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The Minlaton District Hospital Memorial Wing was erected to commemorate those who died in service or were killed in action during World War Two. 

The Wing was part of the original hospital, which is now used as a nursing home.  The entrance is no longer used and has been left in its original condition. A plaque lists the names of those who lost their lives. 

A proposal that a new wing should be added to the Minlaton District Hospital within the next three to five years at an estimated cost of £10.000, has been enthusiastically supported by local residents. At a public meeting, presided over by the chairman of the district council (Councillor H. Bennett), the council agreed to give £2,500 towards the project, and voluntary subscriptions are expected to raise a similar amount. Subsidised on a pound for pound basis by the State Government, this sum will enable the new building to function free of debt. The meeting decided that the new wing would constitute the district's 1939-45 war memorial.
The Advertiser (Adelaide), 27 August 1947.

At a public meeting held in the Minlaton Town Hall on Tuesday, January 23rd, presided over by the Chairman of the District Council, Mr. V. B. Roberts. it was decided to have afternoon tea in the Town Hall after the opening of the Memorial Wing of the Minlaton District Hospital on Thursday, March 1st. Miss Alma Williams kindly consented to convene the afternoon tea. A meeting of ladies to make arrangements for the supper at the Ball to be held that evening will be held in the Town Hall on February 13th, when a good muster of ladies is hoped for. The Memorial Wing of the Hospital will be opened by the Premier, the Hon. T. Playford, and dedicated by the Rev. R. S. Correll, of Kadina. Mr. Correll (elder son of the late Mr. E. Correll and Mrs. Correll, of Minlaton,) was an Air Force Padre in World War II, and his father was for many years a member of the Minlaton Hospital Board. It is expected that the Hon. C. D. Rowe, the Hon. C. S. Hincks and the Inspector General of Medical Services, Dr. Rollison, will be in attendance.
Pioneer (Yorketown, SA : 1898 - 1954), Friday 26 January 1951.

 

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