Dear Cathy, Here are some starting hints. Just as in Victoria, some of the early hospital buildings reached their use-by date and have been converted for other purposes because they no longer were able to offer certain kinds of services. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/ This one has some photos and the time frame fits what you are interested in. Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood: http://tinyurl.com/3d2wmk http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/pdf/app9.pdf Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood This maternity hospital was opened on 17 January 1920, to provide obstetric facilities for a special group of women, many unmarried, who were socially or economically bereft and unable or unwilling to afford obstetric care. It operated in conjunction with the Fernleigh Rest Home, although not exclusively so, and there was a free interchange of patients to and fro. It had a resident staff of a matron, two double certificated nurses and five obstetric trainees. Accommodation was provided for sixteen maternity cases in three wards, and it was used to capacity with a yearly case load varying from 100 to 150 confinements. It was recognised as an obstetric training school for general trained nurses, and its confinements were conducted by the nursing staff with assistance when necessary from a visiting medical staff of five obstetricians. It became redundant as additional obstetric beds became available in the metropolitan hospitals, and it closed on 12 May 1930, the premises being transferred to the Child Welfare Department. Fernleigh Rest Home (Pre and Post-maternity) Ashfield This institution was formerly the residence of Mr W. Ducker, from whom the Government purchased the property in 1919. The rest home was opened in January 1920, and was really an auxiliary unit to Montrose Maternity Hospital. Its name aptly describes its function and `it catered for the poorer mothers from the crowded suburban areas´. It did provide the opportunity for pregnant mothers in distressed circumstances or with large families to have a period of rest and recuperation before returning to the stresses of their environment. It closed in January 1930, as a preliminary to the closing of Montrose Maternity Hospital,and the premises were sold to the Freemasons to establish the Masonic Hospital Ashfield, still one of the superior private hospitals. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/links/index.html Lewisham General Hospital and Lewisham Private was run by the Sisters (Little Company of Mary). The hospital buildings are still there in West St. Some photos: http://tinyurl.com/2noat4 This is the only Catholic one I can think of in that area. If all else fails, may I suggest you send an e-mail to NSW Archives to see what they suggest: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au Cheers, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 12 May 2007 at 18:50, Cathy Haynes wrote: From: Cathy Haynes <cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au> To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:50:35 +1000 Subject: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Send reply to: cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au, aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Hi List > Needing some advice as to where to start looking. > My grandmother trained to be a nurse in a hospital in the inner west of > Sydney (Burwood/Homebush area) in the above time frame. > Firstly, any idea which hospitals in those areas might have been > teaching hospitals? She was Catholic, so that may have some bearing. > Any ideas who might have the records? > Many thanks in advance > Cathy > Geelong Vic

Hi All Wouldn't Balmain Hospital be included in that lot? I thought that all nurses were trained "in house" in those days. Thanks for all of that information too by the way. Regards Mary Cunningham -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Moore Sent: Saturday, 12 May 2007 10:32 PM To: Cathy Haynes; aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Dear Cathy, Here are some starting hints. Just as in Victoria, some of the early hospital buildings reached their use-by date and have been converted for other purposes because they no longer were able to offer certain kinds of services. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/ This one has some photos and the time frame fits what you are interested in. Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood: http://tinyurl.com/3d2wmk http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/pdf/app9.pdf Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood This maternity hospital was opened on 17 January 1920, to provide obstetric facilities for a special group of women, many unmarried, who were socially or economically bereft and unable or unwilling to afford obstetric care. It operated in conjunction with the Fernleigh Rest Home, although not exclusively so, and there was a free interchange of patients to and fro. It had a resident staff of a matron, two double certificated nurses and five obstetric trainees. Accommodation was provided for sixteen maternity cases in three wards, and it was used to capacity with a yearly case load varying from 100 to 150 confinements. It was recognised as an obstetric training school for general trained nurses, and its confinements were conducted by the nursing staff with assistance when necessary from a visiting medical staff of five obstetricians. It became redundant as additional obstetric beds became available in the metropolitan hospitals, and it closed on 12 May 1930, the premises being transferred to the Child Welfare Department. Fernleigh Rest Home (Pre and Post-maternity) Ashfield This institution was formerly the residence of Mr W. Ducker, from whom the Government purchased the property in 1919. The rest home was opened in January 1920, and was really an auxiliary unit to Montrose Maternity Hospital. Its name aptly describes its function and `it catered for the poorer mothers from the crowded suburban areas´. It did provide the opportunity for pregnant mothers in distressed circumstances or with large families to have a period of rest and recuperation before returning to the stresses of their environment. It closed in January 1930, as a preliminary to the closing of Montrose Maternity Hospital,and the premises were sold to the Freemasons to establish the Masonic Hospital Ashfield, still one of the superior private hospitals. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/links/index.html Lewisham General Hospital and Lewisham Private was run by the Sisters (Little Company of Mary). The hospital buildings are still there in West St. Some photos: http://tinyurl.com/2noat4 This is the only Catholic one I can think of in that area. If all else fails, may I suggest you send an e-mail to NSW Archives to see what they suggest: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au Cheers, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 12 May 2007 at 18:50, Cathy Haynes wrote: From: Cathy Haynes <cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au> To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:50:35 +1000 Subject: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Send reply to: cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au, aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Hi List > Needing some advice as to where to start looking. > My grandmother trained to be a nurse in a hospital in the inner west of > Sydney (Burwood/Homebush area) in the above time frame. > Firstly, any idea which hospitals in those areas might have been > teaching hospitals? She was Catholic, so that may have some bearing. > Any ideas who might have the records? > Many thanks in advance > Cathy > Geelong Vic Please consider you emails subject line . Is it meaningful ? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.8/800 - Release Date: 11/05/2007 7:34 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.0/801 - Release Date: 12/05/2007 6:40 PM

Balmain is certainly inner west and yes nurses were all in house in those days. A pitty they are not now. Kaye www.bananatv.com/familytreechecklist.htm -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Cunningham Sent: Sunday, 13 May 2007 10:22 AM To: tony-moore@bigpond.com; aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com; 'Cathy Haynes' Subject: Re: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Hi All Wouldn't Balmain Hospital be included in that lot? I thought that all nurses were trained "in house" in those days. Thanks for all of that information too by the way. Regards Mary Cunningham -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Moore Sent: Saturday, 12 May 2007 10:32 PM To: Cathy Haynes; aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Dear Cathy, Here are some starting hints. Just as in Victoria, some of the early hospital buildings reached their use-by date and have been converted for other purposes because they no longer were able to offer certain kinds of services. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/ This one has some photos and the time frame fits what you are interested in. Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood: http://tinyurl.com/3d2wmk http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/pdf/app9.pdf Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood This maternity hospital was opened on 17 January 1920, to provide obstetric facilities for a special group of women, many unmarried, who were socially or economically bereft and unable or unwilling to afford obstetric care. It operated in conjunction with the Fernleigh Rest Home, although not exclusively so, and there was a free interchange of patients to and fro. It had a resident staff of a matron, two double certificated nurses and five obstetric trainees. Accommodation was provided for sixteen maternity cases in three wards, and it was used to capacity with a yearly case load varying from 100 to 150 confinements. It was recognised as an obstetric training school for general trained nurses, and its confinements were conducted by the nursing staff with assistance when necessary from a visiting medical staff of five obstetricians. It became redundant as additional obstetric beds became available in the metropolitan hospitals, and it closed on 12 May 1930, the premises being transferred to the Child Welfare Department. Fernleigh Rest Home (Pre and Post-maternity) Ashfield This institution was formerly the residence of Mr W. Ducker, from whom the Government purchased the property in 1919. The rest home was opened in January 1920, and was really an auxiliary unit to Montrose Maternity Hospital. Its name aptly describes its function and `it catered for the poorer mothers from the crowded suburban areas´. It did provide the opportunity for pregnant mothers in distressed circumstances or with large families to have a period of rest and recuperation before returning to the stresses of their environment. It closed in January 1930, as a preliminary to the closing of Montrose Maternity Hospital,and the premises were sold to the Freemasons to establish the Masonic Hospital Ashfield, still one of the superior private hospitals. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/links/index.html Lewisham General Hospital and Lewisham Private was run by the Sisters (Little Company of Mary). The hospital buildings are still there in West St. Some photos: http://tinyurl.com/2noat4 This is the only Catholic one I can think of in that area. If all else fails, may I suggest you send an e-mail to NSW Archives to see what they suggest: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au Cheers, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 12 May 2007 at 18:50, Cathy Haynes wrote: From: Cathy Haynes <cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au> To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:50:35 +1000 Subject: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Send reply to: cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au, aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Hi List > Needing some advice as to where to start looking. > My grandmother trained to be a nurse in a hospital in the inner west of > Sydney (Burwood/Homebush area) in the above time frame. > Firstly, any idea which hospitals in those areas might have been > teaching hospitals? She was Catholic, so that may have some bearing. > Any ideas who might have the records? > Many thanks in advance > Cathy > Geelong Vic Please consider you emails subject line . Is it meaningful ? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.8/800 - Release Date: 11/05/2007 7:34 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.0/801 - Release Date: 12/05/2007 6:40 PM Please consider you emails subject line . Is it meaningful ? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All There was also the Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children at Camperdown, where I spent six months as a child. I used to lie in bed and smell the chocolate from the Westons Biscuit Factory which was just across the road. The hospital is still there, but in ruins and destined to become inner city housing I suppose. I also remember Lewisham Hospital. Regards Mary Cunningham -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kaye Vernon Sent: Sunday, 13 May 2007 10:33 AM To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Balmain is certainly inner west and yes nurses were all in house in those days. A pitty they are not now. Kaye www.bananatv.com/familytreechecklist.htm -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Cunningham Sent: Sunday, 13 May 2007 10:22 AM To: tony-moore@bigpond.com; aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com; 'Cathy Haynes' Subject: Re: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Hi All Wouldn't Balmain Hospital be included in that lot? I thought that all nurses were trained "in house" in those days. Thanks for all of that information too by the way. Regards Mary Cunningham -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Moore Sent: Saturday, 12 May 2007 10:32 PM To: Cathy Haynes; aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Dear Cathy, Here are some starting hints. Just as in Victoria, some of the early hospital buildings reached their use-by date and have been converted for other purposes because they no longer were able to offer certain kinds of services. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/ This one has some photos and the time frame fits what you are interested in. Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood: http://tinyurl.com/3d2wmk http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/history/med_admin/pdf/app9.pdf Montrose Maternity Hospital Burwood This maternity hospital was opened on 17 January 1920, to provide obstetric facilities for a special group of women, many unmarried, who were socially or economically bereft and unable or unwilling to afford obstetric care. It operated in conjunction with the Fernleigh Rest Home, although not exclusively so, and there was a free interchange of patients to and fro. It had a resident staff of a matron, two double certificated nurses and five obstetric trainees. Accommodation was provided for sixteen maternity cases in three wards, and it was used to capacity with a yearly case load varying from 100 to 150 confinements. It was recognised as an obstetric training school for general trained nurses, and its confinements were conducted by the nursing staff with assistance when necessary from a visiting medical staff of five obstetricians. It became redundant as additional obstetric beds became available in the metropolitan hospitals, and it closed on 12 May 1930, the premises being transferred to the Child Welfare Department. Fernleigh Rest Home (Pre and Post-maternity) Ashfield This institution was formerly the residence of Mr W. Ducker, from whom the Government purchased the property in 1919. The rest home was opened in January 1920, and was really an auxiliary unit to Montrose Maternity Hospital. Its name aptly describes its function and `it catered for the poorer mothers from the crowded suburban areas´. It did provide the opportunity for pregnant mothers in distressed circumstances or with large families to have a period of rest and recuperation before returning to the stresses of their environment. It closed in January 1930, as a preliminary to the closing of Montrose Maternity Hospital,and the premises were sold to the Freemasons to establish the Masonic Hospital Ashfield, still one of the superior private hospitals. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/links/index.html Lewisham General Hospital and Lewisham Private was run by the Sisters (Little Company of Mary). The hospital buildings are still there in West St. Some photos: http://tinyurl.com/2noat4 This is the only Catholic one I can think of in that area. If all else fails, may I suggest you send an e-mail to NSW Archives to see what they suggest: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au Cheers, Tony Moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ On 12 May 2007 at 18:50, Cathy Haynes wrote: From: Cathy Haynes <cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au> To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:50:35 +1000 Subject: [ANS] Teaching hospitals Inner West 1920-1930 Send reply to: cathy_haynes@iinet.net.au, aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Hi List > Needing some advice as to where to start looking. > My grandmother trained to be a nurse in a hospital in the inner west of > Sydney (Burwood/Homebush area) in the above time frame. > Firstly, any idea which hospitals in those areas might have been > teaching hospitals? She was Catholic, so that may have some bearing. > Any ideas who might have the records? > Many thanks in advance > Cathy > Geelong Vic Please consider you emails subject line . 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