Parramatta Hospitals
1789 to 1978

In 1788 Sydney Cove was the most distant colony in the English Empire; and in the November of that year Governor Phillip sent a party of 100 Convicts guarded by 20 marines deep into the interior of the island to establish an outpost at Rose Hill, now Parramatta, an area that was reported to have soil suitable for cultivation.

By 1790, when Captain Watkin Tench visited the township, it boasted 32 completed houses and a number of public buildings including a Governor's Residence, a brick storehouse, a barn, a granary, a commodious blacksmith's shop and "a most wretched hospital, totally destitute of every conveniency."

Artist Monty Wedd has traced the history of this the second oldest hospital in Australia with the assistance of the Parramatta District Hospital Nurse's Nurses Association to produce this set of historically accurate sketches.

Tent Hospital
1789 to 1818

The Colonial Hospital
1818 to 1848
(Notice the armed soldier at the front door. This was a prison hospital.)

Doctor's Residence - Patient Care Area - Nurse's Home - Museum

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Parramatta Hospitals 1789 to 1978

Parramatta Hospitals
1789 to 1978