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Coast Chapel : August -2014
Coast Chapel : August -2014

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The Coast Chapel was built by the Prince Henry Hospital Trained Nurses Association in 1967 and dedicated to the nurses of both world wars.  It was destroyed by fire in October 1981, but was subsequently restored.

Outside the chapel there is an array of memorial plaques dedicated to former staff of the hospital.

Location

Address:Pine Avenue, Prince Henry Hospital Conservation Area, Little Bay, 2036
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.980426
Long: 151.249923
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 11th November, 1967
Front Inscription

To the glory of God

The Coast Chapel was erected through the efforts of the Prince Henry Hospital Trained Nurses Association and its friends,

And presented to the hospital on 11th November 1967, as a tribute to the service and self sacrifice of Australian nurses in time of war, and as a place of worship for all.

They deserve to be remembered.

 

Source: MA
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