When I was growing up in Melbourne (teens), Caulfield Hospital was a Convalescent hospital, mainly I think for the Alfred Hospital. The Alfred is still going strong but last time I drove past the old Caulfield Convalescent, it had been changed. Good luck Pam Bell, Melbourne -----Original Message----- From: Lloyd Mitchell <lloyd.mitchell@mcmail.com> To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, 9 January 2001 12:29 Subject: Re: CAULFIELD HOSPITAL > >Hi All, > >At 10:46 PM 07/01/01 -1000, David Collyer wrote: >>As you are no >> >doubt aware, there appears to be no explicitly named Caulfield Hospital - my >> >latest diretory (1997) shows the Caulfield General Medical Centre and the >> >Trentwood Hospital (?private). > >Well, don't forget that an awful lot of name-changing and hospital closing >and amalgamating has gone on in recent years. In fact, an earlier Melway >(1984) has the Medical Centre still called simply the 'Caulfield Hospital'. > >The hospital is near the corner of Kooyong and Glen Eira roads, and grew >out of the WWI military hospital which was in the 'Glen Eira' mansion. > >The mansion itself was the townhouse of Henry Ricketson, a Quaker pioneer >pastoralist who migrated from Nova Scotia in 1852, and stood on 25 acres on >Kooyong Road. It was purchased in 1915 by the Federal Government for use as >a military hospital. Between World War I and 1964, it was used as living >quarters for nurses completing geriatric training at the Alfred >Hospital. The house was condemned and demolished in 1964. The site was >purchased by the Victorian Government and is now the Caulfield General >Medical Centre. > >Best! > >Lloyd > > > > > >==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >Guidelines for the Conference of Australian History >http://www.southernx.com.au/rootsweb.html > >============================== >The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >