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"The Gables" Nursing HomePrint Page 
06-May-2021
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque commemorates the site of "The Gables" Nursing Home which operated from 1897 to 1928.
Hawker had a licensed maternity home registered as a `Lying-in-Home` from 1897 until 1928, which was run by Mrs Lucy Ward. It was also known as The Gables and nearly 500 babies were born at the home before the Great Northern War Memorial Hospital which opened in 1924.
Location
| Address: | Wilpena Road & Druid Range Drive, Hawker, 5434 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.885888 Long: 138.427929 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1897 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1928 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 4th October, 1986 |
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| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1986 |
Front Inscription
Source: MATo Commemorate The
Former Site Of "The
Gables" Nursing Home
Where Nurse Lucy Ward
With Her Family Cared For
Patients From A Wide Area
Between 1897 - 1928.
Plaque :
Unveiled By Grand-Daughter
Olive Bischoff
Oct. 4th 1986
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
