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Hospitals
In this collection
40 records and collections
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Berry Street 140 Years: Restoring Trust and Hope
A history of Berry Street, formerly Berry Street Babies Home. Numerous photos, mostly unidentified, which show life inside the Home. One photo of particular interest to East Melbourne (p.22), and which is not identified, is the old Police Hospital that was part of the Richmond Ba...
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Cancer hospital's move creates development opportunity
Newspaper clipping about the forthcoming move of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital to Parkville and the development opportunities this will become available for the site on the corner of Landsdowne Street and St Andrews Place, East Melbourne.
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Cliveden Hill
Information for patients.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146
Photo of Fitzroy Terrace, Clarendon Street, East Melbourne shortly before it was demolished to make way for the Mercy Maternity Hospital, which has now become apartments known as 150 Clarendon Street. The original photo is in the collection of the State Library of Victoria and it...
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1101
A large two storey double fronted house. The façade is symmetrical with five windows evenly spaced along the upper floor, repeated below except for the central doorway. The balcony has been removed. The MMBW map shows that its footprint is a simple rectangle with a central bay wi...
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 072, 074, 076, Queen Bess Row
Three four storey houses of red brick with sandstone dressings built in the Queen Anne Revival style. Elaborate facade details (for further, see Australian Heritage Place Inventory, website below).
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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 158, 162
A pair of double-fronted two-storey brick houses
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 154, 156, 158, 160
A wide freestanding Victorian Villa of substantial proportions. It incorporates bracketed eaves, with returns under a gently pitched hipped roof over a sober facade composed symmetrically around a generously proportioned entrance doorway. A substantial fence and gracious steps le...
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Eye and Ear Hospital
Newspaper clipping about proposal that Eye and Ear Hospital move across the road. Photo of tunnel linking the Eye and Ear with St. Vincent's.
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Eye and Ear Hospital update
Newspaper clipping reporting on plans to renovate and modernise the Eye and Ear Hospital on the corner of Victoria Parade and Gisborne Street, East Melbourne. Work expected to start in 2017.
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First Mass and Blessing of the Hospital
Order of Service for first mass and blessing of Mercy Hospital.
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Freemasons Hospital in 1951
Copy photograph of Freemasons Hospital with building on corner of Grey Street still standing. Corner building was demolished to create parking area. The photo is taken from the Fitzroy Gardens and shows Grey Street fountain surrounded by iron picket fence. Florrie and Keith Macke...
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Interview with Geoffrey Borrack (1936-2025)
In 2007 the East Melbourne Historical Society collaborated with the Australian Catholic University to conduct oral histories with East Melbourne residents. This was the second year the program took place. Dr John Brick was in charge of the History Methods course and the interview...
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Lumeah - Advertisement for Invalids' Home 1892
Advertisement which appeared in the Australian Medical Journal on April 15, 1892. Transcript of text: Telephone No. 771 Invalids' Home. "Lumeah," 1091 Hoddle St., near Wellington Parade East Melbourne. Principal - Miss Garlick, Assisted by Efficient Hospital Trained Nurses.
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Melbourne's Mercy: a history of Mercy Private Hospital
A history of Mercy Private Hospital, its buildings, doctors, nurses, staff, patients. Photos. Index.
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Mercy Hospital Closure and Redevelopment
Series of newspaper clippings about the closure and redevelopment plans for the Mercy Hospital. Includes relocation of mothers and babies, and fond memories of a former patient. Apartments to be known as 150 Clarendon Street. Photos. Continuing stories.
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Mercy Maternity Hospital 1971
Photo of Mercy Maternity Hospital taken at time of its opening in 1971.
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Mercy Maternity Hospital 1971
Proof photo of Mercy Maternity Hospital used in program of the official opening of the Mercy Hospital.
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Mercy Private Hospital, 1948
Postcard. The Rose Series P.49. Real photograph Shows the Mercy Private Hospital, Grey Street, East Melbourne. The view is taken up the hill towards Clarendon Street to the west. The house on the corner of Clarendon Street, was known as Clarendon House and was built in 1854 for S...
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Mercy fire
A collection of newspaper clippings about the fire at the Mercy Hospital for Women which caused the evacuation of mothers and babies. Photos. December 2004-January 2005.
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Mercy people
17 small proof photos which were used in the program of the official opening of the Mercy Hospital. 13 are of people; 4 are of interiors. All labelled in handwriting.
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Mercy sister, Julie O'Brien, retires
Article about retirement of Sister Julie O'Brien who had worked at the Mercy Hospital for Women in East Melbourne since its opening in 1971. 1 January 2006.
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New breast cancer treatment
Newspaper clipping about new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast screening available at Peter MacCallum. Also clippings about hospital's proposed move to Parkville. Also clipping about new anti-smoking policy.
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Official Opening of the Mercy Maternity Hospital
Program of the opening of the Mercy Hospital by the Hon. Sir Henry Bolte. Photos.