. Details
- 'Submission No. 48 Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices', in Submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2012, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/submissions. Details
- Heritage Council of Western Australia, 'King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women', in inHerit, Western Australia State Heritage Office, Government of Western Australia, 8 February 2015, http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/public/p/2438. Details
Photos
- Title
- King Edward Memorial Hospital, 1926
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 17 April 1926
- Source
- Truth newspaper collection, State Library of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- King Edward Memorial Hospital, 1946
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1946
- Source
- Government Photographer Collection, State Library of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- King Edward Memorial Hospital, 1965
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1965
- Creator
- Illustrations Ltd.
- Publisher
- State Library of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- K.E.M.H. entrance, 1966
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 4 July 1966
- Creator
- Stevenson, Kinder & Scott Corporate Photography
- Publisher
- State Library of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Staff working with Recordak equipment, 1967
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1967
- Creator
- Stevenson, Kinder & Scott Corporate Photography
- Source
- Stevenson, Kinder and Scott photograph collection, State Library of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Ward at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, September 1969
- Type
- Image
- Date
- September 1969
- Creator
- Stevenson, Kinder & Scott Corporate Photography
- Source
- Stevenson, Kinder & Scott photograph collection, State Library of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Government Industrial School Subiaco, 1900
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1979
- Source
- Department for Child Protection and Family Support, Department for Community Welfare, Western Australia , Annual Report 1979, p.12
- Note
- The ‘Government Industrial School Subiaco, 1900’ building, after 1921, became part of what is now the King Edward Memorial Hospital.
Details
- Title
- King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, June 1981
- Type
- Image
- Date
- June 1981
- Creator
- Kos, Fritz
- Source
- Fritz Kos collection of photographs, State Library of Western Australia
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Chinnery, Robin, 'King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH)', in Gregory, Jenny and Jan Gothard [editors] (eds), Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, W.A., 2009, pp. 512-513.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 2 May 2013, Last modified: 12 November 2018
