Hospital history
Historical overview of the Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services
The Prince of Wales hospital today is a far cry from the original hospital built from public donations in the 1870s.
Now a major teaching hospital providing excellent healthcare to the south eastern Sydney community and specialist services to the state of NSW.
We would like to acknowledge the contribution made to the histories of our hospitals by Clement R. Broughton, author of "A Coast Chronicle: The History of the Prince Henry Hospital, 1881 - 1981" and Maylean Cordia, author of "Nurses At Little Bay: A Study of the Lives and Times of Members of the Nursing Profession and the Fortunes of their Training School, The Prince Henry Hospital of Sydney, previously known as The Coast Hospital, Little Bay, 1881 - 1990" (Prince Henry Trained Nurses Association, 1995)
The Prince of Wales Hospital has, over the years, merged with these fine institutions. For more information please select from the list below.
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A timeline of major events, from historic beginnings as the Asylum for Destitute Children, to the present. |
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A timeline of major events, from the early days of The Coast hospital, to the present. |
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A timeline of major events, from its inception as South Sydney hospital, until the transfer of staff to Randwick in 2003. |
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A timeline of major events, from community beginnings in 1924, to 1980. |
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Australia's oldest hospital volunteer? Is Vi Robbins Australia's oldest vollie? |
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A selection of photographs, drawings and illustrations, from the colonial era until now. |