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The plaque commemorates the 125th anniversary of Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, and its 10th anniversary of its existence at Westmead.
The hospital was opened in 1880 as the Sydney Hospital for Sick Children after Mrs Jessie Campbell-Browne, wife of the Member for Singleton, gathered together in 1878 a group of women to discuss the merits of establishing a children’s hospital in Sydney. It soon outgrew the small building in which it was housed at Glebe Point. In 1906 it moved to a much grander building, designed by Harry Kent in Camperdown, where it stayed for 89 years, where it was known as the Camperdown Children's Hospital.
In 1995, the hospital was relocated to its current location in Westmead to better serve the growing populations of western Sydney.
Location
| Address: | Hawkesbury Road & Hainsworth Street, The Children's Hospital, Westmead, 2145 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.802171 Long: 150.992278 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | State |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1880 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2005 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | January -2005 |
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The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children and its 10th anniversary at Westmead
January 2005
Prof Kim Oates AM Chief Executive
Mr John Dunlop AM President 1983 - 2004
