Engineering
George Bourne & Associates Barcaldine was the headquarters for the engineering firm of George Bourne and Associates, consultants for eight shires. The business developed from the enterprise of C. H. Wilson, the firm established in …
Month: June 2017
Victoria Hospital 1887-1928
The First Victoria Hospital 1886-1896 Money had been collected to establish a hospital at each terminus of the railway line, but the line always moved on before it could be built. In May 1887, Mrs. …
Barcaldine District Hospital
The last meeting of Victoria Hospital Board was held on July 4, 1928. Thereafter the institution was known as Barcaldine District Hospital. There were many changes at the hospital in the 1929-30 period. Miss S. M. …
Kenilworth Nursing Home, Glencoe Private Hospital
Kenilworth Nursing Home In February 1919 the Kenilworth Nursing Home opened. It was staffed by three nurses (Green, Long and Southgate), an assistant, and Dr. Cook as visiting surgeon. The Western Champion euphemistically described it …